Sleep Lab Technologist Outpatient Full Time Nights Sign on Bonus Eligible

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare•Grayslake, IL

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Sleep Technologist performs overnight polysomnograms, including CPAP and Bi-PAP titrations, and works closely with other NTC/SDC staff, including physicians. The role requires independent preparation of patients and equipment, recording and scoring sleep studies, and recognizing and responding to abnormalities and medical events. The position serves patients of all ages, from pediatric to geriatric. This is a full-time position at 36 hours per week at the Grayslake Outpatient Clinic. The schedule is Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is available to eligible applicants. Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within one year are not eligible for the bonus, subject to the stated exception for qualifying new graduate internal employees pursuing their first licensed clinical RN position.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Certification by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (RPSGT) or Registered Respiratory Therapist.
BLS CPR certification.
At least 12 months of prior sleep technician experience.
Knowledge of the International 10-20 system of electrode placement.
Familiarity with personal computers.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or additional training in electroneurodiagnostics or anatomy, or successful completion of certification in an allied health school.
Prior sleep experience at a facility accredited by the AASM.
At least 18 months of prior sleep technician experience.

Responsibilities

Complete required paperwork before each study, including consent forms, patient history, and questionnaires; clarify unclear or inappropriate orders; and complete billing information after the procedure.
Prepare monitoring equipment by performing calibrations, selecting filter settings and the appropriate montage, and entering patient information.
Provide CPAP training using appropriate patient education materials.
Prepare patients for studies and accurately place recording devices, using the International 10-20 system for EEG electrode placement.
Record studies by entering appropriate notations and clinical observations in the computer system and on the technician worksheet.
Identify apneas, periodic limb movements, and other sleep disturbances, and seek assistance to adjust recording techniques when needed.
Recognize and respond appropriately to medical problems and physiological events, particularly cardiac dysrhythmias, respiratory events, and seizures.
Recognize technically inadequate signals, troubleshoot them, obtain additional assistance as needed, and document barriers to resolution.
Maintain monitoring equipment in a clean and organized condition.
Participate in departmental in-services and continuing education.
Encourage teamwork through interdepartmental communication and constructive problem resolution.
Train new Sleep Technicians and student preceptors.
Score sleep records according to department guidelines.
Maintain registry standing by completing the required 10 continuing education units or equivalent annually, as established by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Provide testing information, reassure and relax patients, prepare them for procedures, and assist patients as needed.