Polysomnographer Registered

About the role

Provides comprehensive evaluations and treatment of sleep disorders, under the general supervision of the Clinical Director (MD) or other designee, including polysomnography, diagnostic and therapeutic services, patient care, and education. Can perform all duties defined for a Polysomnographic Technician along with scoring of sleep studies and can assist with supervision of other staff.

Schedule

72 hours per pay period, 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, including weekends and holidays as scheduled in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

Responsibilities

• Gathers and Analyzes Patient Information
  • Reviews history, physical information, medications, procedure request, and study protocol.
  • Completes and verifies documentation.
  • Ensures any medication taken prior to entering the Sleep Lab by patients is recorded in the sleep lab software system for provider review.
  • Explains the procedure and orients the patient to the sleep center.
• Testing Preparation Procedures
  • Prepares and calibrates equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and makes adjustments if necessary.
  • Cleans sleep equipment (masks, tubing, electrodes, etc.) according to manufacturers’ recommendations.
  • Applies electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.
  • Performs appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and makes adjustments if necessary.
  • Performs routine positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting.
• Polysomnographic Procedures
  • Follows procedural protocols (e.g., Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT), parasomnia studies, PAP and oxygen titration) to ensure collection of appropriate data.
  • Follows “lights out” procedures to establish and document baseline values (e.g., body position, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rates).
  • Performs polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free.
  • Identifies and reports signal abnormalities.
  • Documents routine observations, including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and other significant events to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.
  • Assists with appropriate interventions (e.g., actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous and bi-level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration).
  • Follows “lights on” procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process (e.g., repeats physiological and instrument calibrations and instructs the patient on completing questionnaires).
  • Oversees and performs difficult and unusual procedures and therapeutic interventions.
  • Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age-specific care in the treatment, assessment, and education of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Polysomnographic Record Scoring
  • Assists with scoring sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines.
  • Scores clinical events (e.g., respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals).
  • Generates accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data.
• Complies with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and standards regarding safety and infection control issues.
• Complies with the BRPT standards of conduct.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Registered by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists.
• AMA graduate or equivalent training.

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