Sleep Scientist Grade 1
Sleep Scientist Grade 1
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Job Description
In this part-time role you will be responsible for performing a wide range of overnight sleep tests on patients with suspected sleep disorders at our Epworth HealthCare sites in Camberwell Richmond and Geelong.
You will provide optimal clinical sleep disorder services and positive clinical outcomes to the patient ensuring long-term health and wellbeing that is consistent with Epworth HealthCares Vision and Values. Working within a multidisciplinary provide effective clinical educational emotional support and holistic best practice care
to the patient and the family. Promote excellence to our customers and the marketplace and support colleagues by sharing knowledge and expertise.
You will be welcomed into an environment that cares for its employees prides itself on providing excellence in patient centred care and enables you to fulfil your professional goals.
You will make an impact by:
- Preparing patients for overnight sleep studies
- Overnight monitoring of patients undergoing sleep studies including the implementation of CPAP therapy
- Providing patients with CPAP therapy education sessions including CPAP mask fitting
- Preparing maintaining and calibration of biomedical equipment
- Participation in quality improvement projects
To be successful in this role
Join a dynamic team who are committed to an delivering an exceptional patient experience with a focus on safety-first. You are a good communicator with a natural ability to show compassion and empathy towards patients. Professional in your approach to work you have a strong attention to details and are quick to learn and adapt.
You will have:
- Relevant experience in a hospital setting
- Flexibility to work evening overnight and weekend shifts
- Knowledge and expertise in respiratory cardiac and neuro-physiological processes and clinical measurement techniques
- Demonstrated skills in working as a member of a team and liaising collaborating and negotiating with other service providers and agencies patients families and carers
- Demonstrate well developed verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Innovative proactive and creative attitude to problem solving
- Excellent computer literacy including MS Office Word & Excel
Position Description Inherent Requirements
About Continuing Care and Support Services
Epworth Continuing Care and Support Services incorporates our renowned rehabilitation mental health and at-home hospital programs with essential support services.
Our rehabilitation mental health and at-home hospital programs are some of the most progressive of their kind in Australia. Our clinical approach involves interdisciplinary teamwork and decision-making to provide individualised treatment and achieve positive outcomes for patients. Our strong team ethos extends across our services at Epworth hospitals in Richmond Camberwell and Hawthorn. Our support services play a critical role in the daily operations and experience at Epworth hospitals through our food environmental and security teams.
Qualifications :
- Bachelor of Science / Applied Science with appropriate majors (Biophysics Physiology Biomedical Science)
- Eligibility for full membership of the Australia and New Zealand Sleep Science Association
Additional Information :
Why Join Epworth
At Epworth its a community.
Its the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation and a team that works to make sure that every patient addition to this you will have access to:
- Epworths enhanced Not for Profit status provides the opportunity for employees to salary package up to $15900 pre-tax annually plus $2650 meals and entertainment allowance leading to greater take home pay
- Discounted private health insurance
- Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth
- The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia!
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. This includes First Nations peoples people with disability mature-age and young job seekers members of the LGBTIQA community and individuals from all cultural backgrounds. We are committed to providing an equitable inclusive and barrier-free recruitment experience for everyone.
If you need support during the application process or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments we encourage you to let us know what you need to participate fully and confidently. We understand that sharing your needs can feel daunting so please know that any information you provide will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and respect.
Ready to Make a Difference
To apply click the Im Interested button to attach your CV and cover letter (as a single file).
For more information about the role refer to the attached position description or contact
Please Note: Applications are reviewed as received. Dont wait as this role may be filled before the closing date.
Apply nowweve over 8000 perspectives at Epworth and were ready to welcome yours!
It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare subject to reasonable exemptions that you have had an annual Influenza vaccination where this is required under Epworth policy.
As a child safe organisation all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).
At Epworth we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all across race ability ethnicity gender age sexuality cultures and beliefs that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth we care.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Part-time
Employment Type
Part-time
