Polysom Tech - Sleep Lab Tech

Trinity Health•Dubuque, IA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Neurodiagnostic Services Director and under general direction of the medical director (MD), performs standard and complex polysomnographic recordings and multiple sleep latency testing; scores and documents data, assesses, applies and titrates CPAP or Bi-Level. Provides direct patient education.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required. A degree from higher level education degree that requires a high school diploma or GED as a pre-requisite is also permitted.
Must be credentialed as CRT, RRT, REEGT, or BRPT or Must be registered in sleep technology or accepted to sit for the registry examination through one of the following organizations: ABSM, NBR, BRPT, AASM.
Must become Registered within two years of hire.
Non-registered technicians must be enrolled in or completed the A-STEP Online Self Study Modules or CAAHEP accredited sleep technology. If enrolled, all A-STEP modules must be completed within a 2-year timeframe.
Must participate in an average of 10 hours per year of CEC sleep related education activities over a 3-year period.
Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) is required.

Nice To Haves

Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Gather and Analyze Patient Information: Collect, analyze and integrate patient information to identify and meet the patient-specific needs, 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 and post-testing procedures to the patient.
Testing Preparation Procedures: Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and adjust if necessary. Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.
Polysomnographic Procedures: Follow procedure protocols such as MSLT, 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 adjust, if necessary. Document routine observations including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and significant events 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 patient. Oversees and performs difficult and unusual procedure and therapeutic interventions.
Polysomnographic Record Scoring: 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. Perform appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and make adjustments if necessary. Perform positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting.