Polysomnography Technologist I or II

MyMichigan Health•Alma, MI

11d

About The Position

The Polysomnography Technologist I or II performs technical and patient-care duties related to polysomnographic testing under the direction of the Sleep Services Manager or Supervisor. Duties include setting up and calibrating monitoring equipment, applying electrodes and sensors, monitoring patient safety, performing physiological calibrations, verifying patient maneuvers, and recording study data. The role also provides clerical support for scheduling, charging, logging, copying, distributing, and retaining test data. The technologist may cross-train in other areas of Cardiology Services. The position performs routine sleep-lab modalities under the direct supervision of a registered polysomnographic technologist. A Sleep Technologist I develops skills and performs basic sleep-testing procedures and related interventions. The role involves collecting and documenting study data, scoring sleep stages and clinical events, generating reports, applying cleaning and disinfection procedures, maintaining equipment and inventory, and providing patient education. Employees must follow applicable safety, infection-control, privacy, professional, and sleep-center policies. The position requires a high school diploma or GED. BLS certification is required within one month of hire or transfer, and the employee must become registered with the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists within the specified timeframe. The posting describes completing A-STEP training, obtaining clinical experience, and achieving registration as conditions of the role. A one-year service commitment to MyMichigan is required after training completion and obtaining RPSGT.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
BLS—Basic Life Support certification within one month of hire or transfer.
Must become registered by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists within 18 months of hire or transfer, with other posting provisions specifying RPSGT attainment within one year of hire.
Enrollment in or completion of a BRPT-approved STAR-designated A-STEP Self-Study education program.
At least 960 hours of clinical experience, including on-site polysomnography duties involving direct patient recording and scoring; the required hours may be reduced with a qualifying current allied health credential.
Complete MyMichigan Health-provided A-STEP modules within six months of hire.
Clinical experience within the three-year period before the exam.
Monthly ISR completions with 85% or better in each category.
Complete a one-year service commitment to MyMichigan after training completion and obtaining RPSGT.
Ability to communicate successfully with individuals and groups and convey ideas clearly to people at all levels.
Competency in Microsoft Windows.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including latex or an appropriate substitute if required.
Ability to move around the facility and perform the job functions, with or without an assistive device; overall vision and hearing are necessary, with or without assistive devices.
Ability to sit, stand, and walk for long periods and make frequent postural changes, including stooping, kneeling, or crouching.
Ability to handle multiple tasks, work with others and independently, maintain regular and predictable attendance, and stay awake.
Dexterity for handling, reaching, grasping, fingering, and feeling, including repeated movements.
Ability to meet the stated medium physical-demand level: occasionally lift or carry 21–50 pounds; frequently handle 20 pounds and walk, stand, or push/pull arm or leg controls; constantly handle 10 pounds.
Must follow bloodborne-pathogen and TB-testing requirements.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree preferred.
BRPT-approved healthcare credential for board eligibility preferred.
At least six months of sleep-lab experience in data collection and scoring preferred.
Current allied health credential may reduce the clinical-experience hours required.

Responsibilities

Select and calibrate appropriate equipment, make adjustments as needed, and develop proficiency in applying electrodes and sensors according to accepted standards.
Perform physiological calibrations, acquire study data, monitor tracing quality, identify and document artifacts, and correct inadequate signals or equipment issues.
Document routine observations, sleep stages, clinical events, procedural changes, and other significant events to support scoring and interpretation.
Implement appropriate patient-safety and therapeutic interventions, including positive airway pressure and oxygen administration when indicated.
Develop skills in scoring sleep/wake stages and clinical events according to professionally accepted guidelines and American Academy of Sleep Medicine standards, and generate accurate reports.
Provide age-specific care, treatment, assessment, and education for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
Apply prescribed cleaning and disinfection procedures and monitor patient safety and compliance with safety protocols.
Comply with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, professional standards, infection-control requirements, HIPAA, and sleep-center policies and procedures.
Perform routine equipment care and maintenance, inspect sleep-study equipment, and evaluate and maintain inventory.
Maintain current CPR or BLS certification and develop or demonstrate appropriate computer, written and verbal communication, social, customer-service, critical-thinking, and teamwork skills.
Respond to sleep-patient procedural inquiries with appropriate education using sleep-center protocols.
Participate in the quality-assurance program and follow direction; perform other duties as assigned.