Clinical Sleep Health Educator - CFH
About The Position
The Clinical Sleep Health educator works under the direct supervision of the sleep clinic manager and the sleep program physician lead to provide comprehensive education regarding the evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders. This includes in-center and home sleep apnea diagnostic testing, therapeutic interventions, comprehensive patient care, treatment compliance management, assessment of sleep health outcomes, and assistance in identifying and supporting possible barriers to care. The clinical sleep health educator must be credentialed in sleep technology or another allied health profession with appropriate training in sleep-related patient management and be able to interact professionally with physicians and other healthcare providers.
Requirements
- Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days — American Heart Association (AHA)
- Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) — Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT)
- Certification in Clinical Sleep Health (CCSH) within 4 months — Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT)
- Certificate of Completion in Polysomnographic Technology
- Sleep technology experience
Responsibilities
- Monitors clinical, quality, patient satisfaction, and other key regulatory metrics
- Collects, analyzes, and integrates patient information
- Provides general instruction for caring for patients with obstructive sleep apnea
- Monitors patient adherence to prescribed treatment
- Assists in coordinating in-center and home sleep apnea diagnostic testing and therapeutic modalities
- Provides general education to support treatment acclimation, compliance, and tracking of health-improvement indicators
- Assists with insurance verification, prior-authorization requirements, and determining patient financial responsibility
- Assists with scheduling patients for the clinic and sleep lab, including appointment confirmation calls
- Assists with checking patients in and out at the sleep clinic and sleep lab
- Assists with rooming patients in the sleep clinic
- Assists with setting up patients with their home sleep-study equipment
- Maintains accurate, pertinent, accessible, confidential, and secure patient records in accordance with privacy and security standards
- Ensures patient records include documentation of all patient interactions
- Assists in managing the patient compliance and outcomes database
- Participates in professional development activities
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
