Sleep Laboratory Technologist | PRN

Avera•Yankton, SD

10d•$28 - $42

About The Position

Provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders. This may involve polysommography, diagnostic and therapeutic services or patient care and education. The Sleep Lab Technologist is responsible for sleep studies and communicating with the patient and physicians.

Requirements

The individual must be able to work the hours specified.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.
Registered Polysomnographer Technologist - Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) within 1-1/2 Yrs or Respiratory Therapist - Licensing Board Upon Hire

Nice To Haves

Technical Certificate
Completion of a Polysomnographic course with hours and study documented via a certificate of completion
Minimum of one year of Respiratory Care experience or a new graduate of an accredited program

Responsibilities

Collects, analyzes, and integrates 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/procedure in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical director and sleep laboratory protocols.
Documents routine observations including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.
Explains pre-testing, testing, and post testing procedures to the patient.
Performs sleep studies including CPAP and BiPAP titration and indications for each. Also can understand and implement the Auto SV therapy.
Prepares and calibrates equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and makes adjustments as necessary.
Applies electrodes and sensors according to published standards.
Performs appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and make adjustments if necessary.
Properly fits and trouble shoots masks and nasal pillows.
Follows procedural protocols [such as Multiple Sleep Latency Tests (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Tests (MLT), parasomnia studies, PAP, oxygen Titration etc.] to ensure collection of appropriate data.
Score clinical events (such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals etc.) according to center specific protocols.
Performs routine and complex equipment care and maintenance.
Evaluates sleep study related equipment and inventory.
Follows procedural protocols [such as Multiple Sleep Latency Tests (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Tests (MLT), parasomnia studies, PAP, oxygen Titration etc.] to ensure collection of appropriate data.
Scores sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines.
Involved in performing outreach sleep studies.