Registered Polysomnography Technician PRN/NIGHTS

East Tennessee Children's Hospital•Knoxville, TN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs Polysomnography Technician duties proficiently. Duties may include attaching monitoring equipment to patients, observing and accurately documenting recordings, participating in patient/family education and orientation to the sleep center and various procedures. Ensures safety throughout a patient’s stay.

Requirements

Successful completion of an accredited educational program leading to an associate degree with an emphasis in Polysomnography OR successful completion of a polysomnography program of no less than 1 year duration associated with a state licensed and/or a nationally accredited educational facility or equivalent experience and documented proficiency at all competencies required of Polysomnographic Technician.
Must hold credentials from the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) preferred and/or certification by the American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM) as a Registered Sleep Technologist (RST) or equivalent.
Required to maintain CPR or BLS certification.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrates good, appropriate interpersonal skills.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and talk or hear.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
In the performance of this job, the employee may be exposed to chemical vapors such as acetone, ether, or glutaraldehyde.
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age-specific care in the treatment, assessment, and education of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in pediatric sleep medicine preferred.

Responsibilities

Performs Polysomnography Technician duties proficiently.
Attaches monitoring equipment to patients.
Observes and accurately documents recordings.
Participates in patient/family education and orientation to the sleep center and various procedures.
Ensures safety throughout a patient’s stay.
Collects, analyzes and integrates patient information to identify and meet patient-specific needs.
Prepares and calibrates equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning.
Applies electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.
Performs appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals.
Performs positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting.
Follows procedural protocols such as Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT), parasomnia studies, PAP, oxygen titration etc.
Accurately follows “lights out” procedures to establish and document baseline values.
Accurately follows “lights on” procedures to verify integrity of collected data and completes the data collection process.
Performs Polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality.
Accurately documents routine observations including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and significant events.
Implements appropriate and timely interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous and bi-level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc).
Scores sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines.
Scores clinical events (such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals etc.) according to center specific protocols.
Generates accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data.
Demonstrates the ability to analyze complex situations and apply policy as necessary.
Complies with the ABSM Standards of Conduct at all times, ensuring a professional environment of care.
Actively participates in quality efforts and seeks new opportunities to increase quality.
Performs routine and complex equipment care and maintenance following all appropriate and applicable procedures.
Evaluates sleep study related equipment and inventory to ensure adequate operations and needs are met.
Complies with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and standards regarding safety and infection control issues.
Willingly accepts any other assignment that may be requested.
Utilizes hospital resources and time respectfully and accountably.
Ensures that cost-effectiveness and quality are taken into account when making decisions in regards to utilizing department resources.
Demonstrates a personal commitment to reducing waste.
Considers the impact on other departments and facilities within Children’s Hospital when making decisions or taking action.