Sleep Tech II/CRT

DCH Health System•Tuscaloosa, AL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Independently performs routine and specialized overnight and day sleep studies. This role involves explaining testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety, monitoring patients’ comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses, obtaining and recording patient identification and medical history, adjusting equipment and controls according to physicians’ orders or established protocol, preparing and positioning patients for testing, and checking, testing, and maintaining equipment, making minor repairs when necessary, to ensure proper operation. The Sleep Tech II/CRT also scores sleep studies and generates reports summarizing data and physiological events. The position requires adaptability and flexibility to handle emergencies, changing workload, personnel shortages, new instrumentation, new procedures, disaster and/or unsuspected events. Responsibilities include checking email each shift, communicating with Co-Workers, Lead Techs and Supervisors, performing disinfection as per manufacturer’s recommendation, adhering to standard precautions and hand hygiene, performing and accurately recording technical procedures safely, effectively, efficiently, and within scope of policy, and actively participating in department huddles, meetings, and communication. Accountability includes meeting/exceeding department goals, DCH Values, DCH Mission and Vision. DCH Standards include maintaining performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation, performing compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook, and adhering to the DCH Behavioral Standards. Essential job functions must be performed in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees, identifying and reducing unsafe practices, and recognizing and taking appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards.

Requirements

Certified or Registered Respiratory Therapist (CRT or RRT) OR have at least 1 year of full time equivalent hours of experience as an Electroneurodiagnostic Tech or Sleep Tech OR completed a Sleep training program.
CPR certification must be obtained prior to start date.
Must be able to read, write legibly, speak and comprehend English.
RPSGT credentialing or ASTEP course completion required within two years.

Responsibilities

Performs overnight and day sleep studies, routine and specialized, on a variety of patients within all age groups excluding neonate and infant
Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
Monitor patients’ comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
Obtain and record patient identification and medical history.
Adjust equipment and controls according to physicians’ orders or established protocol.
Prepare and position patients for testing.
Check, test, and maintain equipment, making minor repairs when necessary, to ensure proper operation.
Scores sleep studies and generates reports summarizing data and physiological events.
Attends workshops, seminars, lectures and other programs as appropriate to gain knowledge of current trends in sleep disorders and techniques to insure high quality/effective studies.
Must be adaptive and flexible to handle situations because of emergencies, changing workload, personnel shortages, new instrumentation, new procedures, changes in procedures, disaster and/or unsuspected events.
Responsible for checking email each shift and for communicating with Co-Workers, Lead Techs and Supervisors.
Perform Disinfection as per manufacturer’s recommendation (IFU)
Adheres to standard precautions and hand hygiene
Performs and accurately records technical procedures safely, effectively, efficiently, and within scope of policy
Actively participates in department huddles, meetings, and communication
Accountability related to meeting/exceeding department goals, DCH Values, DCH Mission and Vision
Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees.
Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.
Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
All other duties as assigned.