RPSGT - Mid Hudson - Poughkeepsie, NY

Medbridge Healthcare•City of Poughkeepsie, NY

2d•$45•Onsite

About The Position

Full Time RPSGT needed for our Poughkeepsie, NY location #urgentlyhiring up to 15k sign on bonus available MedBridge Healthcare is seeking an experienced NY-licensed RPSGT (Technologist) or RT/CRT, to work on a full time basis 3-4 nights per week 8pm-6am . Competitive hourly rates available depending on experience, with 3:1 ratio. Additional incentive pay per shift is available based on attended study and scoring productivity! MedBridge is a leading provider of sleep laboratory management services and sleep therapy. MedBridge partners with hospitals and physician practices to offer comprehensive fully-integrated services for patient identification, testing, diagnosis, treatment and long-term care management of patients with sleep disorders.

Requirements

High school diploma required
Completion of an accredited Polysomnography program required
NY PSG and/or CRT/RT license(s) also preferred
Certification by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist "RPSGT" in the State of NY required, but NY PSG and/or Respiratory Therapist license(s) also preferred
Current BCLS certification required
Proof of immunizations required

Responsibilities

Gather and Analyze Patient Information
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 physician or clinical 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.
Verify patient video recording(s) is operating properly per laboratory standard protocol
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 observations every 20 minutes on recording and in technical comments to include: sleep stage, clinical events, position changes, pressure changes, SaO2 values, heart rate, and respiratory rate, changes in procedure, and significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.