Hyperbaric Technician

Facility

Marsh Dickinson Occ Hlth

Iron Mountain, MI

1707 S Stephenson Ave, Iron Mountain, MI 49801, USA

Day

Full time

30.00

Fast paced clinic setting. Primary focus on patient care and safety. Secondarily on department inventory and efficiencies. Predictable schedule yet flexible to cover patient care responsibilities. Excellent work life balance. Support of continued education and certifications.

Performs hyperbaric oxygen therapy on approved patients under the direction of a provider. Will provide patient consultation as requested. Operates, monitors, and maintains the hyperbaric support systems with an established treatment plan. Patient population examples include, but are not limited to, bubbles of air in blood vessels and wounds that will not heal, a result of diabetes or radiation injury. Responsible to perform daily maintenance as necessary for hyperbaric systems and equipment.

Monitors and tracks all patient information, activity, and reports therapy results to providers. Demonstrates good verbal, written, and electronic communication skills. Demonstrates the ability to physically meet the strenuous demands required of the position and workload.

Complete an approved hyperbaric technician training course when eligible. The National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology (NBDHMT) has an approval process for these courses. Certification exam in Hyperbaric Technology is offered in conjunction with the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) Chapter. Those who successfully complete formal training in hyperbaric technology become eligible to take the Certified Hyperbaric Technologist (CHT) examination, upon completion of a defined preceptorship period.

• Minimum of two years’ experience in a clinical licensed or certified position working in a clinical setting.
• Certified Hyperbaric Technologist (CHT) from the National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology (NBDHMT) preferred.
• Currently holds an unencumbered license as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Medical Assistant (MA), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) with the state board where the practice is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state. Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care providers required or within the first 60 days of employment.
  
  Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.
• In this position, per the NBDHMT, employees hired prior to July 1, 2014, as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) were eligible to perform the hyperbaric technician role.

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Work/life balance benefits
• Generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. Sanford has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.