Registered Sleep Tech/Polysomnographer

DCH Health Care Authority•Tuscaloosa, AL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Independently performs routine and specialized overnight and day sleep studies. This role involves explaining testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety, monitoring patients’ comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses, and obtaining and recording patient identification and medical history. The technologist will adjust equipment and controls according to physicians’ orders or established protocol, prepare and position patients for testing, and check, test, and maintain equipment, making minor repairs when necessary. Additionally, this position may involve supervising or training other technologists or students, scoring sleep studies and generating reports, assisting the chief tech in assessing competencies, and attending workshops to stay current with sleep disorder trends. The role requires adaptability and flexibility to handle emergencies, changing workloads, personnel shortages, new instrumentation, new procedures, disaster situations, and unexpected events. Responsibilities include checking email each shift, communicating with colleagues, and performing disinfection as per manufacturer recommendations. Adherence to standard precautions, hand hygiene, and accurate recording of technical procedures are essential. Active participation in department huddles, meetings, and communication is expected, along with accountability for meeting/exceeding department goals, DCH Values, Mission, and Vision. Maintaining performance, patient and employee satisfaction, and financial standards, as well as adhering to compliance requirements and DCH Behavioral Standards, are crucial. Essential job functions must be performed in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors, and employees, identifying and reducing unsafe practices and risks.

Requirements

RPSGT or Registered Sleep Technologist (RST) credentialing required.
Must pass competency assessment as approved and documented by the Sleep Medical Director.
CPR certification required.
Must be able to read, write legibly, speak and comprehend English.

Responsibilities

Performs overnight and day sleep studies, routine and specialized, on a variety of patients within all age groups excluding neonate and infant.
Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
Monitor patients’ comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
Obtain and record patient identification and medical history.
Adjust equipment and controls according to physicians’ orders or established protocol.
Prepare and position patients for testing.
Check, test, and maintain equipment, making minor repairs when necessary, to ensure proper operation.
Supervise or train other technologists or students.
Scores sleep studies and generates reports summarizing data and physiological events.
Assists chief tech in assessing Sleep Tech I and II competencies
Attends workshops, seminars, lectures and other programs as appropriate to gain knowledge of current trends in sleep disorders and techniques to insure high quality/effective studies
Must be adaptive and flexible to handle situations because of emergencies, changing workload, personnel shortages, new instrumentation, new procedures, changes in procedures, disaster and/or unsuspected events.
Responsible for checking email each shift and for communicating with Co-Workers, Lead Techs and Supervisors.
Perform Disinfection as per manufacturer’s recommendation (IFU)
Adheres to standard precautions and hand hygiene
Performs and accurately records technical procedures safely, effectively, efficiently, and within scope of policy
Actively participates in department huddles, meetings, and communication
Accountability related to meeting/exceeding department goals, DCH Values, DCH Mission and Vision
Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees.
Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.
Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
All other duties as assigned.