Polysomnographic Technologist

HealthPartners/GHI • Saint Louis Park, MN

17h

About The Position

Park Nicollet is looking to hire a Polysomnographic Technologist to join our team! Come join us as a Partner for Good and help us make an impact on the care and experience that our patients and their families receive every day.
The Polysomnographic Technologist works under medical supervision to perform and evaluate overnight polysomnograms. This individual functions independently to safely operate sophisticated medical equipment to record sleep/wake physiology. The application of recording devices, cleaning/sterilization of equipment and monitoring of polysomnogram are essential duties of the technologist. Polysomnographic technologists must recognize sleep pathology when it occurs in the laboratory and respond with the appropriate interventions to ensure patient safety.
Knowledge of normal cardiorespiratory, neurologic, and sleep physiology is essential to the polysomnographic technologist. The technologist understands the function of equipment used to monitor and record breathing (airflow/effort), electroencephalograms (brain waves), electrocardiograms (heart rate and rhythm), electromyograms (muscle activity), and pulse oximetry (blood oxygenation/saturation).
The polysomnographic technologist monitors nasal continuous positive pressure, oxygen, and employs ventilatory assist devices in accordance with established protocols. This individual is also Certified in Basic Life Support. The technologist also performs special procedures such as multiple sleep latency testing, pediatric polysomnography, ambulatory monitoring, and patient education.
Record review/scoring of polysomnograms is an integral part of the job and may consume as much time as data acquisition. The identification of normal/abnormal patterns, artifacts, and sleep/wake stages is critical to high quality patient care. The polysomnographic technologist generates a report that accurately and concisely summarizes the patient’s sleep/wake stages, respiratory events, cardiac event, limb movements, arousal analysis, and other clinical events.

Requirements

• Current enrollment in an accredited educational program leading to an associate degree with an emphasis in polysomnography OR Successful completion of an accredited educational program leading to an associate degree in a Respiratory Therapy, Electroneurodiagnostics, or comparable allied health program with an emphasis in polysomnography.
• Once board-eligible through the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BPRT), registration (RPSGT) must be achieved within six months of employment.
• Certified in Basic Cardiac Life Support
• Demonstrates knowledge of age-related growth and development principles necessary to provide appropriate service and assure safety of patients.
• Electroencephalographs/polygraphs.
• Niche computer systems for data acquisition and analysis.
• Electrodes, adhesives, and other monitoring devices.
• Audio/visual recording equipment.
• NCPAP and other ventilatory assist devices.
• Oxygen administration devices.
• Pulse oximeters.
• CO2 Monitors

Responsibilities

• Perform and evaluate overnight polysomnograms
• Safely operate sophisticated medical equipment to record sleep/wake physiology
• Application of recording devices
• Cleaning/sterilization of equipment
• Monitoring of polysomnogram
• Recognize sleep pathology when it occurs in the laboratory and respond with the appropriate interventions to ensure patient safety
• Monitors nasal continuous positive pressure, oxygen, and employs ventilatory assist devices in accordance with established protocols
• Perform special procedures such as multiple sleep latency testing, pediatric polysomnography, ambulatory monitoring, and patient education
• Record review/scoring of polysomnograms
• Identification of normal/abnormal patterns, artifacts, and sleep/wake stages
• Generates a report that accurately and concisely summarizes the patient’s sleep/wake stages, respiratory events, cardiac event, limb movements, arousal analysis, and other clinical events.

Benefits

• Park Nicollet offers a competitive benefits package (for eligible positions) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, a retirement program, time away from work, insurance options, tuition reimbursement, an employee assistance program, onsite clinic and much more
• Benefits Designed to Support Your Total Health
• As a HealthPartners colleague, we’re committed to nurturing your diverse talents, valuing your dedication, and supporting your work-life balance. We offer a comprehensive range of benefits to support every aspect of your life, including health, time off, retirement planning, and continuous learning opportunities. Our goal is to help you thrive physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially, so you can continue delivering exceptional care.

What This Job Offers

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