Polysomnographic Technologist Team Lead

HealthPartners • Saint Louis, MN

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About The Position

Methodist Hospital is hiring a Polysomnographic Technologist Team Lead to join its Sleep team. The role works under medical supervision to perform and evaluate overnight polysomnograms and independently operates sophisticated medical equipment to record sleep/wake physiology. The technologist applies recording devices, cleans and sterilizes equipment, and monitors polysomnograms. They must recognize sleep pathology in the laboratory and respond with appropriate interventions to ensure patient safety, using knowledge of normal cardiorespiratory, neurologic, and sleep physiology.

The technologist uses equipment to monitor and record breathing, brain waves, heart rate and rhythm, muscle activity, and blood oxygenation. They monitor nasal continuous positive pressure and oxygen and use ventilatory assist devices in accordance with established protocols. The role also performs special procedures such as multiple sleep latency testing, pediatric polysomnography, and ambulatory monitoring, and provides patient education. Record review and scoring are integral to the role. The technologist identifies normal and abnormal patterns, artifacts, and sleep/wake stages, then generates an accurate, concise report summarizing sleep/wake stages, respiratory and cardiac events, limb movements, arousal analysis, and other clinical events. The technologist must be certified in Basic Life Support.

Requirements

• Associate degree with an emphasis in polysomnography.
• Three to five years of scoring experience.
• Certification by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification.
• Knowledge of normal cardiorespiratory, neurologic, and sleep physiology.
• Ability to independently operate sophisticated medical equipment and recognize sleep pathology.

Responsibilities

• Perform and evaluate overnight polysomnograms under medical supervision.
• Safely operate equipment to record sleep/wake physiology.
• Apply recording devices and clean and sterilize equipment.
• Monitor polysomnograms and recognize sleep pathology, responding with appropriate interventions to ensure patient safety.
• Monitor nasal continuous positive pressure and oxygen, and employ ventilatory assist devices according to established protocols.
• Perform multiple sleep latency testing, pediatric polysomnography, and ambulatory monitoring.
• Provide patient education.
• Review and score polysomnograms, identifying normal and abnormal patterns, artifacts, and sleep/wake stages.
• Generate accurate, concise reports summarizing sleep/wake stages, respiratory and cardiac events, limb movements, arousal analysis, and other clinical events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree