Neurophysiology Technologist (Registered) (Casual)
Position Information
| Posting Number: | ROM24-233E |
| Title: | Neurophysiology Technologist (Registered) (Casual) |
| Position Status: | Casual |
| FTE: | 0 |
| Job Schedule: | Nights |
| Department: | Sleep Lab |
| Union: | OPSEU Local 479 |
| Site: | Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre |
| Number of Vacancies: | 3 |
About The Royal
As one of Canada’s foremost mental health care and academic health science centres, The Royal has a clear purpose: to get more people living with mental illness into recovery faster. This is at the core of everything we do and it is driven by the passion, focus and dedication of our employees. Every day, the work that we do transforms the lives of people with mental illness through specialized mental healthcare, advocacy, research and education.
Duties:
- Set up patients for polysomnographic recordings (overnight sleep studies, nap & alertness tests)
- Monitor patients undergoing testing to ensure patient safety and maintain high quality recordings
- Conduct CPAP/Bi-Level titrations for patients with sleep-related breathing disorders
- Analyze recordings and prepare reports for sleep laboratory physicians
- Maintain required documentation on the electronic health record (EHR)
- Assist in administrative functions of the laboratory
- Work in a manner that is in compliance with staff and patient/client safety practices, policies and procedures of The Royal
- Ensure a work environment that is conducive to The Royal’s Anti-Racism, Harassment & Discrimination Free policy.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) with one of the following:
- B.Sc./B.A. in Life Sciences
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
- Registered EEG Technologist (REEGT)
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT)
- Demonstrate critical thinking, analytical, and problem solving skills in a multi-tasking high-volume environment
- Demonstrate ability to work independently and to work collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team in a highly organized manner
- Knowledge of infection control standards
- Demonstrate ability to multi-task and to respond to rapidly changing situations
- CPR Certification Level B within the last 12 months
- WHMIS update within the last 12 months
- English level A- is mandatory in oral expression, oral comprehension, reading comprehension and written expression. Bilingual (French/English) is considered an asset.
| Salary Range: | $36.84 to $50.24 per hour |
Additional Information
- All applicants must provide a recent resume that clearly indicate that they meet the required qualifications.
- Please apply by clicking on the Apply button below.
- The Royal sincerely thanks all applicants for their interest in a career with us; however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
- All new hires will be required to obtain a clear and valid Criminal Record or Vulnerable Sector Records Check as a pre-condition of employment.
- The Royal is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, accommodations due to a disability are available throughout the recruitment process.