Polysomnograph Technologist

Job ID: 194907

About the role

Performs comprehensive polysomnographic testing, analysis, and associated interventions, under the general oversight of a clinician.

Responsibilities

• Interviews patient and gathers patient history, physical information, medications, procedure requests and study protocols.
• Identifies and assesses any signs, symptoms, special factors and co-morbid conditions.
• Completes and verifies documentation.
• Provides patient education, communicates procedure, and answers questions to ease apprehension and produce comfort and cooperation.
• Prepares and calibrates equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning.
• Applies electrodes and sensors according to policy and procedure.
• Performs appropriate physiologic calibrations and adjustments.
• Performs positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting.
• Follows procedural protocols to ensure accurate polysomnographic data acquisition.
• Identifies and reports signal abnormalities.
• Documents routine observations, including sleep stages, clinical events, procedural changes and other significant events in order to facilitate interpretation and scoring of polysomnograph results.
• Documents daytime polysomnographic recordings, such as polysomnograph (PSG), Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) and Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) studies.
• Generates reports of sleep/wake and clinical event data tabulations.
• Implements appropriate interventions, including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous bi-level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the treatment, assessment and education of all age groups.
• Complies with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures regarding safety and infection control issues.
• Disinfects and performs preventative maintenance on equipment according to established protocols.
• Troubleshoots equipment issues and reports malfunctions to management.
• Completes required billing information forms, as required.
• Scores sleep/wake stages following established policies and procedures.
• Scores clinical events including respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc., within center specific protocols.
• Generates accurate reports for study interpretation.
• Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications

• Associates of Science Degree, required.
• Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) AND authorized as a Polysomnographic Technologist in New York State, required.
• OR Licensed in Respiratory Therapy by New York State AND Sleep Disorder Specialist (SDS), required.
• Basic Life Support for healthcare providers (BLS), required.
• Minimum of three (3) months prior work experience in an accredited sleep center, required.

Pay

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).