Hyperbaric Technologist

Hennepin Healthcare is an integrated system of care that includes HCMC, a nationally recognized Level I Adult Trauma Center and Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and acute care hospital, as well as a clinic system with primary care clinics located in Minneapolis and across Hennepin County. The comprehensive healthcare system includes a 473-bed academic medical center, a large outpatient Clinic & Specialty Center, and a network of clinics in the North Loop, Whittier, and East Lake Street neighborhoods of Minneapolis, and in the suburban communities of Brooklyn Park, Golden Valley, Richfield, and St. Anthony Village. Hennepin Healthcare has a large psychiatric program, home care, and operates a research institute, philanthropic foundation, and Hennepin EMS. The system is operated by Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., a subsidiary corporation of Hennepin County.

Equal Employment Opportunities: We believe equity is essential for optimal health outcomes and are committed to achieve optimal health for all by actively eliminating barriers due to racism, poverty, gender identity, and other determinants of health. We are committed to equitable care and working in an environment that celebrates, promotes, and protects diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We are committed to bringing in individuals with new cultural perspectives to assist in creating a more equitable healthcare organization.

SUMMARY

Hennepin Healthcare has an opening for a Hyperbaric Technologist in our Hyperbaric Chamber. This position will work weekdays and on-call nights and weekends.

Under general direction, an employee in this class performs work in a technical support position involving medical treatments in a Hyperbaric Chamber setting, and patient care services at the EMT level of training.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Insure the overall safe mechanical functioning of the chamber facility by regularly evaluating, testing and documenting the equipment and supplies used in Hyperbaric Medicine
• Demonstrate mastery over our main resource for U.S. Navy Dive Tables and tender safety during all dives
• Assist in the planning, execution, and documentation of routine maintenance of the Multiplace chamber facility and all associated devices
• Operate and maintain customized mono-place hyperbaric chamber
• Demonstrate proficiency with EPIC and other means of patients charting as well as being responsible for maintaining appropriate chamber logs
• Perform transcutaneous oxygen measurements at normobaric and hyperbaric conditions.
• Provide basic wound care with dressing changes
• Determine what is deemed safe to bring in the chamber and what should be left outside or modified
• Educate all HHS Respiratory Therapists about Hyperbaric Conditions and chamber specific oxygen delivery devices
• Perform small-scale repairs and modifications of equipment
• Insure that maintenance meets published standards for such pressurized vessels and participate in the development and documentation of a plan and schedule where published standards do not exist
• Order chamber supplies
• Arrange for large-scale repairs and maintenance equipment
• Pressurize, monitor and depressurize the chambers safely during patient treatments, animal research, training, and testing
• Maintain a log of all chamber runs according to PVHO-1 and PVHO-2
• Assemble equipment used for administering oxygen to patients and staff
• Operate back-up systems for chamber treatments, and activate the chamber fire suppression systems
• Ready the chamber(s) prior to treatment following the pre-dive checklist and assure the patient equipment inside the chamber is available and ready to use and monitor and restrict as necessary for safety all equipment and materials used inside the chamber
• Recognize and identify safety dysfunctions and halt patient care activity as appropriate
• Document chamber incidents having potential health or safety effects
• Ensure and document that all chamber and support personnel are properly oriented for emergency procedures
• Work with department's infection prevention standards and policy and assist with development of standards for hyperbaric specific cleaning procedures

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education/ Work Experience:

• Completion of a training program such as Hyperbaric Technology,
• Respiratory Therapist, Registered EMT-B, or Registered EMT-P with
• credentials documenting such completion.

OR

• An approved equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree.
• Two years of experience in the technical operation and maintenance of
• multiplace or monoplace high-pressure chambers
• One or more years working on a BLS ambulance
• Previous diving experience

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities:

• Current certification in AHA BLS

License/Certifications:

• Current certification as a Certified Hyperbaric Technologist, Registered
• EMT-B, EMT-P, Certified/Registered Respiratory Therapist, or other higher
• level of patient care certification

You've made the right choice in considering Hennepin Healthcare for your employment. We offer a wealth of opportunities for individuals who want to make an impact in our patients' lives. We are dedicated to providing Equal Employment Opportunities to both current and prospective employees. We are driven to connect talented individuals with life-changing career opportunities, enabling you to provide exceptional care without exception. Thank you for considering Hennepin Healthcare as a future employer.

Please Note: Offers of employment from Hennepin Healthcare are conditional and contingent upon successful clearance of all background checks and pre-employment requirements.

• We offer a competitive pay rate based on your skills, licensure/certifications, education, experience related to this position, and internal equity.
• We provide an extensive benefits program that includes Medical; Dental; Vision; Life, Short and Long-term Term Disability Insurance; Retirement Funds; Paid Time Off; Tuition reimbursement; and license and Certification reimbursement (Available ONLY for benefit eligible positions).
• For a complete list of our benefits, please visit our career site on why you should work for us.