Registered Polysomnographer

Its more than a career its a calling

Job Highlights:

• Schedule - two-week rotation: Week one: Sunday - Wednesday 7pm-5:30am. Week two: Monday - Thursday 7pm-5:30am
• Competitive Pay and Benefits - shift differentials applicable for nights and weekends
• Required Registered Tech
• The ideal candidate will be focused on patient centered care and empathy have excellent communication skills and attention to detail be skilled in critical thinking and problem solving collaborate with the team and be highly organized adaptable and professional.

Job Summary:

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepares patient and equipment for ordered testing. Interviews patient to determine sleep disorder issues and to explain testing procedures.
• Performs and documents testing. Monitors the patient throughout testing and intervenes as necessary to resolve patient needs or equipment issues.
• Applies patient monitoring devices (EEG electrodes EKG EMG EOG airflow respiratory effort and oximetry) and records physiologic calibrations.
• Collects analyzes and integrates patient information to identify and meet patient-specific needs; scores interprets and reports results of sleep studies.
• Prepares calibrates repairs and maintains equipment required for testing. Determines and reports needed repairs/replacements.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION


EXPERIENCE

• No experience required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms malfunctioning machinery etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending stooping kneeling squatting twisting gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois Missouri Oklahoma Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) - Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT)
• Or
• Registered Sleep Technologist (RST) - American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM)

Work Shift:

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).

• Flexible Payment Options:our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned unpaid base pay(fees may apply)before payday.

• Upfront Tuition Coverage:we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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