Polysomnographic Sleep Technologist, Registered

Performs comprehensive polysomnographic diagnostic and therapeutic testing and analysis, and associated interventions, scoring, and patient care and education under the supervision of the Sleep Lab Manager and the Medical Director and consistent with standards established by the Association of Polysomnographic Technology.

• Ensure equipment is properly prepared for patient testing and utilization.
• Perform routine and complex equipment care and maintenance.
• Check availability and function of emergency equipment.
• Ensure patient is properly prepared and equipment is properly applied for accurate testing.
• Gather and analyze patient information, which includes but is not limited to: medical history, physical information, medications and procedures
• Communicate and answer questions regarding study protocols to patients.
• Assist with orienting patients to center and procedure.
• Apply electrodes and sensors and prepare patient for any procedures within the center within accepted standards.
• Prepare and apply oxygen and perform (PAP) mask fitting.
• Effectively arrange for home care and educate patient.
• Review and properly scores polysomnograms for assessment by Physician.
• Score the polysomnogram and generate report summarizing sleep/wake periods, REM episodes, arousal analysis, EEG phenomena, cardiac events, respiratory events, limb movements and other physiological events according to current guidelines.
• Score sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines.
• Score clinical events (such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc.) according to center specific protocols.
• Generate accurate reports by tabulating clinical event data.
• Examine order and protocol for study.
• Recognize chief sleep/wake complaint.
• Implement appropriate interventions, including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous and bi-level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration.
• Recognize and respond appropriately to patient's medical problems and physiological event especially cardiac dysrhythmia, respiratory events and seizures
• Perform duties defined for a Polysomnographic Technician and may provide supervision of and direction for other staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Certification by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist.
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification.
• Computer knowledge for data entry and access to scheduling program.
• Computer skills for digital Polysomnographic procedures.
• Excellent customer service skills to assist patient with direct care.
• Analytic skills to compile data and make observations of patients being tested and make adjustments, if necessary.
• Ability to follow detailed directions.
• Ability to stand for up to 80% of working shift, lifting of equipment up to 25 pounds.
• Visual abilities to include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Excellent customer service orientation skills necessary in order to deal effectively with various levels of hospital personnel, outside customers and community groups.

• 401k matching
• Health insurance
• Flight privileges