Sleep Study Technologist-Registered Respiratory Therapist (Part-time)

Penn Medicine • Lancaster, PA

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About The Position

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines. Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work? The position is part-time, requiring 24 hours per week, with a prorated sign-on bonus and tuition assistance. The role involves performing polysomnography recordings in the evaluation of various sleep disorders in accordance with Department policies/procedures, providing care to patients across different age groups.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Certification as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) or as a Respiratory Therapist (RRT) or a RN/LPN with 1 year of clinical experience.
• Must secure RPSGT Credential within 30 months of date of Sleep Center hire.
• One (1) year of patient care experience.

Nice To Haves

• One to three (1-3) years of EEG technology experience.
• One to three (1-3) years of sleep disorders experience.
• One to three (1-3) years of computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Performs daytime and/or nocturnal polysomnography recordings as needed according to physician's orders and/or Department policies and procedures.
• Utilizes monitors, recorders, analyzers, and other data acquisition instrumentation for obtaining graphic records of related sleep events.
• Performs Multiple Sleep Latency Testing according to physician's orders and following procedural protocols.
• Confers directly with patients, explaining the procedures involved and equipment used in polysomnography and/or nocturnal oxygen saturation studies.
• Prepares and calibrates all computer and recording equipment both pre and post study.
• Performs routine positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fittings.
• Implements appropriate interventions for patient safety and therapeutic interventions such as continuous or bi-level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.
• Provides complete and accurate documentation according to Department policies for all diagnostic related studies or procedures.
• Prepares patients for ambulatory screening sleep studies/oximetry and assists in the downloading and scoring of such studies.
• Schedules, orients, and educates patients seen in the Sleep Center.
• Scores clinical events according to departmental protocols.
• Generates accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data.

Benefits

• Prorated sign-on bonus.
• Tuition assistance.
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: High school or GED