Polysomnography Technologist

About the role

Performs comprehensive polysomnographic testing, analysis, and associated interventions, under the general oversight of a clinician. Maintains and cleans equipment. Maintains required documentation.

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.
• 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.
• Documents routine observations, including sleep stages, clinical events, procedural changes and other significant events in order to facilitate interpretation and scoring of polysomnography results.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the treatment, assessment and education of all age groups.
• Disinfects and performs preventative maintenance on equipment according to established protocols.
• Complies with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures regarding safety and infection control issues.
• Implements appropriate interventions, including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous bi-level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.
• Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Current License to practice as a Polysomnograph Technologist in New York State.
• Current Basic Life Support Professional Certification required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
• 1–3 years of relevant experience 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).