Sleep Technologist-Pediatrics Sleep Study Lab - MSH - 6PM-730AM

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The Sleep Technologist works under the general supervision of the medical director or designee to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders diagnostic and therapeutic interventions comprehensive patient care and direct patient education. S/he can perform the duties defined for a sleep technician and is able to provide oversight of other sleep center staff.

Roles & Responsibilities:

1. Collects analyzes and integrates patient information to identify and meet the patientspecific needs (physical/mental limitations current emotional/physiological status regarding the testing procedure pertinent medical/social history).

2. Determines final testing parameters/procedures in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical director and laboratory protocols.

3. Reviews the patients history and verifies the medical order. Follows sleep center protocols related to the sleep study.

4. Upon patient arrival verifies identification collects documents and obtains consent for the study.

5. Explains the procedure and orients the patient for sleep testing.

6. Selects appropriate equipment and calibrates for testing to determine proper functioning and adjusts if necessary.

7. Applies electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.

8. Performs routine positive airway pressure (PAP) interface fitting and desentization.

9. Follows procedural protocols such as Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) Maintenance of Wakefulness

Test (MWT) parasomnia studies PAP and oxygen titration etc. to ensure collection of appropriate data.

10. Performs data acquisition while monitoring studytracing quality to ensure signals are artifactfree. Identifies

corrects and documents artifact.

11. Documents routine observations including sleep stages and clinical events changes in procedure and

other significant events to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.

12. Implements appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic

intervention such as positive airway pressure oxygen administration etc..

13. Scores sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines.

14. Scores clinical events (such as respiratory events cardiac events limb movements arousals etc. utilizing

AASM standards.

15. Generates accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data.

16. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the

treatment assessment and education of neonatal pediatric adolescent adult and geriatric patients.

17. Complies with applicable laws regulations guidelines and standards regarding safety and infection control

issues.

18. Performs routine equipment care and maintenance and inventory evaluation.

19. Completes all ad hoc projects and tasks as required or as directed by the supervisor or site director

Requirements:

Education Requirements

1. High school graduate or the equivalent.

2. Associate or higher degree program in polysomnographic technology preferred.

Experience Requirements

3 years minimum experience as a Polysomnographic Technician or Technologist.

Licensing and Certification Requirements

1. Authorized Polysomnographic Technologist licensed in New York State in good standing

2. Certification by a nationally recognized certification board and holds the Registered Sleep Technologist (RST) Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) or Sleep Disorders Specialist (SDS) credential.

3. Current BLS certification

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity equity and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care.When you join us you become a part of Mount Sinais unrivaled record of achievement education and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:

Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery education and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential

Serving as a role model confronting racist sexist or other inappropriate actions by speaking up challenging exclusionary organizational practices and standing sidebyside in support of colleagues who experience discrimination

Inspiring and fostering an environment of antiracist behaviors among and between departments and coworkers

We work hard to acquire and retain the best people and to create an inclusive welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued belong and are able to professionally advance. We share the belief that all employees regardless of job title or expertise contribute to the patient experience and quality of patient care.

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Who We Are

Over 38000 employees strong the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education research and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.

Formed in September 2013 The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospitals including Mount Sinai Beth Israel Mount Sinai Brooklyn The Mount Sinai Hospital Mount Sinai Queens Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt) Mount Sinai Morningside Formerly St Lukes) and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate exclude or treat people differently on the basis of race color national origin age religion disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or gender expression.

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