Sleep Tech/Polysomnographer Full Time Overnight

Tufts Medicine • Melrose, MA

12h • Onsite

About The Position

Melrose/Wakefield Hospital, part of the Tufts Medicine system, is hiring a Sleep Tech/Polysomnographer to evaluate and treat sleep disorders under medical supervision. The role conducts in-center overnight polysomnograms and home sleep testing, performs diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, provides comprehensive patient care and education, and independently operates medical equipment to record sleep/wake physiology. The technologist documents and scores testing accurately in the medical record in accordance with department and organizational policies and regulatory requirements.

This experienced clinical technologist role works under moderate supervision and requires vocational or technical education, training, and experience. The position is full time, 36 hours per week, with 12-hour overnight shifts from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Available schedules are Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. The work location is Melrose/Wakefield Hospital, 585 Lebanon St, Melrose, Massachusetts.

The hospital offers competitive salaries and benefits beginning on day one, a 403(b) retirement plan with a hospital match, opportunities for growth, tuition reimbursement, and free parking. Pay range is $26.87–$33.59, based on full-time equivalent; individual offers consider relevant experience, certifications, education, skills, and internal equity.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Successful completion of a sleep technology program.
• Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT), eligibility for RPSGT, Registered Sleep Technologist (RST), or Certified Polysomnographic Technologist credential.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Two years of experience in a sleep lab.
• Ability to integrate basic anatomy and physiology with sleep/wake pathology.
• Broad knowledge of polysomnographic procedures performed in a Sleep Center.
• Ability to apply professional judgment to attain optimal technical results.
• Knowledge of indications, contraindications, and adverse effects of nasal continuous and bi-level positive pressure and oxygen administration.
• Understanding of equipment used to monitor and record breathing, electroencephalograms, electrocardiograms, electromyograms, and pulse oximetry.
• Knowledge of special procedures such as multiple sleep latency testing, maintenance of wakefulness testing, and ambulatory monitoring.
• Ability to perform in-house and portable studies for patients unable to come to the Sleep Center.
• Attention to detail in patient education, safety, comfort, and communication about clinical situations with physicians.
• Ability to recognize when to consult a physician about patient care and to react quickly and calmly in emergencies.
• Ability to sit and monitor polysomnograms and patients for several continuous hours.
• Manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard and perform testing and treatment techniques.

Nice To Haves

• Three years of experience in a sleep lab.

Responsibilities

• Collect, analyze, and integrate patient information to identify patient-specific needs, including physical and mental limitations, emotional and physiological status, and pertinent medical and social history.
• Determine final testing parameters and procedures with the ordering physician or medical director and follow sleep center protocols.
• Review patient history and verify medical orders.
• Verify patient identification, collect documents, and obtain consent when patients arrive.
• Explain and orient patients to in-center or home sleep apnea testing using age-appropriate education.
• Select, calibrate, and adjust appropriate equipment to ensure it functions properly.
• Administer oxygen and nasal continuous airway pressure and use ventilatory assist devices according to medical director protocols.
• Monitor polysomnograms and recognize pathology requiring treatment, using equipment that records breathing, brain waves, heart activity, muscle activity, and blood oxygenation.
• Follow protocols for procedures including MSLT, MWT, parasomnia studies, PAP and oxygen titration, and other testing.
• Perform special procedures such as multiple sleep latency testing and ambulatory monitoring.
• Score sleep/wake stages and clinical events according to professionally accepted guidelines and AASM standards.
• Generate accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data.
• Interview patients about medications, recent caffeine or alcohol use, sleep patterns, and treatment needs during testing.
• Provide education and instruction for home sleep apnea testing and respond to procedural questions using sleep center protocols.
• Clean and disinfect equipment and follow infection control procedures.
• Perform routine equipment care and maintenance, inspect sleep-study equipment, and evaluate inventory.
• Prepare the department for Joint Commission, AASM, and other regulatory surveys, and participate in CQI activities.
• Assist the medical director, clinical director, and/or manager with sleep center operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support patient care and department needs, including cross-training to cover all positions and maintain staffing coverage.
• Provide in-house and portable studies for patients unable to come to the Sleep Center.
• Consult physicians when appropriate and respond quickly and calmly to emergencies.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries and benefits beginning on day one.
• 403(b) retirement plan with hospital match.
• Opportunities for growth.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Free parking.
• Comprehensive Total Rewards package supporting health, financial security, and career growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED