Polysomnographic Technician, Sleep Lab, Full-time, Nights

Be a part of a world-class academic health-care system at UChicago Medicine as a Polysomnographic Technician in the Sleep Lab Department at our Hyde Park location. This position is 100% onsite and requires you to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

About the role

As a Polysomnographic Technician, you will prepare patients, collect information pertinent to the test, perform specified tests, interpret recordings to inform physicians of critical problems, and write informal preliminary reports for the Sleep Fellow.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine polysomnograms
• Performs CPAP/BiPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) titrations
• Explains procedure and prepares patient for requested test
• Obtains relevant information and a patient history from the patient, patient’s chart, or referring physician
• With assistance, obtains special montage electroencephalographic or polysomnographic recordings during all-night evaluations
• Performs the specified test and interprets the recording to inform a physician of critical problems
• Writes an informal preliminary report for physician’s use only
• Uses video-monitoring equipment to obtain quality taping of patient’s nocturnal activity
• Makes appropriate calibrations to the equipment for standard recordings
• Keeps equipment clean and in good operating condition, detects instrument malfunctions, and notifies Chief Technologist of any problems
• Scores sleep records as required
• Plays a role in the general flow and operation of the Sleep Lab, including all paperwork (billing, logging, patient files), quality of recordings, and patient satisfaction
• Performs other duties as requested by senior management

Requirements

• Minimum of a High School diploma and completion of preparation modules for a registration certificate in Polysomnographic Technology (RPSGT or RST)
• Must be CPR certified
• RPSGT (Registered Polysomnographic Technologist) or RST (Registered Sleep Technologist) certification within one year of hire
• Registered Respiratory Therapist qualification also accepted
• Knowledge in the following areas:
  • Polysomnography (attended and unattended recordings)
  • CPAP/BiPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) titrations
  • Sleep Disorders (Parasomnias, Sleep Apnea, etc.)
  • MSLTs (Multiple Sleep Latency Tests)
  • O2/CO2 (oxygen administration and CO2 values)
  • Experience with patient education (unattended device set-up, CPAP use, and compliance)
  • Troubleshooting equipment

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited 2-year program in Electroneurodiagnostics
• Minimum of four years’ experience (including clinical) in the field of sleep disorders

Schedule

• Full-time (0.90 FTE), approximately 36 hours per week
• Shift: Nights - 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, 12-hour shifts
• No on-call shifts
• Weekend work (Saturday and/or Sunday) expected every other week

About Us

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent, and commitment—with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward.

Pay

The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position, based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and current market data. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications, experience, and organizational considerations such as internal equity.

Benefits

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