SLEEP LAB TECH-REGISTERED POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC TECH - PER DIEM

General Purpose of Job:

Provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders. This includes performing polysomnography, diagnostic and therapeutic services, patient care and patient education.

Essential Duties:

This job description is intended to cover the minimum essential duties assigned on a regular basis. Associates may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by their leader. Leadership has the right to alter or modify the duties of the position.

• Collect patient sleep history and schedule for appropriate testing. Identify and address special needs of individual patients.
• Perform diagnostic, therapeutic polysomnography or other tests for sleep disorders following established protocols. Ensure collection of appropriate data by obtaining high quality data. Make necessary adjustments to electrodes, sensors, or filter/amplifier settings to ensure data is artifact free.
• Implement appropriate interventions during testing, including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic interventions(continuous and bilevel positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.).
• Document routine observations including sleep stages, clinical events, changes in procedure, and other significant events to facilitate scoring and interpretation of results.
• Score sleep/wakes stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines. Score clinical events (respiratory events, cardiac events, arousals, etc.) according to sleep center established standards.
• Perform positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting, provide education regarding use of PAP equipment, and expected outcomes to patients and family.
• Perform routine equipment maintenance, cleaning, sterilization, and assembly of PAP equipment.
• Communicate with support staff and other hospital departments in order to maximize the efficiency of non-clinical services.
• Assume general responsibility for positive client relationships and other efforts to meet community needs.