Hyperbaric Tech

Additional Information About the Role

Do you have hyperbaric experience? Join Progress West Hospital's growing Wound Care department

• Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 5:00PM
• No Weekends, On-Call, or Major Holidays
• BLS Required
• LPN Highly Preferred
• RN, CMA, CNA, PT, PTA, RT, or Hyperbaric Specialist Considered

Overview

Opened in 2007, Progress West Hospital is BJC HealthCare's newest hospital in St. Charles County, featuring modern private rooms. It offers 24-hour emergency services and has partnered with St. Louis Children's Hospital to provide world-class pediatric emergency care.

Progress West Hospital also provides surgical services, endoscopy services, a cardiac catheterization lab, medical/surgical inpatient services, diagnostic imaging, lab services, and the Advanced Wound Center, a specialty wound treatment facility with state-of-the-art equipment. Progress West Hospital recently completed an expansion of its Childbirth Center to include enhanced services for at-risk mothers and babies, with a newborn ICU that provides care for babies born as early as 32 weeks.

Progress West Hospital is a Certified Level II Stroke Center. The hospital's medical office building houses offices for specialists in primary care, cardiology, obstetrics, pediatrics, and orthopedics.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Administers hyperbaric oxygen therapy and diagnostic testing to patients.

Responsibilities
Cleans and maintains the equipment. Implement the physician's treatment orders and verify that the diagnosis is one of the approved conditions for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) through consultation with the hyperbaric physician and a review of supporting documentation in the patient's medical record. Inform patient and family, if appropriate, on the benefits, risks, contraindications, and safety issues of HBOT before patient's first hyperbaric treatment Comply with the completion and reporting requirements for safety drills, smoke hood training, and quality improvement activities. Perform transcutaneous oxygen monitoring testing as ordered and per departmental policy.
Minimum Requirements

Education
High School Diploma or GED - Nursing
Experience

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