Hyperbaric Oxygen Technologist

Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations — Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York — plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care.  Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates,

• → 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. Seeks assistance from Clinical Nurse Manager and peers as needed. Assists others.
• Assesses patient’s educational needs and develops a plan to meet these needs.
• Assesses 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.
• Assures 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

• Demonstrates flexibility in meeting staffing needs of department.
• Maintains clinical expertise in area of specialty.
• Participates in performance improvement activities.
• Maintains and Models Nuvance Health Values.
• Demonstrates regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Performs other duties as required.

Location: Poughkeepsie-21 Fox Street

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours: 8.00

FTE: 0.010000

Work Schedule: Day 8

Work Shift: 7:30a-4p

Org Unit: 1185

Department: Wound Care Ctr

Exempt: No

Grade: S7

Salary Range: 

$22.2500 - $41.3200 Hourly

Working conditions:
Essential:
* Significant manual skills / motor coord & finger dexterity
* Little or no potential for occupational risk
* Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force
* Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.