Sleep Tech II

Trinity Health•Boise, ID

About The Position

Performs comprehensive polysomnographic testing and analysis, and associated interventions under the general oversight of a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist and/or the Medical Director or designee. The role conducts sleep-study procedures and data acquisition, monitors signal quality, documents observations and services, scores sleep stages and clinical events, and implements appropriate safety and therapeutic interventions. The position also performs difficult and unusual procedures and therapeutic interventions and provides age-specific care to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

Requirements

A license to practice respiratory care from the Idaho Board of Medicine, or a permit to perform polysomnography related to respiratory care.
Must be enrolled in or have completed the ASTEP program and register as an RPSGT within one year from hire through the Board for Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT).
Certification or registration as a Polysomnographic Technologist (CPSGT or RPSGT) through the BRPT.
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.

Nice To Haves

Minimum two years of direct clinical experience preferred.
Training in electroneurodiagnostics, pulmonary technology, or respiratory care, with emphasis on cardiorespiratory, neurological, and sleep/wake physiology preferred.

Responsibilities

Follow procedural protocols for Multiple Sleep Latency Tests (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Tests (MWT), parasomnia studies, and PAP and oxygen titration.
Ensure accurate documentation of services and supplies provided to patients.
Follow “lights out” procedures to establish and document baseline values, including body position, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory rate, and heart rate.
Perform polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality and ensuring signals are artifact-free.
Identify and report signal abnormalities and make adjustments when necessary.
Document routine observations, including sleep stages, clinical events, procedural changes, and other significant events to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.
Implement appropriate interventions for patient safety and treatment, including continuous and bi-level positive airway pressure and oxygen administration.
Follow “lights on” procedures to verify collected-data integrity and complete data collection, including repeating physiological and instrument calibrations and instructing patients on completing questionnaires.
Provide age-specific care in the treatment, assessment, and education of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
Perform difficult and unusual procedures and therapeutic interventions.
Score sleep/wake stages using professionally accepted guidelines.
Score clinical events, including respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, and arousals, according to center-specific protocols.
Input orders and task information, including account activation, notifications, and task completion.
Perform the basics of polysomnographic testing and associated interventions under the direct supervision of a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist.