Sleep Lab Medical AssistantTechnical Assistant

Children’s Hospitals And Clinics Of Minnesota

Job Location:

Saint Paul, MN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Childrens Minnesota

Childrens Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924 Childrens Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals nine primary care clinics multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts in our region Childrens Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top childrens hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit .

Childrens Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy care delivery and promoting diversity equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.

Department Overview

This specialized department provides attended diagnostic testing services relating to the control of respiration sleep staging and esophageal pH recordings. Currently Childrens Minnesota St. Paul has one of the only diagnostic sleep labs in the upper mid-west dedicated solely to the care of the pediatric population. Patients range in age from pre-term infants to young adults with special needs. The sleep lab is nationally accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Position Summary

The Medical Assistant role will provide professional family-centered care to infants children and adolescents as delegated the Sleep Lab Clinical and Technical Supervisor and Sleep Technologist which may include the following duties:

*Escort patients to exam room obtain height and weight and appropriately document information.
*Assist in preparing patients and families for their overnight sleep studies including Polysomnogram (PSG) hook-ups
*Stock PSG carts patient rooms and supply closets
*Set up and take down patient rooms & support Sleep Center with clerical duties as need Perform laboratory specimen collection and processing to ensure the accurate and appropriate performance of patient testing while maintaining patient dignity comfort and confidentiality.
*Learn and apply prescribed clearing and disinfection procedures for patient care equipment.

Required:
*High school diploma or equivalent.
*Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program OR completion of an LPN/LVN or RN program.

Preferred:
*1 year experience in a clinic setting or completion of Medical Assistant externship at a Childrens Minnesota Clinic.
*Pediatric experience.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
*Phlebotomy and basic laboratory skills (if required by clinic site).

License/Certifications:
*Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.

Physical Demands

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The posted salary represents a market competitive range based on salary survey benchmark data for similar roles in the local or national market. When determining individual pay rates we carefully consider a wide range of factors including but not limited to market indicators for the specific role the skills education training credentials and experience of the candidate internal equity and organizational needs.

In addition to your salary this position may be eligible for medical dental vision retirement and other fringe benefits. Positions that require night weekend or on-call work may be eligible for shift differentials or premium pay.

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment drug screen background investigation and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification.

Childrens Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race color creed sex religion national origin sexual orientation genetic information gender identity or expression age veteran status disability pregnancy citizenship status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law.

About Childrens MinnesotaChildrens Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924 Childrens Mi...