Polysomnographic Technician Full-time Nights

Cape Fear Valley Health

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Polysomnographic Technician provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders through polysomnography, diagnostic and therapeutic services, and patient care and education. The role performs duties defined for a Polysomnographic Technician and may provide oversight of other staff. This is a full-time night-shift position in the Sleep Center at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Successful completion of an accredited educational program leading to an associate’s degree with an emphasis in polysomnography, or successful completion of one of the other eligible Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists pathways: clinical experience, healthcare credential, focused training, or international option.
Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
RPSGT certification from the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists required.
Computer proficiency.
Effective communication and social skills and excellent customer service.
Critical-thinking skills and ability to follow directions accurately.
Strong teamwork capabilities.
Knowledge and skills to recognize and provide age-specific care in the treatment, assessment, and education of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
Ability to perform the listed physical activities and lifting requirements, including regularly lifting or moving up to 10 pounds, frequently up to 25 pounds, and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
Ability to meet the job’s specified vision requirements.
Ability to work with potential exposure to chemical vapors and skin contact with substances such as acetone, ether, or glutaraldehyde, and to infectious agents including blood-borne pathogens.

Responsibilities

Collect, analyze, and integrate patient information to identify and meet patient-specific needs.
Explain pre-testing, testing, and post-testing procedures.
Prepare and calibrate testing equipment, verify proper functioning, and make adjustments when necessary.
Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.
Perform physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and adjust when necessary.
Perform positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting.
Follow procedural protocols to collect appropriate data.
Follow and document “lights out” procedures to establish baseline values.
Acquire polysomnographic data while monitoring tracing quality, ensuring signals are artifact-free, and adjusting when necessary.
Document routine observations, including sleep stages, clinical events, procedure changes, and significant events, to support scoring and interpretation of results.
Follow “lights on” procedures to verify collected data and complete data collection.
Score sleep/wake stages using professionally accepted guidelines.
Score clinical events, including respiratory and cardiac events, limb movements, and arousals, using American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) standards.
Assist with routine equipment care and maintenance and inventory evaluation.
Perform other duties as assigned.