Hyperbaric Oxygen Technologist

Responsibilities

• Assists in the coordination of hyperbaric patients.
• Assists in the day-to-day operation of the hyperbaric facility.
• Maintains competencies, continuing education, and certifications as appropriate to the position.
• Performs patient care within the scope of practice as a Nurse (RN or LPN), Respiratory Therapist, EMT, Paramedic.
• Keeps complete and accurate patient records as they pertain to assessment, treatments and documentation of care.
• Participates in quality assurance programs as requested by the Clinical Nurse Manager or Program Medical Director.
• Participates in the safety program.
• Participates in organizational committees and task forces as requested.
• Participates in the discussion and review of articles in the field of hyperbaric oxygen.
• Assesses the patient’s level of functioning on admission, transfer and discharge.
• Differentiates findings from defined limits of normal.
• Uses professional judgment in day-to-day problem solving and decision making.
• Assists others.
• Assesses patient’s educational needs and develops a plan to meet these needs.
• Affords discharge needs and communicates to team members.
• Follows the plan of care in collaboration with the patient care team.
• Provides care in consideration of length of stay and patient/family needs.
• Reviews discharge care with patient/family/physician and other team members.
• Administers medications and treatments according to patient needs, physician orders and policies, consistent with the scope of care for qualifying credential.
• Participates in patient/family conferences as a member of the patient care team.
• Utilizes patient teaching to provide new information to patient/family.
• Utilizes patient teaching according to policy.
• Collaborates with Clinical Nurse Manager, physician, and other caregivers to provide effective patient care.
• Makes rounds regularly on assigned patients.
• Documents care on appropriate forms.
• Affords patient and family care award of team members roles and introduces care team on admission.
• Delegates tasks appropriately to team members.
• Evaluates patient’s response to treatment utilizing knowledge of disease process and patient’s story.
• Evaluates patient’s progress on plan of care.
• Evaluates patients continued learning needs and provides feedback to the Clinical Nurse Manager or designee.

Qualifications

• Must have a current and valid (state) license or certification in the respective field of qualifying credential (e.g., Registered Nurse, LPN, Respiratory Therapist, EMT or Paramedic).
• Maintenance of National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology (NBDHMT) qualifying credential.
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certificate.
• Documentation of successful completing of a 40-hour National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology (NBDHMT) – approved Introductory Hyperbaric Medicine Course.
• Certification as a Hyperbaric Technologist (CHT) successfully obtained within 365 days of eligibility.
• Eligibility as stated by the National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology (NBDHMT).
• At least 12 months of recent practical experience in clinical hyperbaric medicine, after meeting the entry-level qualifications and training requirements as delineated in this document for an entry-level hyperbaric technologist.
• Working understanding of the codes and regulations that govern the operation of a hyperbaric medicine facility.