polysomnography trainee

American Addiction Centers • Kenosha, WI

7d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time trainee position at the Kenosha sleep center, working 3 nights per week from 7pm to 7am. The role involves developing skills in patient information collection and analysis, determining testing parameters under physician guidance, following sleep center protocols, and learning to score sleep/wake stages and generate reports under the supervision of a Polysomnographic Technician. The trainee will also learn about appropriate interventions, assist with various sleep-related procedures and titrations, and acquire polysomnographic data while monitoring tracing quality. Responsibilities include verifying data integrity, setting up monitoring equipment, maintaining equipment, and participating in quality assurance measures. The position requires the ability to provide age-appropriate patient care.

Requirements

• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 30 days.
• Completion of Accredited Sleep Technologist Education Program (A-STEP) needs to be completed within 3 months.
• High School Graduate.
• Typically requires 6 months of direct patient care experience.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to take direction, consistently implement direction given, and effectively and professionally ask for direction or clarification from others.
• Demonstrates the ability to make excellent clinical decisions independently as applicable and while under the direction and guidance of the registered Polysomnography Technologist.
• 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.
• Exposed to mechanical, electrical and chemical hazards and thus protective clothing must be worn as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Develop skills in collecting, analyzing, and integrating patient information to identify and meet patient-specific needs.
• Develop skills in determining final testing parameters/procedures in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical director and laboratory protocols.
• Follow sleep center protocols related to the sleep study, including reviewing pertinent patient history and verifying medical orders.
• Learn, under supervision, to score sleep/wake stages and generate accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data.
• Learn, under supervision, appropriate interventions including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as CPAP and BIPAP.
• Assist with procedures and therapeutic interventions such as auto servo ventilation (SV) titrations, AVAPS, MSLT, MWT, and HSAT.
• Learn, under supervision, polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to recognize and eliminate artifacts.
• Follow wake procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process.
• Set up video and audio monitoring apparatus under supervision.
• Keep equipment in clean operating condition, detect malfunctions, make minor adjustments, and report the need for major repairs.
• Monitor equipment supply levels and maintain appropriate equipment.
• Participate in all quality assurance and improvement measures and processes.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• 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.

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: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED