Part Time Registered Sleep Tech (Polysomnographic)

About the role

The role involves providing comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders through in-center and out-of-center sleep testing, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, and direct patient care.

Responsibilities

• Determine final testing parameters/procedures in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical director and laboratory protocols.
• Review the patient's history and verify the medical order.
• When patient arrives, verify identification, collect documents and obtain consent for the study.
• Perform routine positive airway pressure (PAP) interface fitting.
• Follow procedural protocols to ensure collection of appropriate data.
• Perform data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free. Identify, correct and document artifact.
• Document routine observations, including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and other significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.
• Implement appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc).
• Score sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines.
• Score clinical events (such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc.) utilizing AASM standards.
• Maintain accurate reports by monitoring signals and study failures.

Requirements

• High School Diploma
• Certified by a nationally recognized certification board and holds Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT)
• Eligible to become certified by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) and will become certified within 6 months
• BLS Certification
• Successful completion of an accredited educational program

Qualifications

• Preferred experience working in an accredited sleep lab and experience with obtaining accreditation of a sleep lab highly preferred

Skills

N/A

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Schedule

Fixed Thursday-Saturday