Polysomnography Tech RPSGT - 20 Hours/Week - Rotating

Best Care•Council Bluffs, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Polysomnography Tech conducts all aspects of sleep diagnostic testing at Methodist Jennie Edmundson in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The role gathers and analyzes patient information, prepares and calibrates equipment, performs and monitors polysomnographic procedures, scores sleep studies, supports physician review, and maintains supply inventory. The position is scheduled for 20 hours per week on rotating days with some night coverage, in 10-hour shifts.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
RPSGT certification through the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) required at hire, or within 12 months of hire for currently certified respiratory therapists (CRT/RRT) or registered EEG technicians (R.EEGT); or within 6 months of hire for graduates of an accredited Sleep Technologist program.
Iowa Polysomnographic Technologist (PSGT) license required at hire, or within 12 months of hire for currently Iowa-licensed Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCP.IA) or registered EEG technicians (R.EEGT); or within 6 months of hire for graduates of an accredited Sleep Technologist program.
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.
Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force.

Nice To Haves

3 to 6 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 relations with patients, visitors, families, physicians, customers, and coworkers; respond to needs and follow the customer complaint management process.
Gather, analyze, and integrate patient information to identify needs and determine testing parameters with the ordering physician or clinical director and laboratory protocols.
Complete and verify documentation, and explain pre-testing, testing, and post-testing procedures to patients.
Prepare and calibrate equipment, confirm it is functioning properly, apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted standards, perform physiologic calibrations, and fit positive airway pressure (PAP) masks.
Perform and monitor polysomnographic procedures, including MSLT, MWT, parasomnia studies, positive airway pressure, and oxygen titration, following procedural protocols.
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.