Polysomnography Tech RPSGT - PRN/Casual - Rotating

Best Care•Omaha, NE

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Polysomnography Tech conducts all aspects of sleep diagnostic testing at West Dodge Medical Plaza in Omaha, Nebraska. This rotating, casual role involves gathering and analyzing patient information, preparing and calibrating equipment, performing sleep procedures, monitoring and documenting data, scoring polysomnographic records, facilitating physician review, and maintaining supplies. The technician interacts positively with patients, families, visitors, physicians, customers, and coworkers, and explains testing procedures to patients. Nebraska Methodist Health System describes its culture as focused on exceptional care for the communities it serves and the people it employs. The organization offers competitive pay, benefits, and a work environment where employees are valued. The health system includes four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, a medical supply distributorship, and a central laundry facility.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
RPSGT certification through the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) required at hire, or within 12 months of hire if currently a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT), Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), or Registered EEG Technician (R.EEGT).
Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 3 months of hire.
Good understanding of all aspects of sleep diagnostic testing.
Ability to perform Multiple Sleep Latency Testing (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Testing (MWT), and score polysomnograms.

Nice To Haves

Three to six months of experience in sleep testing is preferred.
Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is strongly preferred at the time of hire.

Responsibilities

Build positive relationships with patients, visitors, families, physicians, customers, and coworkers; respond promptly to needs and follow the customer complaint management process.
Collect, analyze, and integrate patient information, including limitations, current emotional and physiological status, and pertinent medical and social history, to determine testing parameters with the ordering physician or clinical director and according to laboratory protocols.
Complete and verify documentation, and explain pre-testing, testing, and post-testing procedures to patients.
Prepare and calibrate equipment, confirm it functions properly, make adjustments as needed, apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted standards, perform physiologic calibrations, and fit positive airway pressure (PAP) masks.
Follow procedural protocols for MSLT, MWT, parasomnia studies, positive airway pressure, and oxygen titration.
Acquire data while monitoring patients and document routine observations, sleep stages, clinical events, procedural changes, and significant events to facilitate scoring.
Score sleep/wake stages and clinical events according to guidelines and protocols, and generate accurate reports for physician review.
Facilitate communication with pulmonologists for interpretation.
Maintain supply inventory and place supply orders as needed.