Casual Sleep Scientist

• Sleep Scientist
• East Melbourne Campus
• Casual set-up or overnight roles or permanent part time
• Excellent employee benefits

St Vincent’s Private Hospital Melbourne (SVPHM) is a facility of St Vincent’s Health Australia under the stewardship of Mary Aikenhead Ministries. We are a not for profit Catholic private hospital which operates across four sites at Fitzroy, East Melbourne, Kew and Werribee.

Our department conducts inpatient sleep studies for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders including, but not limited to, sleep apnoea, restless legs, parasomnias, insomnia, and narcolepsy. Our sleep study service currently operates up to 5 beds running 5 nights per week.

We are seeking flexible, motivated, dependable and friendly staff to work on a casual basis for the evening set-up (1830-2330) and overnight shifts (2100-630 or 2315-730) or on permanent part time basis.

Responsibilities will include (but will not be limited to);

• Setting up 3 patients attending for an overnight sleep study according to laboratory procedures
• Monitoring 3 patients during their overnight sleep study according to laboratory procedures, and achieving/maintaining recordings of excellent quality
• Educating patients about CPAP treatment where needed including fitting of masks
• Completing relevant paperwork and on-line documentation for each patient as per laboratory procedures

The successful candidate will have;

• Completion of relevant tertiary study
• Familiarity of instrumentation
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent people skills

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• Cover Letter
• Resume

We are committed to equal employment opportunity, ethical practices, the principles of cultural diversity and promote a smoke free work environment.

St Vincent's Health Australia is committed to reconciliation and encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to apply for all advertised positions. For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au.

REQUIREMENTS:
Criminal record and/or child protection checks will be conducted and will form part of the selection criteria for this role.

SVPHM has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings. You are therefore required to comply with the SVHA Staff Health Screening Immunisation Policy, which, depending on the role you perform in the organisation will require you to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

SVHA generally requires its staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Please contact us if you would like to know more.

HAVE A QUESTION AND WANT TO KNOW MORE:
If you would like to discuss this opportunity, please contact Theresa Murray on theresa.murray@svha.org.au.