Sleep Technologist - 9th Floor-New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai - Full Time; Wednesday - Friday 6:30pm – 7:30 am no weekends

Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sleep Technologist performs sleep disorder testing, including nocturnal polysomnograms for research and clinical purposes across all age groups. The technologist may serve as a nighttime lead, train technicians, and help ensure the sleep laboratory functions properly overnight. The role includes documenting observations, sleep stages, clinical events, procedural changes, and other significant events to support the scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results. The position requires working knowledge of polysomnography, MSLT, MWT, oximetry and supplemental oxygen, CPAP and/or BPAP studies, and basic Sleep Medicine, as well as the ability to recognize cardiac arrhythmias. The technologist prepares and calibrates equipment, applies electrodes and sensors, acquires and monitors study data, implements appropriate interventions, provides age-specific patient care, and follows applicable safety, infection-control, and professional standards.

Requirements

College graduate of a two- or four-year program.
Five years of experience associated with a state-licensed and/or nationally accredited educational facility, or equivalent experience.
Documented proficiency in all competencies required of a Polysomnographic Technician.
Maintain current CPR/BCLS certification.
Obtain and maintain CITI certification.
Demonstrated effective written and spoken communication skills, appropriate social skills, and ability to follow direction.

Nice To Haves

Sleep Medicine major preferred but not required.
Certification, or eligibility for certification, as a Registered Polysomnographic Technician by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Review patient history, physical information, medications, procedure requests, and study protocols; communicate with the Medical Director as needed.
Check laboratory voicemail upon arrival and complete and verify documentation.
Explain procedures, orient patients to the sleep center, and obtain informed consent for research subjects.
Attempt to locate no-shows and fill unexpected openings using the Stand-By Waiting List.
Prepare and calibrate testing equipment, apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted standards, and perform physiologic calibrations.
Perform diagnostic polysomnography, MSLT, MWT, PAP and oxygen titration, and other testing according to protocols.
Follow lights-out and lights-on procedures, establish and document baseline values, monitor tracing quality, verify collected data, and complete data collection.
Document sleep stages, clinical events, procedural changes, and other significant observations to support scoring and interpretation.
Implement appropriate patient-safety and therapeutic interventions, including positive airway pressure and oxygen administration.
Provide age-specific care and recognize sleep/wake stages and clinical events according to professionally accepted guidelines.
Train new polysomnographic technicians and provide staff education; help ensure overnight standards of practice are implemented.
Perform or assist with studies as needed based on staffing, report supply and equipment-maintenance status to the daytime supervisor, and report concerns about night staff or laboratory operations to management.
Comply with applicable safety, infection-control, legal, regulatory, and professional standards.
Perform routine equipment care and maintenance and inventory evaluations.
Maintain current CPR/BCLS and CITI certifications.
Communicate effectively in writing and speech, demonstrate appropriate social skills, follow direction, and respond to participants’ procedure-related inquiries with appropriate information.