Monash Health is Victoria's largest and most comprehensive health service.
For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage.
With 25,500 employees, we provide care across south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations; via telehealth, within local communities and in people's homes.About the Monash Adult Sleep ServiceThe Monash adult sleep service consists of a 6 bed laboratory located at Monash Medical Centre Clayton, and a 3 bed laboratory located at Dandenong hospital.
The adult sleep laboratories operate 6 nights per week from Sunday through to Friday night.About the RoleWe are currently seeking an enthusiastic and professional Grade 1 or 2 (dependent upon experience) Sleep Scientist to join our team across both the Clayton and Dandenong sites.
This casual position is primarily to cover setup and night shifts.
Shift times are:Setup shift Clayton lab: 5.30pm to 10.30pmSetup shift Dandenong lab: 6pm to 10pmNight shift (all labs): 9pm to 7amReporting to the Chief and Deputy Chief Sleep Scientists, your duties will involve all aspects of sleep study preparation, recording and overnight monitoring of in lab and home based sleep studies.
Sleep studies will involve routine diagnostic PSG and CPAP titration, oxygen titration, transcutaneous CO2 monitoring, and complex ventilation studies.
You will also be required to attend regular in-service educational meetings as part of this role and maintain all mandatory training requirements.As part of this role, we also offer excellent professional development opportunities, including supporting applications for relevant post graduate study, preparation for the RPSGT exam, registration with the ACCP, participation in departmental research activities and attendance at educational meetings and conferences.About YouTo be successful in this role you will have:Bachelor of Science or equivalent with a physiology majorWillingness and ability to work across both setup and night shiftsDemonstrate effective communication skills, both written and verbalDemonstrate an ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary teamAbility to work autonomously with an analytical approach to troubleshootingSelf-motivation and flexibilityEligibility for registration with the ACCPExperience working within a NATA accredited sleep laboratoryRegistered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) credential or postgraduate study in sleep medicine/scienceRegistration with the ACCP as a Clinical Physiologist (Sleep) Level 2Experience with complex ventilation studiesExperience with Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) samplingHow to ApplyApplications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system.
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