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Polysomnographic Technologist
Employer
Aveiro Sleep LPDate Posted
April 26, 2024Languages
English-
Location Edmonton, AB
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Earnings $22.00 to $29.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 40 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Jun 05, 2024
Employer
Aveiro Sleep LP
Languages
English
Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Work setting
Respiratory home care company
Tasks
- Perform diagnostic tests
- Operate and monitor respiratory equipment to administer treatments
- Operate, monitor, maintain, calibrate and test equipment
- Advise patients on health care
- Examine patients and take their medical histories and consult with physicians and other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' physical and mental health
- Conduct patient interviews, physical assessments and take medical histories
- Provide health maintenance education
- Provide information and care for patients during tests
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Certificate of Registry from the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists - R.R.T.
- Registered polysomnographic technologist (RPGST)
- Registration with the Canadian Association of Cardio-Pulmonary Technologists (CACPT)
Respiratory therapist specialization
- Sleep disorders
- Respiratory home care
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Eligible for professional liability insurance
Transportation/travel information
Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Repetitive tasks
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Client focus
- Initiative
- Organized
Screening questions
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
Other benefits
Parking available
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Interest Codes
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in precision working with equipment to administer treatments such as oxygen, oxygen-air mixtures, humidified air and medications and to operate, monitor, maintain and test a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic equipment
- METHODICAL
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Interest in compiling information by performing diagnostic tests such as arterial blood gas analysis and cardiopulmonary function tests; in assessing patients and performing or assisting with interventions such as airway maintenance, line insertions, inductions and intubations; in assisting with transportation of high-risk patients; and in performing artificial respiration and external cardiac massage
- innovative
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Interest in speaking with patients and their families when participating in home care programs for chronic respiratory patients and providing patient and family education; and in participating in research related to cardiac and pulmonary disorders
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.
Abilities
Compared to my abilities
The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.
Mental Abilities
General Learning Ability
Verbal Ability
Numerical Ability
Visual Abilities
Spatial Perception
Form Perception
Clerical Perception
Physical Abilities
Motor Coordination
Finger Dexterity
Manual Dexterity
Interest Codes
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in precision working to operate, monitor, maintain, calibrate and test diagnostic and therapeutic equipment and to determine patients' blood characteristics such as activated clotting time and oxygen saturation
- METHODICAL
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Interest in speaking to advise physician of any changes in patient condition; in monitoring patients; in providing information and care for patients during tests; in preparing medications and administering inhaler and other treatments under supervision of cardiologist; and in assisting with the preparation of cardiac catheterization room, preparing specialized catheters and assisting cardiologists during catheterization
- innovative
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Interest in compiling data by performing diagnostic tests, such as pulmonary function and asthma stress, by assisting physicians with cardiac and cardiopulmonary stress tests and bronchoscopies and by performing analysis, programming and monitoring of implanted devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators during surgery
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.