Polysom Technologist

St. Joseph Hospital - College Station•College Station, TX

9d•$27 - $41

About The Position

The Polysom Technologist performs diagnostic sleep procedures according to physician orders and established protocols. The role includes setting up the sleep lab, preparing patients, conducting and evaluating polysomnograms, scoring sleep stages, assisting with data tabulation, and monitoring and adjusting equipment. The technologist performs administrative functions, patient education, diagnostic assessment, therapeutic intervention, study scoring, and study reporting. The role requires knowledge of digital sleep study equipment and its sensors and monitors for detecting sleep-disordered breathing, sleep stages, arousals, and periodic limb movements. The technologist fits and applies CPAP and Bi-Level positive-pressure interfaces and progresses patients to Bi-Level therapy when indicated by continued respiratory events or CPAP intolerance or ineffectiveness. The position also involves equipment care and maintenance, compliance with safety and infection-control standards, and reporting equipment malfunctions or inventory discrepancies. The technologist maintains skills through education and participates in quality assurance under the supervision of the Sleep Lab Manager, with a focus on diagnostic accuracy and patient safety.

Requirements

Associate degree or completion of a respiratory care program.
Certificate for an appropriate sleep study.
One year of related experience.
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist.
Basic Life Support—CPR certification within 14 days, through the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

Set up the sleep lab and prepare patients for diagnostic sleep procedures.
Conduct and evaluate polysomnograms according to physician orders and established protocols.
Score sleep staging and assist with data tabulation and polysomnography study reporting.
Monitor and adjust sleep study equipment, including digital equipment and sensors used to detect sleep-disordered breathing, sleep stages, arousals, and periodic limb movements.
Perform administrative functions, patient education, diagnostic assessment, and therapeutic intervention.
Fit and apply CPAP and Bi-Level positive-pressure patient interface devices, including nasal masks, headgear, full-face masks, and nasal prongs.
Progress patients to Bi-Level positive-pressure therapy when indicated by continued respiratory events, CPAP intolerance, central events, or hypopnea events not responsive to CPAP.
Comply with applicable safety and infection-control laws, regulations, guidelines, and standards.
Perform routine and complex equipment care and maintenance.
Evaluate sleep study equipment and inventory and report malfunctions or discrepancies to the supervisor.
Maintain skills through education and participate in quality assurance under Sleep Lab Manager supervision.