Hyperbaric Technician

Lifepoint Health; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

Paid Time Off

Tuition assistance

401(k) retirement package

Wellness programs

Job summary

Lifepoint Health is seeking a Hyperbaric Tech to join Haywood Regional Medical Center. The role supports hyperbaric therapy, patient prep, and chamber operations in a busy care setting.

Strong documentation and safety focus are essential as you contribute to high-quality patient care. Typically Mon-Fri 8a-5p in a hospital environment, with duties including monitoring patients, maintaining records, and participating in safety and accreditation activities.

Qualifications

• Education: High School graduate or equivalent; hyperbaric course within 90 days of hire.
• Licenses: CNA / CMA / RMA or other allied healthcare certifications eligible.
• Certifications: American Heart Association BLS certification.
• Experience: healthcare setting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate hyperbaric chamber and monitor patient status during treatment.
• Maintain accurate treatment records and documentation in EMR.
• Assist in patient preparation and education related to hyperbaric therapy.
• Ensure safety of patients and staff, acting as facility safety officer for HBO area.
• Perform routine chamber checks and maintenance per Healogics guidelines.
• Coordinate with front office for scheduling, pre-registration, and patient communication.

Skills

Critical thinking

Decisive judgment

English communication

Independent work

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Hyperbaric medicine introductory course (within 90 days)

CNA / CMA / RMA or allied certification eligibility

Job description

Hyperbaric Technician

Job Type: Full Time

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8a-5p

Your experience matters

Haywood Regional Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Hyperbaric Tech joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

Join our team of healthcare professionals in an office that provides comprehensive care services to patients of all ages.

How you'll contribute

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Language Skills: Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Serves as the facility safety officer in maintaining a safe environment for patients, co-workers and patients with respects to hyperbaric chambers.
• Completes all required documentation in Healogics EMR.
• Communicates patient information to the nursing staff and physician in charge of the center.
• Assists in patient preparation for treatment.
• Monitors patient condition continually during treatments and reports/responds to changes in status as appropriate.
• Reinforces education as it relates to hyperbaric therapy.
• Keeps complete and accurate patient records as they pertain to treatment documentation.
• Performs duties and procedures as directed by Program Director, Medical Director, and/or Clinical Nurse Manager Coordinator.
• Performs hyperbaric chamber operations and system maintenance as required.
• Supports clinical hyperbaric facility accreditation.
• Participates in the safety program.
• Maintains competencies, continuing education and certifications as appropriate.
• Utilizing data software for wound management.
• Make appropriate entries for daily hyperbaric treatments and wound care clinic visits including photo uploading.
• Lift patient or transfer patients.
• Obtains insurance verifications/approvals for hyperbaric treatments.
• Performs daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual checks of the hyperbaric chambers, per Healogics guidelines.
• Maintain clean environment in HBO chamber suite.
• Prepare iHeal hyperbaric reports to participate in weekly leadership meetings.
• Assists front office coordinator in calls to all wound care patient regarding any patient issues.
• Assists front office coordinator in pre-registering wound care patients.
• Able to submit billing for all wound care patients.
• Obtains insurance verifications/approvals for wound care patients.
• Assists in scheduling all patients in the wound care center.

What we're looking for

Applicants should possess:

• Education: High School graduate or equivalent. Must complete a National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology approved hyperbaric medicine introductory course within 90 days of hire date.
• Licenses: Must be actively certified or licensed in one of the following vocations to meet the minimum education and experience requirements.
  • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA).
  • Certified or Registered Medical Assistant (CMA or RMA).
  • Other allied healthcare professions as approved for certification eligibility.
• Certifications: Current American Heart Association BLS Certification.
• Minimum Work Experience: Experience in a health care setting preferred.

Why join us

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

More about Harris Regional Medical Center

People are our passion and purpose. Come work where you are appreciated for who you are not just what you can do. Harris Regional Hospital is an 86-bed acute care facility, including orthopedics, cardiology, general surgery, women's care, and emergency medicine, as well as sports medicine, physical therapy, imaging and laboratory services, and many other areas of subspecialty care.

Located in western North Carolina, picturesque Sylva offers local restaurants, stores, & breweries with convenient access to Asheville & the Blue Ridge Parkway. The landscape is highlighted by waterfalls, rocky peaks and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, providing opportunities for whitewater rafting, hiking, and biking throughout the region.

Sylva is home to Southwestern Community College and Western Carolina University, a mid-size four-year public college offering both undergraduate and graduate programs, located 5 miles away in Cullowhee. Both Asheville, NC, and Gatlinburg, TN, are just 50 miles away and Atlanta, GA is 150 miles from Sylva.

EEOC Statement

Harris Regional Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Harris Regional Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.