Sleep Scientist - Grade 1

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 HealthCare's 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, patient’s 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.