Sleep Technologist - 9th Floor-New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai - Full Time; Wednesday - Friday 6:30pm – 7:30 am no weekends
About The Position
The Sleep Technologist performs sleep disorder testing, including setup and performance of nocturnal polysomnograms (NPSGs) for clinical and research purposes across patient age groups. The technologist may serve as a nighttime lead, train technicians, and help ensure the sleep laboratory functions properly overnight. The role documents observations such as sleep stages, clinical events, procedural changes, and significant events to support scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results. The position requires working knowledge of polysomnography, Multiple Sleep Latency Tests (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Testing (MWT), oximetry and supplemental oxygen administration, CPAP and/or BPAP studies, and basic Sleep Medicine, including recognition of cardiac arrhythmia. The schedule is Wednesday through Friday, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with no weekends.
Requirements
- College graduate of a two- or four-year program; a major in Sleep Medicine is preferred but not required.
- Five years of experience associated with a state-licensed and/or nationally accredited educational facility, or equivalent experience with documented proficiency in all competencies required of a Polysomnographic Technician.
- Maintain current CPR/BCLS certification.
- Obtain and maintain CITI certification.
- Demonstrate effective written and spoken communication and appropriate social skills, and be able to follow direction.
Nice To Haves
- A major in Sleep Medicine.
- Certification, or eligibility for certification, as a Registered Polysomnographic Technician by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (RPSGT).
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, obtain informed consent for research subjects, and respond to participant questions about procedures.
- Attempt to locate no-shows and fill unexpected openings using the Stand-By Waiting List.
- Prepare, calibrate, and adjust testing equipment; apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted clinical and research standards; and perform physiologic calibrations.
- Follow protocols for diagnostic polysomnography, MSLT, MWT, PAP and oxygen titration, and other testing to collect appropriate data.
- Follow lights-out and lights-on procedures, establish and document baseline values, verify collected data, and complete data collection activities.
- Acquire polysomnographic data, monitor tracing quality, and adjust equipment or signals as needed.
- Document routine observations, sleep stages, clinical events, procedural changes, and other significant events to support scoring and interpretation.
- Implement appropriate patient-safety and therapeutic interventions, including CPAP or bi-level positive airway pressure and oxygen administration.
- Provide age-specific care, treatment, assessment, and education for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
- Recognize sleep/wake stages and clinical events, including respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, and arousals, using professionally accepted guidelines.
- Train new polysomnographic technicians and provide staff education.
- Ensure standards of practice are implemented for overnight sleep studies; perform or assist with studies as staffing requires.
- Report supply and equipment-maintenance status to the daytime supervisor and report concerns about nighttime staff or laboratory operations to management.
- Comply with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, safety and infection-control standards, and ethics and conduct guidelines.
- Perform routine equipment care and maintenance and inventory evaluation; maintain current CPR/BCLS and CITI certifications.
- Demonstrate effective written and spoken communication, appropriate social skills, and the ability to follow direction.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
