EMT Hyperbaric Technician Chamber Operator

Emergency Services

Full Time- Day Shift

Responsibilities:

Care for and tend to multiple patients inside the hyperbaric chamber during hyperbaric therapy sessions. Required to monitor patients' vital signs and conditions and document accordingly, observe patients for signs of oxygen toxicity and communicate to physician, maintain patient comfort and privacy. Maintain inside chamber readiness. Adhere to Hyperbaric fire and safety regulations.

Chamber maintenance: Performs daily maintenance accordance of established safety HBO procedures. Participate in periodic cleaning of chamber interior. Reports defective equipment or anomalies of the dive profile to Safety Director or Chief of Clinical Services.

Maintain safe environment and protect patients from injury: Utilize safety devices including bedrails and wheel locks on beds, locs on wheelchairs, and rails and straps on stretchers. Reports defective equipment to clinical engineering and Clinical Manager. Demonstrate awareness of Hyperbaric Safety Procedures.

Daily chamber operations: Chamber set-up/shut down: Turn on compressor and line up system for therapy exposure, run specified pressure profile according to set tables. Assist in assuring transport of patients to and from hyperbaric treatments. Compression: Compress chamber and occupants to exposure depth following a comfortable profile time for all patients. Monitor chamber pressure, chamber environment and life support systems and correct for any variations. Observe all inside personnel for signs of pressure related problems. Record exposure in operations log. Maintain constant vigilance of the system and occupants throughout the treatment exposure. Decompress chamber at a safe, predetermined rate, turn off compressors and return system to baseline configuration. Set up a chamber for next day therapy or emergency exposure. Assist with loading and unloading patients.

Credentials:

• EMT or PARA (Required)
• ACLS or BCLS or PALS (preferred)
• Certification in Hyperbaric Technology (preferred)
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
• Education Specialization: Equivalent Experience: •And Must be able to equalize ear and sinus pressure with no surgery to either. No history of spontaneous pneumothorax, asthma, or air trapping disease.

When applying to this position, upload your current EMT and BLS/CPR certification.