Long established, family owned, regional company seeking Sleep Technologist to perform in-lab attended sleep studies in hospital based settings. Various locations in Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado depending on where you decide to be located. Outstanding pay and flexibility.
Position is 10-14 nights/month, depending on how much work you would like. Select your schedule around your needs. Regular additional shifts available if desired.
Job Description:
A sleep technologist works under the general supervision of the medical director or designee to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders in-lab, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, comprehensive patient care and direct patient education.
Sleep Study Preparation and Set-up
- Collect, analyze and integrate patient information in order to identify and meet the patient-specific needs (physical/mental limitations, current emotional/physiological status regarding the testing procedure, pertinent medical/social history).
- Determine final testing parameters/procedures in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical director and laboratory protocols.
- Review the patient’s history and verify the medical order.
- Follow sleep center protocols related to the sleep study.
- When patient arrives, verify identification, collect documents and obtain consent for the study.
- Explain the procedure and orient the patient for in-lab sleep testing.
- Provide age appropriate patient education.
- Select appropriate equipment and calibrate for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments, if necessary.
- Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.
- Perform routine positive airway pressure (PAP) interface fitting and desensitization.
Sleep Study Procedures
- Follow procedural protocols for PSG, Split-Night, PAP Titration, and O2 Qualification/Titration.
- Perform appropriate physiological calibrations to ensure proper signals and make required adjustments.
- Follow “lights out” procedures to establish and document baseline values (such as body position, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rates, etc.).
- Perform data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free. Identify, correct and document artifact.
- Document 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.
- Implement appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.).
- Follow “lights on” procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process (e.g. repeat the physiological and instrument calibrations and instruct the patient on completing questionnaires, checking for completeness, etc.).
- Score sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines.
- Score clinical events (such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc.) utilizing American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) standards.
- Demonstrate 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.
- Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to perform portable monitoring equipment preparation and data download.
- Demonstrate adherence to cleaning and disinfection procedures.
- Monitor patient safety and adhere to patient safety protocols.
- Demonstrate adherence to AASM scoring parameters; identify artifact, inadequate signals and equipment failures and generate an accurate report.
Service Management and Essential Skills
- Comply with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and standards regarding safety and infection control issues.
- Perform routine equipment care and maintenance and inventory evaluation.
- Maintain current CPR or BLS certification.
- Demonstrate computer skills appropriate for the position.
- Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrate appropriate social skills.
- Demonstrate customer service skills.
- Demonstrate critical thinking and ability to work with minimal supervision to analyze complex situations and apply policy.
- Demonstrate teamwork skills.
- Follow HIPAA and privacy policies.
- Demonstrate ability to follow direction.
- Respond to sleep patients’ procedural-related inquiries by providing appropriate education utilizing sleep center specific protocols.
- Adhere to sleep center policies and procedures.
- Participate in the quality assurance program.
- Inspect and maintain sleep study related equipment and inventory
- Review and evaluate sleep studies and provide appropriate feedback to staff.
- Comply with professional standards of conduct.
- Assist the medical director, clinical director and/or manager in all aspects of sleep center operations.
Education and/or Experience
Certification by a nationally recognized certification board and holds either the Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT), Sleep Disorders Specialist (SDS) credential, or Certified Respiratory Therapist or Registered Respiratory Therapist (CRT or RRT) credential.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In the performance of this job, the employee may be exposed to chemical vapors such cleaning and disinfecting solutions. There may also be skin contact with these substances. The employee may also be exposed to infectious agents including bloodborne pathogens.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $76,000.00 - $84,000.00 per year
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $76,000.00 - $84,000.00 per year
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
- RRT or CRT (Required)
- RPSGT (Required)
Work Location: Multiple locations
