Registered Night Sleep Technician

About the role

Join our Epoch & Clinical team and help us improve the lives of countless patients suffering from sleep apnea. We are on a mission to make a positive impact on the lives of patients living with sleep disorders by simplifying the complex process from diagnosis to treatment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare for sleep studies by reviewing patient history, verifying medical orders, and following established sleep center protocols.
• Greet patients, verify identification, collect necessary documentation, and obtain informed consent for sleep studies.
• Provide clear explanations of procedures and deliver age-appropriate patient education for in-center or Home Sleep Apnea Testing (HSAT).
• Select, calibrate, and adjust sleep study equipment to ensure proper functionality prior to testing.
• Apply electrodes and sensors in accordance with published standards and protocols.
• Perform positive airway pressure (PAP) interface fitting and patient desensitization procedures.
• Congduct sleep studies including MSLT, MWT, parasomnia studies, PAP titration, and oxygen titration according to established protocols.
• Perform physiological calibrations and monitor real-time data quality, identifying and correcting artifacts during acquisition.
• Document sleep stages, clinical events, procedural changes, and other observations to support accurate scoring and interpretation.
• Implement appropriate interventions to ensure patient safety and therapeutic effectiveness (e.g., oxygen administration, PAP adjustments).
• Complete post-study “lights on” procedures, including final calibrations and collection of patient questionnaires.
• Assist in scoring sleep/wake stages and clinical events in alignment with AASM standards.
• Generate accurate preliminary reports by tabulating and summarizing sleep data and events.
• Demonstrate age-appropriate care and communication with patients across all age groups, from neonatal to geriatric patients.
• Prepare, clean, and disinfect HSAT equipment; instruct patients on proper home use and ensure proper data download and review.
• Identify and document HSAT data quality issues, such as artifacts or study failures, and assist in generating accurate reports.
• Perform routine equipment care and maintenance, and inventory evaluation.
• Adhere to sleep center policies related to quality assurance.

Requirements

• Holds a Registered Polysomnography Technologist (RPSGT) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (If RRT, license in RI required; MA license a strong plus) Sleep Disorders Specialty (SDS) certification preferred
• Current CPR (In person BLS) Certificate
• Ability to work overnight
• Available to work in other locations as business need dictates a strong plus

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience in healthcare or related field preferred

Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Sick, Holiday & Vacation time off
• $32.00 - $45.00 / hour DOE

Pay

• $32.00 - $45.00 / hour DOE

Schedule

• 3 twelve-hour shifts overnight at our Lincoln, RI location (6 Blackstone Valley Place Building 7, Suite 707, Lincoln, RI 02865)