Polysomnographic Tech I
Polysomnographic Tech I
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Job Description
Caring For the Community You Love
Choose a career to make a difference in peoples lives every day choose FisherTitus!
Perks of working at FisherTitus:
- Hours of Work Full time
- Comprehensive Benefits Package Medical & Dental coverage 401K match paid time off tuition assistance and more!
- Shift Weekend & PRN differential
About FisherTitus:
FisherTitus proudly serves the greater Huron County areas 70000plus residents by providing a full continuum of health and wellness care from heart and cancer care to outpatient services such as lab imaging and physical rehabilitation.
Vision: Be the first choice for healthcare and employment within our community
Mission: Deliver compassionate and convenient care to the highest level of excellence that promotes lifelong health and wellness for our community
General Summary:
Polysomnographic Tech I under direction of a physician administers various sleep studies in order to diagnose the type and extent of sleep disorders. Performs routine patient assessments scores sleep studies documents test results collects and transmits biological specimens for analysis.
Essential Functions:
- Tech can demonstrate all essential functions of position during testing: applies wires equipment set up and runs sleep study as indicated.
- Administers oxygen and nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and BIPAP as directed by staff physician.
- Removes and cleans equipment beds rooms and wires.
- Scores the polysomnographic record.
- Receives and implements all suggestions for improving the quality of future polysomnographic recordings.
- Recognizes artifact (patient or environmental).
- Possesses the knowledge of appropriate actions to take during patient emergency situations and insures patient safety (electrical) at all times.
- Accurately does paperwork and charges for each patient.
- Answers telephone inquiries regarding appointments and test information.
- Attends polysomnographic recordreading sessions and inservice training sessions.
- Attends cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification (CPR) training sessions.
- Assists in establishing and maintaining department procedures and protocols.
- Maintains registration by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (RPSGT) and/or the American Board of Sleep Medicine (RST).
- Practices universal precautions at all times.
- May also perform work of a higher nature in preparation for increased responsibilities and may be required to work in a lesser capacity when the work analysis requires so.
- Attends all required safety training programs and can describe his or her responsibilities related to general safety department/service safety and specific job related hazards.
- Follows the hospital exposure control plans/bloodborne and airborne pathogens.
- Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients families visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional responsible and courteous environment.
- Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a department team inter and intra departmentally to facilitate the departments ability to meet its goals and objectives.
Employment Type
Full-Time
