Research Coordinator/ Sleep Technician

The Geneva Foundation•Bethesda, MD

About The Position

The Research Coordinator/Sleep Technician will perform and score polysomnograms, completing appropriate procedures and quality checks associated with this work. This is an intermittent position (0-19.99/week) that will support the SWORD program, looking at noninvasive mechanisms to monitor and modulate sleep for US Warfighters.

Requirements

High School Diploma required
CPR Certification required
Maintained RPSGT certification required

Responsibilities

Promote safety and confidentiality of research participants at all times
Adhere to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Good Clinical Practices (GCP), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), and infection control procedures
Plan and coordinate the initiation of research study protocol, and the implementation of operating policies and procedures
Plan, implement and maintain data collection and analysis systems in support of research protocol; may coordinate the collection and analysis of research data
Recruit, instruct and coordinate research subjects and/or volunteers, as appropriate to specific study objectives and work scope
Coordinate the day-to-day activities of technical support staff specifically engaged in the carrying out of research/clinical protocol, as appropriate to the position; may perform aspects of research protocol, as required, in accordance with specified program objectives
Organize and facilitate meetings, conferences, and other events associated with research activities; may perform and/or coordinate outreach activities, as appropriate to research objectives
Document all correspondence and communication pertinent to the research
Interact and communicate effectively with Principal Investigator, other site personnel, research participants, The Geneva Foundation, and the funding organization
Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning.
Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.
Perform appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals
Follow procedural protocols such as Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT), parasomnia studies, insomnia, etc. and to ensure collection of appropriate data.
Follow “lights out” procedures to establish and document baseline values such as bodies positions, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rates.
Perform polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free.
Identify and report signal abnormalities.
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.
Score sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines.
Score clinical events such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements and Arousals using center specific protocols.
Generate accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data.
Maintain current CPR or BCLS certification.
Comply with the BRPT Standards of Conduct.