Sleep Tech PRN
Artesia General Hospital•Artesia, NM
•$29 - $45•Onsite
About The Position
Under the direction of a physician, the Sleep Tech monitors and performs prescribed sleep studies on patients. The role includes recording and measuring electrical potentials and other physiologic events, maintaining recording devices, analyzing studies, and preparing reports. The Sleep Tech must recognize and appropriately respond to critical events during studies and demonstrate the values-based competencies of Artesia General Hospital, including servant leadership, excellence, respect, virtuousness, innovation, community, and education. The position involves daily patient contact, which may include exposure to blood or other body fluids. Some weekends are required.
Requirements
- Graduate from a School of Clinical Polysomnography and/or an American Academy of Sleep Medicine-accredited program, or graduate from an NBRC-, AARC-, or CoARC-accredited Respiratory Therapy Program and be eligible to sit for board exams.
- A current New Mexico license as CSPGT, RSPGT, RRT-SDS, CRT-SDS, or Sleep Tech Trainee is required to start.
- Current BLS certification, or obtain it within 90 days of hire.
- Thorough understanding of respiratory function.
- Basic knowledge and skills necessary to identify age-specific patient needs appropriate for the position.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of experience in a sleep lab or respiratory therapy care facility; preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and perform sleep studies on patients as prescribed under the direction of a physician.
- Record and measure electrical potentials and other physiologic events.
- Maintain recording devices.
- Analyze studies and prepare reports.
- Recognize and appropriately respond to critical events during a study.
- Demonstrate competencies aligned with the hospital’s core values: servant leadership, excellence, respect, virtuousness, innovation, community, and education.
- Treat information and data within the position’s scope with appropriate confidentiality and security.
- Cooperate fully in Risk Management, Quality Management, and Safety activities and investigations.
- Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.
