Polysomnographic Technologist

Lexington Medical Center • West Columbia, SC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs duties under the general supervision of the Sleep Lab Coordinator and the Clinical Medical Director (M.D., D.O., or PhD) or designee to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders. This may involve polysomnography, Home sleep apnea testing, diagnostic and therapeutic services or patient care and education.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Certification as a registered sleep technologist (RST), Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT), Sleep Disorders Specialist (SDS) or Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Infant/Child and Adult BLS

Nice To Haves

• Successful completion of a polysomnography program of no less than one year duration associated with a state licensed and/or a nationally accredited educational facility or equivalent experience and documented proficiency at all competencies required of a Polysomnographic Technician.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates competence to provide developmentally appropriate care/treatment for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient populations.
• Reviews patient history, physical information, medications, procedure request, and study protocol.
• Collects, analyzes, and integrates patient information to identify and meet patient-specific needs and determine final testing parameters/procedures in conjunction with the ordering physician and laboratory protocols.
• Completes and verifies documentation, orders, and consent for procedures.
• Orients the patient to the sleep lab, explaining pre-testing, testing, and post-testing procedures that are age-appropriate.
• Prepares and calibrates equipment for testing to ensure proper function and makes adjustments as necessary.
• Applies electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards and performs appropriate physiologic calibrations.
• Performs Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) mask fittings.
• Follows procedural protocols to ensure the collection of appropriate data.
• Follows “lights out” procedures, including physiologic calibrations, to establish and document baseline values and proper signals.
• Performs Polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free, identifying, correcting, and documenting artifact.
• Documents routine observations, including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and significant events.
• Implements appropriate interventions, including CPAP, BiPAP, and oxygen administration.
• Follows “lights on” procedures to verify the integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process.
• Oversees and performs difficult and unusual procedures and therapeutic interventions.
• Scores sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines.
• Scores clinical events such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, and arousals per AASM Standards.
• Generates accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data.
• Demonstrates adherence to cleaning and disinfection procedures to comply with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and standards regarding safety and infection control.
• Performs routine and complex equipment care and maintenance, and evaluates sleep study related equipment and inventory.
• Complies with the BRPT Standards of Conduct or applicable certifying board.
• Demonstrates effective computer skills, written and spoken communication skills.
• Demonstrates appropriate social skills, attempting to understand situations before making judgments and acting.
• Demonstrates customer service skills, including being approachable and responding to inquiries with compassion and a positive attitude.
• Demonstrates critical thinking and the ability to work with minimal supervision, with the ability to adapt quickly to complex situations and apply policy.
• Demonstrates teamwork skills to gain trust and support of peers to complete duties and problem-solve situations.
• Demonstrates the ability to follow direction, seek feedback, gain insight into mistakes, and be open to constructive criticism.
• Embodies behaviors, philosophies, and values that uphold the ideals and enhance the image of Lexington Medical Center.
• Works in a cooperative manner that fosters favorable relations between employees and patients, patients’ families, visitors, fellow employees, and the medical staff.
• Performs all other duties as assigned following LMC and sleep center policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age-specific care in treatment, assessment, and education of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients to build rapport with the patient.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to perform portable monitoring equipment patient education and instruction, preparation, data download, cleaning, and disinfection.
• Scores HSAT recordings according to AASM scoring parameters; identifies artifact, inadequate signals, and study failures, and generates an accurate report.

Benefits

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• 403(b) match plan day one (LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%)
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• Employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED