Polysomnography Tech II

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Chicago, IL

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Polysomnography Tech II position is a full-time role within the Advocate Sleep Centers, specifically serving the South Region Sleep Centers. The primary location is Chicago, IL, with work also occurring in Downers Grove, Palos Heights, and Tinley Park. This role involves performing sleep studies, patient education, and therapeutic interventions related to sleep disorders. The schedule is Monday-Friday, 7:30pm-6:00am, with a night differential available. The position requires the ability to provide age-appropriate care and demonstrates knowledge of growth and development principles.

Requirements

• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) registration issued by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT), or Registered Sleep Technologist (RST) certification issued by the American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM), or Registered Respiratory Therapist-Sleep Disorders Specialty (RRT-SDS) certification issued by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC).
• Advanced training beyond High School that includes the completion of an accredited or approved program.
• Typically requires 2 years of experience in a polysomnographic technician role.
• Must meet the AASM standard of 80% proficient in scoring with interscore reliability.
• Proficient at sleep study scoring.
• Ability to analyze complex situations and apply policy.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills to develop relationships with patients, physicians and staff both inter and intra-departmentally.
• Basic computer skills.
• Must sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, and kneel throughout workday.
• Must be able to: lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist.
• Must be able to: lift up to 20 lbs. over the head.
• Must be able to: carry up to 40 lbs. a reasonable distance.
• Must be able to: push/pull with 30 lbs. of force.
• Must be able to: perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present.

Responsibilities

• Selects and applies special monitoring electrodes, bands, thermistors, and other monitoring probes to appropriate areas of the patient's body.
• Prepares positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fittings.
• Schedules and discusses the test process with patients, ensures their knowledge of the process, and answers their questions.
• Educates physicians and patients on sleep medicine.
• Follows sleep procedures to establish and document baseline values such as body position, movements, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rates.
• Scores sleep/wake stages and with the generation of accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc.
• Implements appropriate interventions including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous (CPAP) and bi-level (BIPAP) positive airway pressure and oxygen administration.
• Performs procedures and therapeutic interventions such as auto servo ventilation (SV) titrations, average volume assured pressure support (AVAPS), multiple sleep latency testing (MSLT), maintenance of wakefulness testing (MWT).
• Performs set up and scoring of home sleep tests.
• Performs polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to recognize and eliminate all artifacts observed during the test.
• Follows wake procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process e.g. repeat the physiological and instrument calibrations and instructs the patient on completing questionnaires.
• Sets up video and audio monitoring apparatus.
• Prepares and calibrates equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and signals.
• Keeps the equipment in clean operating condition, detecting instrument malfunctions, making minor adjustments, and reporting the need for major repairs.
• Monitors equipment supply levels and maintains appropriate equipment at hand.
• Serves as a technical resource, role model and/or preceptor for students and staff and acts as a resource to staff both at own facility and throughout system.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Generous retirement offerings
• Programs that invest in your career development
• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

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