POSITION LOCATION: OWEN SOUND
DEPARTMENT: RESPIRATORY THERAPY/SLEEP LAB
UNION AFFILIATION: OPSEU – HPD
STATUS: FULL-TIME
WAGE RATE: $35.93 – $41.37
Reporting to the Manager, the Polysomnographic Technologist will Collect and Score polysomnographic sleep studies with patients who are experiencing a variety of sleep disorders. You will provide direct patient care including describing the procedures, setting up the patient for the daytime or overnight study, addressing questions, resolving technical or equipment issues and monitoring the sleep study throughout the night shift. You will be responsible for cleaning and maintenance of sleep related equipment.
Qualifications / Skills / Abilities:
Required
- Current registration with the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT)
- Strong technical skills
- Current BCLS Certification
- Excellent patient teaching ability and customer service skills
- Excellent leadership, problem solving, decision making, critical thinking and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to participate in staff meetings, departmental and corporate projects
- Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision
- Advanced Computer skills
- Ability to respect and maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work 10 hour night shifts, including weekends
- Recent satisfactory performance and attendance record
- Adherence to Brightshores ‘CARE’ Behaviours (Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Excellence) and ‘LEAD’ Competencies (Lead by example, Empower, Achieve results, Develop others) and a commitment to a safe workplace free of violence and harassment
- Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes
Preferred
- Recent work experience as a Polysomnographic Technologist in a sleep clinic
- Graduate of a minimum 2 year community college program in a health related discipline