Polysomnographer Reg WMCG

2310 AU Medical Center, Inc.•Augusta, GA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Requirements

High School Diploma General or GED General
Associates Diagnostic Medical Sonography or Accredited Program Other
BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
NBRC-SDS - Sleep Disorders Specialist or RPSGT - Registered Polysomnographer or RST - Reg Sleep Technologist
Associate's degree or vocational training in sleep technology
Minimum 5 years experience in the field of sleep disorders in an AASM accredited sleep facility.
Basic computer knowledge (preferred basic knowledge of Microsoft office)
Experience to basic sleep equipment.
Proficient in decision-making.
Ability to communicate at all levels, including Physicians.
Advanced trouble-shooting in sleep centers.

Nice To Haves

Management or supervisory experience

Responsibilities

Maintain night shift work schedules, troubleshoot technical and patient problems, and gather and analyze performance improvement initiatives.
Oversee Wellstar Sleep Centers, ensuring productivity, discipline, and adherence to policies and procedures.
Consult with leadership and physicians to ensure high-quality and consistent sleep services.
Perform daytime sleep studies and home sleep apnea tests as needed.
Follow procedural protocols for various sleep studies (MSLT, MWT, parasomnia, PAP/oxygen titration) to ensure data collection.
Perform physiological calibrations and make necessary adjustments.
Establish and document baseline values during 'lights out' procedures.
Acquire data, monitor tracing quality, identify and correct artifact.
Document observations, including sleep stages, clinical events, and procedural changes.
Implement appropriate interventions for patient safety and therapeutic purposes.
Verify data integrity and complete data collection during 'lights on' procedures.
Score sleep/wake stages and clinical events according to AASM standards.
Generate accurate reports by tabulating data.
Provide age-specific care for neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
Prepare and download data from portable monitoring equipment.
Educate patients and provide instruction for out-of-center sleep testing.
Adhere to cleaning and disinfection procedures for portable monitoring devices.
Score OCST according to AASM parameters, identify issues, and generate reports.
Train new hires, complete competencies, and participate in evaluations.
Perform quality checks on sleep studies and provide feedback to technologists.
Assist leaders with quality improvement initiatives.
Take call from techs on duty at other Sleep Centers and troubleshoot equipment remotely.
Escalate issues to leadership as needed.
Assist with supply inventory management.
Perform TJC drills and work with night technologists on TJC compliance.
Complete quarterly safety drills.
Work with day staff on patient handoffs and patient or technical issues.
Collect, analyze, and integrate patient information to meet specific needs.
Determine final testing parameters in conjunction with physicians and protocols.
Review patient history and verify medical orders.
Follow sleep center protocols related to sleep studies.
Verify patient identification, collect documents, and obtain consent.
Explain procedures and orient patients for in-center or out-of-center testing.
Select and calibrate appropriate equipment.
Apply electrodes and sensors according to standards.
Perform routine positive airway pressure (PAP) interface fitting and desensitization.
Comply with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and standards.
Perform routine equipment care, maintenance, and inventory evaluation.
Maintain current CPR or BLS certification.
Maintain certification in sleep technology.
Acquire Continuing Education Units (CEU) to maintain credentials.
Demonstrate computer skills, effective communication, social skills, customer service, critical thinking, and teamwork.
Follow HIPAA policies.
Respond to patient inquiries and provide education.
Adhere to sleep center policies related to quality assurance.
Evaluate sleep study related equipment and inventory.
Review and evaluate sleep studies and provide feedback to staff.
Analyze complex situations and apply policy.
Comply with professional standards of conduct.
Assist the medical director and/or Director of Sleep Services in all aspects of sleep center operations.