Registered Sleep Tech

Wellstar Health System•Douglasville, GA

About The Position

The Registered Polysomnographic Technologist works under the general supervision of the Director of Sleep Services or designee to evaluate and treat sleep disorders. The role includes in-center and out-of-center sleep testing, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, comprehensive patient care, and direct patient education. The technologist is credentialed in sleep technology, performs the duties of a sleep technologist, and may provide oversight of other sleep center staff. The technologist prepares patients and equipment for sleep studies; conducts and monitors diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; collects, scores, and reports study data; and provides age-appropriate care and patient instruction. The role also includes equipment and inventory maintenance, quality and safety compliance, staff feedback, and assistance with sleep center operations.

Requirements

Successful completion of an accredited educational program leading to a certificate, or an associate's degree, with an emphasis on sleep technology; alternatively, completion of a sleep technology program associated with a state-licensed and/or nationally accredited educational facility, or equivalent experience with documented proficiency in all sleep technologist competencies.
Required sleep technology credential: Sleep Disorders Specialist, Registered Polysomnographer, or Registered Sleep Technologist.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or BLS Instructor certification.
Maintain current CPR or BLS certification and sleep technology certification.
Acquire 10 continuing education units to maintain the sleep technology credential.
Computer skills appropriate for the position.
Effective written and verbal communication, social, customer service, teamwork, and critical-thinking skills; ability to work with minimal supervision and follow direction.

Responsibilities

Collect and review patient information, verify medical orders, and determine testing parameters with the ordering physician or clinical director and laboratory protocols.
Prepare patients for in-center and out-of-center sleep testing, verify identity, obtain consent, explain procedures, and provide patient education.
Select, calibrate, and prepare testing equipment; apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted standards; and fit and desensitize patients to PAP interfaces.
Conduct sleep procedures, including MSLT, MWT, parasomnia studies, and PAP and oxygen titration, following protocols.
Monitor data acquisition and signal quality, identify and correct artifacts, document observations and clinical events, and implement safety or therapeutic interventions as appropriate.
Complete lights-out and lights-on procedures, verify collected data, and ensure questionnaires and other required documentation are complete.
Score sleep/wake stages and clinical events using accepted professional guidelines and AASM standards, and generate accurate reports.
Prepare portable monitoring equipment, download data, instruct patients on out-of-center testing, and follow device cleaning and disinfection procedures.
Provide age-specific assessment, treatment, and education for neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
Maintain equipment, conduct inventory evaluations, and assess sleep-study-related equipment.
Maintain current CPR or BLS certification and sleep technology certification, including completing 10 continuing education units to maintain the credential.
Follow applicable laws, regulations, safety and infection-control standards, HIPAA policies, sleep center quality assurance policies, and professional conduct standards.
Respond to patient inquiries, demonstrate effective communication and customer service, and work effectively with minimal supervision and as part of a team.
Review and evaluate sleep studies and provide feedback to staff; assist the medical director and/or Director of Sleep Services with sleep center operations.