Senior Sleep Technologist - North Hollywood

UCLA Health•North Hollywood, CA

1d•$53•Onsite

About The Position

The senior sleep technologist is responsible for performing and evaluating routine and specialized overnight polysomnograms (PSGs) and Multiple Sleep Latency Tests (MSLTs), while ensuring patient safety. This role involves calibrating equipment, attaching sensors, performing bio-calibration, monitoring laboratory equipment, observing patients during sleep, making decisions to initiate Bi/CPAP titration or other treatments based on lab criteria, and scoring polysomnographic recordings upon request. The technologist may also perform MSLTs, infant and pediatric recordings, scoring of records, and daytime studies as needed. They are expected to work at all UCLA Sleep Lab locations as required for laboratory operations. The level of effort in specific activities may vary based on patient volume and center needs. The sleep technologist reports to the Lab Manager and Supervisor, and may receive instructions from the Medical Director, staff physicians, or other designated personnel. They must follow Laboratory protocols and policies for emergency and non-emergency situations. The Technologist will work independently within their scope of practice and as a team member to ensure the smooth operation of the Sleep Disorders Center. Candidates will be placed according to their experience and current career ladder level.

Requirements

Polysomnography experience is required
Demonstrated ability to score 30 second epochs is required
Basic computer skills are required
CPR Certification is required
RPSGT certification is required
Other licensures/registrations as required by state departments or other licensing/accreditation agencies
Experience in sleep recording instrumentation and scoring techniques required
Comfort working with clinical research populations required
Required to work flexible hours including nights and/or days as patient scheduling indicates
As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

Nice To Haves

Prior phlebotomy experience and certification preferred

Responsibilities

Perform and evaluate routine and specialized overnight polysomnograms (PSGs)
Perform and evaluate Multiple Sleep Latency Tests (MSLTs)
Ensure patient safety
Calibrate equipment
Attach sensors to patients
Perform bio-calibration
Monitor laboratory equipment
Observe patients while they sleep
Make decisions to initiate Bi/CPAP titration or other treatment should patients meet lab criteria
Score polysomnographic recordings on request
Occasionally work days to perform MSLTs, infant and pediatric recordings, scoring of records, daytime studies, and other functions as requested by the lab manager
Work at all UCLA Sleep Lab locations as needed for Laboratory operations
Follow Laboratory protocols and policies for emergency situations
Follow policies and procedures for reporting of non-emergency situations related to facilities, medical record, engineering, etc.
Work independently within their scope of practice
Work as a team member to ensure the smooth operation of the Sleep Disorders Center