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Job Location drjobs

Aberdeen, WA - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

$ 28 - 42

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Location:

Avera St Lukes Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Night Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$28.00 $42.00

Position Highlights


You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.


A Brief Overview

Provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders. This may involve polysommography diagnostic and therapeutic services or patient care and education. The Sleep Lab Technologist is responsible for sleep studies and communicating with the patient and physicians.

What you will do

  • Collects analyzes and integrates patient information in order to identify and meet the patientspecific needs (physical/mental limitations current emotional/physiological status regarding the testing procedure pertinent medical/social history) and to determine final testing parameters/procedure in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical director and sleep laboratory protocols.
  • Documents routine observations including sleep stages and clinical events changes in procedure and significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.
  • Explains pretesting testing and post testing procedures to the patient.
  • Performs sleep studies including CPAP and BiPAP titration and indications for each. Also can understand and implement the Auto SV therapy.
  • Prepares and calibrates equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and makes adjustments as necessary. Applies electrodes and sensors according to published standards. Performs appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and make adjustments if necessary. Properly fits and trouble shoots masks and nasal pillows.
  • Follows procedural protocols such as Multiple Sleep Latency Tests (MSLT) Maintenance of Wakefulness Tests (MLT) parasomnia studies PAP oxygen Titration etc. to ensure collection of appropriate data.
  • Score clinical events (such as respiratory events cardiac events limb movements arousals etc. according to center specific protocols.
  • Performs routine and complex equipment care and maintenance. Evaluates sleep study related equipment and inventory.
  • Follows procedural protocols such as Multiple Sleep Latency Tests (MSLT) Maintenance of Wakefulness Tests (MLT) parasomnia studies PAP oxygen Titration etc. to ensure collection of appropriate data.
  • Scores sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines. Involved in performing outreach sleep studies.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others hear understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education License/Certification or Work Experience:

  • Registered Polysomnographer Technologist Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) within 11/2 Yrs or
  • Respiratory Therapist Licensing Board Upon Hire

Preferred Education License/Certification or Work Experience:

  • Technical Certificate
  • Completion of a Polysomnographic course with hours and study documented via a certificate of completion
  • Minimum of one year of Respiratory Care experience or a new graduate of an accredited program

Expectations and Standards

  • Commitment to the daily application of Averas mission vision core values and social principles to serve patients their families and our community.
  • Promote Averas values of compassion hospitality and stewardship.
  • Uphold Averas standards of Communication Attitude Responsiveness and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
  • Maintain confidentiality.
  • Work effectively in a team environment coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
  • Comply with safety principles laws regulations and standards associated with but not limited to CMS The Joint Commission DHHS and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying parttime and fulltime employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

  • PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

  • Free health insurance options for fulltime single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan

  • Up to 5 employer matching contribution for retirement

  • Career development guided by handson training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability Veteran Status or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application please callor send an email to .

Employment Type

Part-Time

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