Sleep Medicine Assistant

**The Organization**:
Advanced Respiratory Care Networ is a collaboration of PulseAir Heart and Lung Centre, Edmonton Cardiology Consultants and Inspiromed providing a range of expertise in cardiology, respirology, sleep medicine, internal medicine, and allergy.

Our areas of diagnostics and therapeutics include Echocardiography, Exercise Stress Testing, 24- and 48-Hour Holter monitoring, Pulmonary Function Testing, **Level 1 and Level 3 Sleep Testing**, 24-hour BP monitoring, **CPAP and BiPAP Therapy**, respiratory home care and home oxygen therapy and allergy testing.

**Our Mission**: To set new standards in the delivery of comprehensive, efficient and cost-effective health care services with a commitment to high quality patient care with timely access.

**Company Culture**: At PulseAir Heart & Lung Centre - we prioritize a culture of respect, collaboration, and continuous learning. We value diversity and inclusivity, and we are committed to creating a supportive and empowering work environment where every team member can thrive. We encourage open communication, innovation, and professional development to achieve our collective goals and deliver exceptional care to our patients.

**The** **Role**:
Are you a patient focused **Licensed Practical Nurse **with excellent clinical skills looking for a new role? We are hiring 1 permanent full-time position to start immediately which focuses on progression of career into sleep testing and CPAP therapy expertise in our busy clinic in **South Edmonton.**

**The Responsibilities Include**:

- Prepare sleep testing equipment/CPAP trial equipment/ the office for the day
- Greet checked-in patients in a friendly and professional manner from the waiting room
- Assist patients with their intake forms
- Maintains referrals for sleep/CPAP on a worklist, booking appointments for follow up and further testing
- Complete Obstructive Sleep Apnea consults
- Discuss CPAP therapy options with patients
- Set patients up on CPAP therapy, including setting pressures and fitting masks
- Maintains sanitized and organized CPAP trial equipment
- Update referring physicians regarding our mutual patient’s progress
- Assist patients with payment plans and insurance inquiries
- Maintains work areas in a clean and orderly condition and ensures the applicable offices are properly always supplied and operational.
- Maintains patient privacy and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
- Works with an interdisciplinary team and other support staff to provide optimal patient care.

**The Requirements**:

- Be a Registered Licensed Practical Nurse
- **You must be passionate about patient education and one on one interaction.**
- Current BLS certification
- Ability to work well independently with mínimal supervision
- Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with all team members and patients
- Detail oriented, good planning and organizational skills
- Clean Criminal Record Check including Vulnerable Sector
- Full COVID-19 immunization status

We thank all applicants for their interest, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Starting Salary: Dependent on experience

**Job Type**: Permanent Full-time

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm

Pay: From $22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Wellness program

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Edmonton, AB T6N 1H9: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Licence/Certification:

- LPN/RPN (required)

Work Location: In person