SR Sleep Lab Technologist- Sleep Scoring
SR Sleep Lab Technologist- Sleep Scoring
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Job Description
The Senior Sleep Technologist has passed a competency examination and is credentialed as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT). The Senior Sleep Technologist performs sleep studies and documents results according to facility policy and procedures. Excellent communication skills are essential for this position. The Senior Sleep Technologist performs procedures appropriate to their competence and credentials. The Senior Sleep Technologist is primarily responsible for scoring reporting and conducting sleep studies
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As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provides quality patient-centered neurodiagnostic sleep studies
- Demonstrates a mastery of technical and procedural requirements to consistently produce high quality neurodiagnostic sleep studies;
- can adapt all procedures to clinical circumstances;
- monitors and/or eliminates causes of artifact; and consistently and properly labels recordings
- Performs neurodiagnostic testing within the Neurophysiology laboratory and as required
- in inpatient units according to departmental and AAST standards of care
- Ensures electrode application in adherence with the International 1020 System
- Functions independently and can apply basic intermediate and advanced waveform recognition relevant medical terminology anatomy physiology infection control current HIPPA practices
- Demonstrates knowledge of product allergies movement restrictions and different levels of consciousness the patient may experience
- Performs patient safety measures in accordance with institutional policies procedures standards and/or guidelines
- Conducts efficient and accurate scoring and documenting of sleep studies.
- Scores sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines
- When requested performs the below day time duties including conducts efficient and accurate scoring and reporting of sleep studies
- Communicates effectively with peers and interdisciplinary team
- Maintains Environment of Care Performs other essential job duties
Skills & Requirements:
- Required H.S. Diploma or GED
- Required: 2 year of experience in Electroneurodiagnostic Technology specifically polysomnography (sleep studies)
Licenses/Certifications:
- Required BLS - Cert-Basic Life Support by the American Heart Association Basic Life Support
- Required RPSGT - Reg Polysomnographic Technology by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) Preferred RST - Registered Sleep Technologist by the American Board of Sleep Medicine
Preferred:
- Preferred Graduate of a CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program) sleep program
- Preferred 2 years experience in AASM adult and pediatric sleep studies
Employment Type
Full-Time
