Registered Sleep Tech

UnitedHealth Group•Colorado Springs, CO

21h•$24 - $43•Onsite

About The Position

Optum CO is seeking a Registered Sleep Tech to join our team in Colorado Springs, CO. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live. As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone. At Optum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together. Position in this function provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders under direction of Provider or designee. This may involve polysomnography, diagnostic and therapeutic services or patient care and education. Schedule: 7pm-7am Saturday, Sunday, Monday (Three 12 hours shifts).

Requirements

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist
Maintain current CPR or BCLS certification
Proven ability to communicate medical information to non-medically trained people and communicate with people of different social, educational, and cultural backgrounds
Proven ability to neatly, efficiently, and effectively write routine reports, correspondence, and chart notes
Proven ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
Proven ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Proven ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

Nice To Haves

Associate’s Degree with an emphasis in Polysomnography or an accredited Polysomnography Program; or equivalent experience and documented proficiency at all competencies required of a Polysomnographic Technician
6+ months of experience

Responsibilities

Collect, analyze, and integrate patient information in order to identify and meet the patient-specific needs (Physical/mental limitations, current emotional/physiological status regarding the testing procedure, pertinent medical/social history), and to determine final testing parameters/procedures in conjunction with the ordering provider or medical director and laboratory protocols
Complete and verify documentation
Explain pre-testing, testing, and post-testing procedures to the patient
Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments if necessary
Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards
Perform appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and make adjustments if necessary. Perform positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting
Follow procedural protocols [such as Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT), parasomnia studies, PAP, oxygen titration etc.] to ensure collection of appropriate data. Follow “lights out” procedures to establish and document baseline values (such as body position, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rates, etc.)
Perform Polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free and make adjustments, if necessary
Document routine observations including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results
Implement appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous and bi-level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.)
Follow “lights on” procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process (repeats the physiological and instrument calibrations and instructs the patient on completing questionnaires, etc.)
Demonstrate 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
Oversee and perform difficult and unusual procedures and therapeutic interventions
Score sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines
Score clinical events (such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals etc.) according to center specific protocols
Generate accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data
Comply with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and standards regarding safety and infection control issues
Perform routine and complex equipment care and maintenance
Evaluate sleep study related equipment and inventory
Respond to study participant’s procedural-related inquiries by providing appropriate information
Comply with the BRPT Standards of Conduct
Demonstrate and exemplify behavior consistent with DaVita’s core values - service excellence, integrity, team, continuous improvement, accountability, fulfillment, fun
Perform all other job duties as directed by the supervisor or manager