Hyperbaric Support Technician - Sharp Grossmont Hospital - Day Shift - Per Diem

Sharp HealthCare•La Mesa, CA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Hyperbaric Support Tech is responsible for performing administrative, technical, and organizational duties to ensure excellent and efficient practices related to patient care, quality, and consistency of care, HIPPA compliance, and relations with patients.

Requirements

Completion of Introductory Hyperbaric Medicine Training Course approved by the National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology.
H.S. Diploma or Equivalent
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) California Certification - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians -REQUIRED
AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

Nice To Haves

1 Year experience with patient care or in a patient care setting.
1 Year multi-place chamber experience.

Responsibilities

Patient care documentation completed per department guidelines of care and policy and procedure.
Regulatory logs and chamber records maintained according to guidelines.
Patient database reflects accurate information.
Confidential information handled discretely in accordance with department policy/procedure.
Accurately obtain and document pre-treatment patient assessment, which will include vital signs, fingerstick glucose, as indicated, and pre-treatment questions, and submit to provider for review and approval or disapproval, prior to the start of daily HBOT.
Accurately obtain and document post-treatment patient assessment, which will include vital signs, fingerstick glucose, as indicated, and submit to provider for review and approval or disapproval, for discharge after daily HBOT.
Help facilitate bookings and scheduling, answer phones and perform light administrative work.
Patients treated according to treatment protocols.
Sets up and operates all equipment used in chamber.
Demonstrates ongoing knowledge of emergency procedures related to chamber operations.
Demonstrates ongoing knowledge of physiological effects of hyperbarics.
Adheres to aseptic technique and universal precautions.
Consults with other departments as appropriate for an interdisciplinary approach to patient care.
Transports, transfers, and positions patients safely.
Educate and orient patients about the delivery of hyperbaric medicine oxygen treatments (HBOT).
Provide excellent customer service to patients, and their accompanying family members and/or caregivers.
Provides pre and post procedure education and reassurance about the delivery of hyperbaric medicine oxygen treatments (HBOT): What the procedure is, how long it is going to take, physician involved, positioning, instructions related to procedure, patient satisfaction form, etc.
Interacts and communicates in a manner to reflect an understanding of the patient's age, culture, state of health, level of comprehension.
Communicates and interacts with the patient's family in a way that is perceived positive and supportive while maintaining patient confidentiality.
Performs daily pre and post dive observation of patient and reports patient status, observed changes and responses to RN.
Attends to patient during compression, at treatment depth and decompression by continuously observing patients and attending to needs.