*RPGST-Registered Polysomnographer*- Per-diem

Job Responsibilities

• Collections, analyzes and integrates patient information in order to identify and meet the patient-specific needs, and to determine final testing parameters/procedures in conjunction with the ordering physician or facility director and laboratory protocols.
• Explains pre-testing, testing and post-testing procedures to patients.
• Prepares and calibrates equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments if necessary.
• Applies electrodes and sensors according to published standards.
• Performs appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and make adjustments, if necessary.
• Performs routine positive airway procedure (PAP) mask fitting.
• Follows procedural protocols such as (MSLT) Multiple Sleep Latency Test, (MWT) Maintenance of Wakefulness Test, parasomnia studies, PAP and oxygen titration, etc. to ensure collection of proper data.
• Follows “lights out” procedures to establish and document baseline values (such as body position, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rates, etc.).
• Performs Polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free and make adjustments, if necessary.
• Performs HSAT both with and without effort monitoring.
• Documents routine observations, including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and other significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.
• Implements appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic interventions such as continuous and bi-level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.).
• Follows “lights on” procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process (repeats the instrument calibrations and instructs the patient on completing the questionnaires, etc.).
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the treatment, assessment, and education of all age patients.
• Oversees and performs difficult and unusual procedures and therapeutic interventions.
• Scores sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines.
• Generates accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical events.
• Performs routine and complex equipment care and maintenance.
• Evaluates sleep study related equipment inventory.
• Responds to study participant’s procedural-related inquiries by providing appropriate information.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responds appropriately and immediately in emergency situations.
• Maintains a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and/or staff to provide the highest level of physical comfort, and minimize risk and injury.
• Ensures compliance with regulations to maintain accreditation and licensure.
• Complies with the Cabell Huntington Hospital attendance and tardiness policy.
• Completed all CHH and department specific requirements in the prior calendar year.