Sleep Tech II/CRT

About the role

Independently performs routine and specialized overnight and day sleep studies. Performs overnight and day sleep studies, routine and specialized, on a variety of patients within all age groups excluding neonate and infant.

Responsibilities

• Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
• Monitor patients’ comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
• Obtain and record patient identification and medical history.
• Adjust equipment and controls according to physicians’ orders or established protocol.
• Prepare and position patients for testing.
• Check, test, and maintain equipment, making minor repairs when necessary, to ensure proper operation.
• Scores sleep studies and generates reports summarizing data and physiological events.
• Attends workshops, seminars, lectures and other programs as appropriate to gain knowledge of current trends in sleep disorders and techniques to insure high quality/effective studies.
• Must be adaptive and flexible to handle situations because of emergencies, changing workload, personnel shortages, new instrumentation, new procedures, changes in procedures, disaster and/or unsuspected events.
• Perform Disinfection as per manufacturer’s recommendation (IFU)
• Adheres to standard precautions and hand hygiene
• Performs and accurately records technical procedures safely, effectively, efficiently, and within scope of policy
• Actively participates in department huddles, meetings, and communication
• Accountable for meeting/exceeding department goals, DCH Values, DCH Mission and Vision DCH Standards
• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Adheres to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
• Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
• Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees.
• Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.
• Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
• Adheres to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be a Certified or Registered Respiratory Therapist (CRT or RRT) OR have at least 1 year of full time equivalent hours of experience as an Electroneurodiagnostic Tech or Sleep Tech OR completed a Sleep training program.
• CPR certification must be obtained prior to start date.
• Must be able to read, write legibly, speak and comprehend English.
• RPSGT credentialing or ASTEP course completion required within two years.

Qualifications

• Must be able to cooperate and work as a team with staff and patients.
• At times must be able to cope with challenging situations when caring for patients.
• Requires working with patient’s who possibly have a sleep disorder and other health issues.
• Exposure to disease, infection and body fluid may occur.

Skills

• Adaptive and flexible to handle situations.
• Ability to communicate with others on the job.
• Willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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