Company Bio
Hôpital Montfort is Ontario’s Francophone Academic Hospital, offering exemplary person-centred care. The hospital serves over 1.2 million people in Eastern Ontario, in both official languages. In 2018, it earned Accreditation with Exemplary Standing from Accreditation Canada, and was designated Best Practices Spotlight Organization by the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. With its main partners, the University of Ottawa and La Cité college, as well as other post-secondary programs, Montfort is preparing the next generation of Francophone healthcare professionals. Since 2015, it has joined the ranks of Canada’s top 40 research hospitals through the activities of the Institut du Savoir Montfort, its knowledge institute. As part of its 2016-2021 strategy, Montfort is striving to become your hospital of reference for outstanding services, designed with you and for you. In 2019, it was named one of the world’s top 1000 hospitals. Our daily actions are guided by compassion, respect, mutual support, excellence and accountability.
Summary of Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Clinical Manager, you will be a part of the Sleep Laboratory team. Your role will include carrying out a full assessment of the patient’s sleep disorders and providing associated treatments. Your primary responsibilities will include:
- Carrying out polysomnography, positive pressure polysomnography, multiple sleep latency (MSLT) and maintenance of wakefulness (MWT) tests;
- Providing necessary instruction to the patient;
- Following procedural protocols to ensure that appropriate data are being collected during the tests;
- Documenting standard observations, including sleep stages, clinical events, procedure change and all significant events;
- Analyzing and interpreting test results;
- Analyzing the patient’s sleep stages and clinical events by applying the professionally accepted guidelines from the American Association of Sleep Technologists (AAST);
- Producing reports of the patient’s sleep disorders and clinical events;
- Using appropriate emergency response measures to ensure the safety of the patient;
- Carrying out routine maintenance of equipment.
Notes:
The roles and responsibilities of this position are carried out with the employer or at any other location designated by the employer, such as Hôpital Montfort, the Orléans Health Hub or another site.
Profile and Experience
- A college diploma in a field relevant to the position;
- A valid certificate in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR);
- A valid Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) certificate from the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT);
- At least six (6) months of experience as a Polysomnography Technician or Technologist;
- Fluency in the two official languages (English and French), both oral and written, at an intermediate level.
Skills
Hôpital Montfort recognizes the importance given to clients in view of a collaborative approach involving all of its employees and the sense of responsibility of each employee toward a higher level of care quality.
To do this, you must have the following key skills:
- Ability to analyze
- Interpersonal communication
- Attention to detail
- Independence
- Organization
- Adaptability
Statement
Employment Equity
Montfort is committed to employment equity and invites applications from women, Indigenous people, people with disabilities and visible minorities.
If you require accommodation during the assessment period, please notify us by email at [email protected] as soon as possible. We will review your request and implement appropriate measures to facilitate your full participation in the selection process. Montfort reviews accommodation requests on a case-by-case basis and reserves the right to request supporting documents.
An acknowledgment of receipt will be sent. Only those selected for an examination / interview will be contacted.
