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Gathers and Analyzes Patient Information

• Reviews history physical information medications procedure request and study protocol.
• Completes and verifies documentation. Ensures any medication that were taken prior to entering the Sleep Lab by patients are recording in the sleep lab software system for provider review.
• Explains the procedure and orientates the patient to the sleep center.

Testing Preparation Procedures

• Prepares and calibrates equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments if necessary.
• Cleans sleep equipment (masks tubing electrodes etc.) according to manufacturers recommendations.
• Applies electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.
• Performs appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and make adjustments if necessary.
• Performs routine positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting.

Polysomnographic Procedures

• 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.
• Follows lights out procedures to establish and document baseline values (such as body position oxyhemoglobin saturation respiratory and heart rates etc.).
• Performs polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free. Identifies and reports signal abnormalities.
• Documents routine observations including sleep stages and clinical events changes in procedure and other significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.
• Assists with appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous and bi-level positive airway pressure oxygen administration etc.).
• Follows lights on procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process (e.g. repeats the physiological and instrument calibrations and instructs the patient on completing questionnaires etc.).
• Oversees and performs difficult and unusual procedures and therapeutic interventions.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the treatment assessment and education of pediatric adolescent adult and geriatric patients.
  Polysomnographic Record Scoring
• Assists with scoring sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines.
• Scores clinical events (such as respiratory events cardiac events limb movements arousals etc.).
• Generates accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data.
  Complies with applicable laws regulations guidelines and standards regarding safety and infection control issues.
• Complies with the BRPT standards of conduct.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.