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Chesapeake Regional Healthcare · 3 months ago

Hyperbaric Technologist

Elizabeth City, NC 27909, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

2+ years exp

Chesapeake Regional Healthcare is seeking a Hyperbaric Technologist to prepare and educate patients about Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. The role involves administering therapy, monitoring patient responses, maintaining equipment, and ensuring safety during treatments.

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Responsibilities

Prepares, educates and orients patients about the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. This includes lifting or transferring patients per local policy, getting them ready for treatment administration and answering their questions

Administers the hyperbaric oxygen therapy as prescribed by the Hyperbaric Provider to the patient. This includes monitoring and controlling the performance of the hyperbaric chamber equipment, as well as monitoring the patient(s) responses during the session and making proper adjustments to ensure the patient’s safety and the safe and effective use of the equipment

Makes the appropriate data entries for daily hyperbaric treatments and wound clinic visits and keeps complete and accurate patient records as they pertain to treatment documentation, to include photo uploading

Operates and maintains the hyperbaric chamber and other hyperbaric support oxygen systems as required

Participates in the safety program activities such as assisting with safety drills

Performs other duties as required

Attend required hospital-wide orientations, meetings, and in-services

Demonstrate a commitment to flexible work scheduling when necessary to ensure patient care

Qualification

Certified Hyperbaric TechnologistBasic Life Support CertificationWound care certificationHealthcare experiencePatient monitoringEquipment operationSafety program participation