Polysomnographic Technician, Sign on Bonus Eligible
About The Position
Performs the duties of a Sleep Lab Technician, scores sleep record of patient and prepares for physician interpretation. Evaluates PSG and MSLT recordings and generates a computerized PSG report. Interprets raw data, scores polysomnograms for sleep stages using standardized criteria, computes parameters such as sleep latency, sleep efficiency, and percentage of sleep stages, and analyzes apneas and arousals. Determines heart rate ranges for waking and sleeping stages, identifies and quantifies abnormalities in cardiac activity and respiration, and identifies normal/abnormal patterns, artifacts, and sleep/wake stages. Assists with marketing the sleep lab to the outside community and staff physicians, provides information to medical staff regarding test capabilities and requirements, and provides in-service education to sleep lab staff. Performs all other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Vocational/technical training and a minimum of one year�s job-related experience or equivalent is required
- Registered Polysomnography technologist certification is also required
Responsibilities
- Performs duties of a Sleep lab Technician
- Evaluates PSG and MSLT recordings
- Generates computerized PSG report
- Interprets raw data: score polysomnogram for sleep stages using standardized criteria, compute parameters to include sleep latency, sleep efficiency and percentage of sleep stages, analyze apneas and arousals(muscle and spontaneous)
- Determine heart rate ranges for waking and sleeping stages
- Identify and quantify abnormalities in cardiac activity and respiration
- Identifies normal/abnormal patterns, artifacts and sleep/wake stages
- Assist with marketing the sleep lab to the outside community and staff physicians
- Provides information to the medical staff with regard to test capabilities and requirements in order to increase medical staff knowledge of polysomnographic testing
- Provides in-service education to sleep lab staff
- Perform all other related duties as assigned
Benefits
- Sign on Bonus Eligible
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
