Sleep Technologist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Successful completion of an accredited education program leading to a certificate or associate degree emphasizing sleep technology; or completion of a sleep technology program associated with a state-licensed and/or nationally accredited education facility, or equivalent experience with documented proficiency in sleep technician competencies; or on-the-job training with enrollment in the A-Step program within three months of hire; or certification by a nationally recognized board with an RST, RPSGT, or SDS credential.
• For the on-the-job training pathway, successful completion of the A-Step program and pursuit of the RPSGT registry examination within two years of completing the program.
• Current BLS certification.
• Successful completion of Rhythm Analysis Training.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; and demonstrate computer skills appropriate to the position.
• Ability to understand sleep-testing equipment, interface techniques, therapy objectives, patient application, cleaning and sterilization, equipment maintenance, and related safety considerations.
• Ability to demonstrate critical thinking and work with minimal supervision, communicate appropriately, work as part of a team, follow direction, and provide customer service.

Responsibilities

• Collect, analyze, and integrate patient information; review patient history and verify medical orders.
• Determine testing parameters with the ordering physician or clinical director and follow Sleep Center protocols.
• Verify patient identity, collect documentation and consent, explain testing, and orient patients to in-center or out-of-center procedures.
• Select, calibrate, operate, and maintain sleep-testing equipment; apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted standards.
• Fit and desensitize patients to positive airway pressure (PAP) interfaces and provide appropriate therapeutic interventions, including PAP or oxygen when indicated.
• Orient new employees and students as appropriate.
• Perform emergency and acute respiratory care procedures within department policies and the applicable scope of practice.
• Participate in departmental quality assurance and hospital-wide performance improvement activities; maintain clinical competency and complete required education and training.
• Follow organizational policies, safety and infection-control procedures, ethical business practices, and patient privacy requirements.
• Perform sleep-study procedures, including PSG, HST, MSLT, MWT, parasomnia studies, PAP, and oxygen titration, as applicable.
• Conduct physiological and instrument calibrations, establish baseline values, acquire study data, monitor tracing quality, identify and document artifacts, and record observations and clinical events.
• Follow lights-on and lights-out procedures, verify collected data, and ensure patient questionnaires and other study materials are complete.
• Score sleep/wake stages and clinical events using AASM guidelines and standards, and generate accurate reports of sleep and clinical data.
• Provide age-specific assessment, treatment, and education for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Prepare portable monitoring equipment, download data, instruct patients in out-of-center testing, and clean and disinfect devices.
• Apply AASM scoring parameters for home sleep apnea testing; identify artifacts, inadequate signals, and study failures and produce accurate reports.
• Use appropriate computer, written and verbal communication, social, customer service, critical-thinking, teamwork, and direction-following skills while working with minimal supervision.
• Respond to patient questions about testing and provide education according to Sleep Center protocols.
• Comply with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, professional standards, and Sleep Center quality assurance policies.

Benefits

• Employer retirement plan contributions begin on the first day, with no waiting period for participation.
• Free access to an on-site gym available 24/7.