Sleep Lab Technologist
Sleep Lab Technologist
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25-04-2025
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1 Vacancy
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25-04-2025
Job Description
Summary
Job Summary
Responsible for the completion of all functions of Sleep Lab testing in order to provide accurate test results and quality patient service.
Job Responsibilities
- Performs clinical assessment physiological monitoring and testing diagnosis management and prevention of sleep related disorders with the use of various diagnostic and therapeutic tools providing care to patients.
- Verifies the medical order and protocol. Reviews history physical information medications procedure request and study protocol.
- Explains the procedure and orients the patient to the sleep lab.
- Prepares and calibrates equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning.
- Performs routine positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting.
- Applies electrodes and sensors according to accepted standards.
- Follows procedures to establish and document baseline values.
- Documents routine observations including sleep stages and clinical events changes in procedure and other significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnography results.
- Follows procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process.
- Performs routine polysomnography data acquisition while monitoring studytracing quality to ensure signals are artifactfree.
- Identifies and reports signal abnormalities.
- Scores sleep/wake stages and clinical events according to guidelines and protocols.
- Performs appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and make adjustments if necessary.
- Implements appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous and bilevel positive airway pressure oxygen administration etc..
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the treatment assessment and education of all adolescent adult and geriatric patients.
- Scores clinical events (such as respiratory events cardiac events limb movements arousals etc.
- Generates accurate reports by tabulation of sleep/wake and clinical event data.
Qualifications
- High school diploma General Equivalency Diploma (GED) or higher required upon hire
- No experience required
- RST Registered Sleep Technologist from American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABMS) required upon hire OR
- RPSGT Registered Polysomnography Technologist from Board of Registered Polysomnography Technologist (BRPT) required upon hire OR
- RPSGT Registered Polysomnography Technologist from National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) required upon hire AND
- BLS Certified as a Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider required within 90 days of employment in this position
Skills and Attributes
- Requires critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
- Works under minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Physical Demands
- Standing: Frequently
- Walking: Frequently
- Sitting: Occasionally
- Lifting 025 lbs: Rarely
- Lifting 2575 lbs: Rarely
- Lifting over 75 lbs: Rarely
- Carrying 025 lbs: Rarely
- Carrying 2575 lbs: Rarely
- Carrying over 75 lbs: Rarely
- Pushing/Pulling 025 lbs: Frequently
- Pushing/Pulling 2575 lbs: Occasionally
- Pushing/Pulling over 75 lbs: Occasionally
- Climbing: Occasionally
- Bending/Stooping: Frequently
- Kneeling: Occasionally
- Crouching/Crawling: Occasionally
- Reaching: Frequently
- Talking: Frequently
- Hearing: Frequently
- Repetitive Foot/Leg Movements: Rarely
- Repetitive Hand/Arm Movements: Frequently
- Keyboard Data Entry: Frequently
- Running: Rarely
- Vision: Depth Perception: Frequently
- Vision: Distinguish Color: Frequently
- Vision: Seeing Far: Frequently
- Vision: Seeing Near: Frequently
Owensboro Health Core Commitments
INTEGRITY We conduct ourselves with a high level of responsibility reliability and honesty because we take seriously the trust of our patients and coworkers.
RESPECT We value and accept the unique talents and contributions of every patient customer and team member in the Owensboro Health community.
TEAMWORK We build a spirit of connectivity and fellowship by striving together to overcome obstacles surpass goals celebrate accomplishments and plan the future.
INNOVATION We foster original ideas and creative solutions that improve our daily work and promote the mission of Owensboro Health.
SERVICE We focus on service to patients customers and team members by anticipating their needs thoughtfully meeting those needs and continually improving the quality of everything we do.
EXCELLENCE We reach beyond basic expectations to expand our knowledge and awareness produce exceptional work and provide outstanding service.
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