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What We Offer We are seeking a dedicated, detail-oriented Hyperbaric Technician to join our wound care team. In this role, you will be at the forefront of patient healing, operating our state-of-the-art hyperbaric oxygen therapy chambers. You will work closely with physicians and nursing staff to deliver safe, compassionate, and highly effective treatments to patients dealing with chronic wounds, carbon monoxide poisoning, tissue damage, and other specialized conditions.
Why Choose this role? Build skills across a wide variety of patient populations Flexible scheduling Supportive and highly skilled team Location: Wound Healing Center - Bluffton Medical Campus Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4pm, no weekends, holidays, or on call! Status: PRN - 1-2 shifts/week
Chamber Operation & Safety: Safely operate, monitor, and maintain hyperbaric chambers in strict accordance with safety standards and prescription parameters. Patient Preparation: Prepare patients for treatment by reinforcing safety protocols, checking for prohibited items, taking vital signs, and ensuring optimal physical and psychological comfort. System Monitoring: Continuously monitor patients during the dive cycle for signs of oxygen toxicity, barotrauma, or anxiety, communicating effectively through the chamber intercom.
Maintenance & Quality Control: Perform daily, weekly, and monthly safety checks, gas logs, and preventive maintenance on hyperbaric equipment; immediately report any mechanical or safety deviations. Clinical Documentation: Accurately log treatment pressures, dive times, patient responses, and vital signs. Emergency Response: Maintain absolute readiness to execute emergency decompression or evacuation procedures according to established clinic protocols.
Team Collaboration: Assist wound care nurses and physicians with patient transfers, positioning, and basic wound dressing changes as needed. What We're Looking For
High School or GED required. Vocational / Technical LPN or EMT/Paramedic, preferred.
2 years In the medical field, required. Licensure/Certification: Licensed Practical nurse or EMT/Paramedic, preferred. Additional Skills/Requirements (required): Successful completion of a NBDHMT/UHMS approved hyperbaric medicine introductory course.
Must obtain certificate of competency in transcutaneous oximetry monitoring. Upon eligibility, must obtain certification for Hyperbaric Technologist (CHT) and maintain certification. Must complete an 8 hour wound care course and a preceptorship with a certified wound care nurse.
Must have patient care experience. Additional Skills/Requirements (preferred): Emergency medicine and/or hyperbaric diving experience. Why Choose Novant Health?
At Novant Health, we believe remarkable care starts with compassion for our patients, our communities, and each other. We value belonging, courage, personal growth, and teamwork, creating a space where everyone is respected, supported, and safe to show up as their full selves. Job Opening ID 172309
About the role
Chamber Operation & Safety: Safely operate, monitor, and maintain hyperbaric chambers in strict accordance with safety standards and prescription parameters.