Polysomnographic Technologist- Full Time- Nights $10K Sign on Bonus

Job Summary

Under the general direction of the Sleep Disorders Center Technical Director, conducts studies and safe monitoring of clinical pients. Clinical pients vary in age from adolescence to geriric and evaluions can be for any of 150 different sleep/wake disorders. Most commonly, technologists encounter sleep apnea, narcolepsy, night terrors, nocturnal myoclonus and clinical insomnia.

Core Job Responsibilities

• Prior to greeting the pient, the pient’s chart and requisition are thoroughly reviewed.
• Listens to telephone messages and reads intradepartmental communicion journal.
• Responds in a timely manner to fill cancellions/ vacancies from the pient waiting list.
• The pient is interviewed as to specific needs, including sleep positions, self-medicion, allergies to tape, preparion solutions, etc.
• Competently measures and applies electrodes according to the Internional Ten-Twenty method.
• All instruments to be used will be calibred according to the department policy and procedure manual.
• Apply ECG, EOG, and EMG electrodes according to department policy and procedure manual.
• Place and securely tach recording devices to measure airflow, nasal pressure, respirory effort and pulse oximetry.
• Perform impedance measurements on all EEG and EMG electrodes to assure all readings are <5000 ohms.
• Perform pient biocalibrions according to department procedure manual.
• Begins recordings with accure demographic informion and troubleshoots appropriely.
• Identifies characteristics comprising each stage of sleep.
• Monitor the pient continuously, to assure a safe and proper recording, and thoroughly documents all aspects of care.
• Note and correct equipment malfunctions or sensor displacement/ failures and reports problems/ needs in correspondence journal.
• Respond to any pient needs.
• Alter the pient’s environment to obtain the required sleep/wake da. Encourages repositioning when necessary.
• Carefully awaken pient and record post-test calibrions.
• Remove electrodes and devices and assist pient as necessary.
• Completes electronic technologist report to summarize all-night recordings; ensures all pient forms and tracking logs are completed accurely, signed, and scanned correctly.
• Naviges EHR and inputs pient da, including vital signs, medicions, and allergies for Meaningful Use.
• Recognize and respond appropriely to pient’s medical problems and physiological events, especially cardiac dysrhythmias, respirory events and seizures.

Educion/Experience Requirements

Required:

• Completion of an accredited training program in Respirory Therapy; or training in a reled allied health field with enrollment or completion of the A-STEP Online Self Study Modules or CAAHEP accredited sleep technology training program, electroneurodiagnostic (END) program, or respirory therapy add on track for sleep technology
• Two years of experience with pients, laborory studies or closely reled field or the equivalent.     

Preferred: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in biological, physical, or medical sciences

Licensure/Certificion Requirements

Required: 

• New York Ste licensure as a Respirory Care Practitioner with registrion by the Nional Board of Respirory Care (NBRC) or New York Ste licensure as a Polysomnographic Technologist 

Disclaimer

Qualified applicants will receive considerion for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, nional origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual oriention, gender identity or expression, protected veteran stus, or disability.

Successful candides might be required to undergo a background verificion with an external vendor.

Job Details

Req Id  95006 
Department  SLEEP DISORDERS CTR 
Shift Nights
Shift Hours Worked  12.50
FTE 1.0 
Work Schedule  HRLY NON-UNION-12.5 HR
Employee Stus A1 - Full-Time 
Union Non-Union
Pay Range $24.00 - $41.00 Per Hour

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