Polysomnographic Technician (Per Diem)

Kent Hospital•Warwick, RI

About The Position

Performs the duties of a Sleep Lab Technician, evaluates and scores sleep recordings, and prepares computerized reports for physician interpretation. The role includes interpreting raw polysomnographic data, identifying normal and abnormal patterns and artifacts, and determining heart rate ranges and abnormalities in cardiac activity and respiration. The technician also supports education and outreach related to sleep-lab testing and performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Vocational or technical training and at least one year of job-related experience, or equivalent.
Registered Polysomnography Technologist certification.
Ability to perform work requiring eye/hand/foot coordination for most of a normal workday.

Responsibilities

Perform Sleep Lab Technician duties and evaluate PSG and MSLT recordings.
Generate computerized PSG reports.
Score polysomnograms for sleep stages using standardized criteria and calculate sleep latency, sleep efficiency, and percentages of sleep stages.
Analyze apneas and muscle and spontaneous arousals.
Determine heart rate ranges during waking and sleeping stages; identify and quantify abnormalities in cardiac activity and respiration.
Identify normal and abnormal patterns, artifacts, and sleep/wake stages.
Assist with marketing the sleep lab to the outside community and staff physicians.
Provide medical staff with information about test capabilities and requirements to increase their knowledge of polysomnographic testing.
Provide in-service education to sleep lab staff.
Perform other related duties as assigned.