Hyperbaric Technician
Novant Health
- Bluffton, South Carolina, United States
- Bluffton, South Carolina, United States
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Chamber Operation & Safety: Safely operate, monitor, and maintain monoplace or multiplace hyperbaric chambers in strict accordance with safety standards and prescription parameters. Patient Preparation: Prepare patients for treatment by reinforcing safety protocols, checking for prohibited items, taking vital signs, and ensuring optimal physical and psychological comfort. System Monitoring: Continuously monitor patients during the dive cycle for signs of oxygen toxicity, barotrauma, or anxiety, communicating effectively through the chamber intercom. Maintenance & Quality Control: Perform daily, weekly, and monthly safety checks, gas logs, and preventive maintenance on hyperbaric equipment; immediately report any mechanical or safety deviations. Clinical Documentation: Accurately log treatment pressures, dive times, patient responses, and vital signs. Emergency Response: Maintain absolute readiness to execute emergency decompression or evacuation procedures according to established clinic protocols. Team Collaboration: Assist wound care nurses and physicians with patient transfers, positioning, and basic wound dressing changes as needed.
What We're Looking For
Education: High School or GED required. Vocational / Technical LPN or EMT/Paramedic, preferred. Experience: 2 years in the medical field, required. Licensure/Certification: Licensed Practical nurse or EMT/Paramedic, preferred. Additional Skills/Requirements (required): Successful completion of a NBDHMT/UHMS approved hyperbaric medicine introductory course. Must obtain certificate of competency in transcutaneous oximetry monitoring. Upon eligibility, must obtain certification for Hyperbaric Technologist (CHT) and maintain certification. Must complete an 8 hour wound care course and a preceptorship with a certified wound care nurse. Must have patient care experience. Additional Skills/Requirements (preferred): Emergency medicine and/or hyperbaric diving experience.
Why Choose Novant Health? At Novant Health, we believe remarkable care starts with compassion for our patients, our communities, and each other. We value belonging, courage, personal growth, and teamwork, creating a space where everyone is respected, supported, and safe to show up as their full selves.
Sprachkenntnisse
- English
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