Sr. Polysomnographic Technologist, Limited appt

University of California, San Francisco•Oakland, CA

23d

About The Position

The Registered Polysomnographic Technologist conducts and monitors sleep studies, sets up equipment and patients, trains Polysomnographic Technologists, troubleshoots artifacts, and scores tests. The position requires the ability to work independently. This is a limited appointment position with variable night shifts from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. The technologist performs pediatric nocturnal polysomnography, including full EEG sleep studies and home sleep testing, as well as Multiple Sleep Latency Testing and Maintenance of Wakefulness Testing. The role includes applying and monitoring non-invasive ventilator support for pediatric sleep apnea, including Airvo and CPAP/BiLevel therapy, and supporting home-ventilation and tracheostomy patients. The technologist responds immediately to patients’ physiological events and initiates CPR when necessary. The position also involves reviewing patient clinical information, records, history, and physician orders; scoring sleep stages and diagnostic events; generating reports and managing sleep-study data; and assisting the interpreting physician with diagnosis. The technologist maintains monitoring and therapeutic equipment, electrodes, sensors, sleep rooms, and the general sleep-lab environment, while following applicable medical-center, infection-control, body-substance precaution, and hazardous-material policies.

Requirements

Current CPR BLS certification.
One of the following credentials: Registered Sleep Technologist (RST), Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT), Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT), Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT), Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT), or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT).
Current Sleep Technologist license from the California Medical Board.
At least 1 year of experience working nights in a sleep lab.
Experience working with a pediatric population.
Ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

Conduct and monitor pediatric nocturnal polysomnography, including full EEG sleep studies and home sleep testing.
Perform Multiple Sleep Latency Testing and Maintenance of Wakefulness Testing.
Apply and monitor non-invasive ventilator support for sleep apnea, including Airvo and CPAP/BiLevel therapy in pediatric patients.
Provide sleep support for home-ventilation and tracheostomy patients.
Respond immediately to patients’ physiological events and initiate CPR when necessary.
Set up patients and equipment, troubleshoot artifacts, and train Polysomnographic Technologists.
Maintain, clean, and organize sleep rooms and the general sleep-lab environment.
Review patient clinical information, records, history, and physician orders to support diagnosis and therapy.
Score sleep stages and diagnostic events, generate reports, and manage data obtained from sleep studies.
Assist the interpreting physician in diagnosing sleep disorders.
Periodically review laboratory policies and procedures for needed revisions.
Maintain electrodes and sensors used to monitor sleep parameters.
Maintain, clean, and/or sterilize monitoring equipment used in direct patient contact.
Comply with Medical Center standards, House Rules, telephone standards, body-substance precautions, infection-control requirements, and hazardous-material policies.