Lead Polysomnographic Technician Registered Reader

About the role

Join Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital and experience world class healthcare at its best. Located in Dover, Ohio, the award-winning not-for-profit Union Hospital serves the communities of eastern Ohio. Here, you will be part of a talented, compassionate, and driven team of caregivers, work with state-of-the-art technology and provide stellar patient care.

Responsibilities

• Assist Sleep Supervisor in the assessment of the competency of technologists.
• Oversee the productivity and accuracy of the Polysomnographic Technician Registered Reading team.
• Maintain quality assurance in accordance with Cleveland Clinic Sleep Disorders Center policies and procedures and established guidelines from American Academy of Sleep Medicine Scoring Standards.
• Perform all duties of a Polysomnographic Technician Registered Reader.
• Provide education to staff and all sleep technologists regarding best practices in reading sleep studies.
• Provide mentorship to enhance the skill sets of other Readers and sleep technologists, help in the development of the ASTEP program in conjunction with the Program Direction and potentially be asked to provide instruction to ASTEP students.
• Potentially present interscorer reliability findings and review at sleep technologist and sleep staff meetings.

Requirements

• Current RPSGT credential from the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (BRPT)
• Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT)
• Five or more years of experience with testing and scoring both adult and pediatric patients (strong focus)
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
• Ability to accurately identify sleep stages, respiratory events, along with all other parameters pertaining to sleep testing
• Successfully meet and uphold the scoring requirements set by the American Academy of Sleep of Medicine (AASM) for the inter-scorer reliability (ISR)
• Ability to effectively oversee and provide feedback to sleep technologists and scorers to help improve upon the overall scoring and testing in the sleep center

Qualifications

• Current RPSGT credential from the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (BRPT)
• Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT)
• Five or more years of experience with testing and scoring both adult and pediatric patients (strong focus)
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
• Ability to accurately identify sleep stages, respiratory events, along with all other parameters pertaining to sleep testing
• Successfully meet and uphold the scoring requirements set by the American Academy of Sleep of Medicine (AASM) for the inter-scorer reliability (ISR)
• Ability to effectively oversee and provide feedback to sleep technologists and scorers to help improve upon the overall scoring and testing in the sleep center

Skills

• Strong initiative and proactive problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge of sleep disorders and sleep testing

Benefits

• Health Plan Options – You have the choice between two comprehensive Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan options: EHP and EHP Plus. Both plans are administered by Aetna and feature minimal copays for in-network care.
• Dental Care – Four plan options administered by Cigna are available.
• Vision Care – Two plan options administered by EyeMed are available.
• Flexible Spending Accounts – Healthcare and Dependent Care FSAs are available to help you pay for eligible expenses with pre-tax dollars.
• Life Insurance – Employer-paid life insurance equals 1x your annual salary with an option to purchase supplemental life insurance up to 10x your salary. You may also purchase dependent life insurance for a spouse and dependent children
• Short- and Long-term Disability Coverage – Short-term disability is available after one continuous year of regular full-time service; long-term disability begins after 90 days.

Pay

Minimum hourly: $25.13
Maximum hourly: $38.33

Schedule

Full Time
Shift: Day/Evening/Night/Weekend