Description

American Traveler is hiring a Polysomnographic Technologist with 1+ years of sleep lab experience to perform in-center and home sleep studies for a rotating night shift schedule.

Details

• Work in a hospital-based sleep lab setting
• Perform in-center and home sleep apnea testing (HSAT) for patients across age populations
• 4x10 hour night shifts with rotating weekends
• No major holiday shifts required

Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a sleep lab
• Associate's Degree in Polysomnographic Technology or completion of a Polysomnographic Technology certificate program
• RPSGT or RST credential required
• BLS certification required
• License required if applicable
• Proficiency in sleep/wake stage scoring and clinical event identification (respiratory, cardiac, limb movement, arousal events)
• Experience performing ancillary testing such as oximetry, actigraphy, and home sleep apnea testing
• Knowledge of MSLT and MWT testing protocols
• Ability to provide age-specific care for all patient populations

Additional Information

• Document patient arrival, consent, and testing interactions while verifying orders and insurance authorization
• Review patient history and gather additional information to ensure testing appropriateness
• Perform PAP interface fitting, desensitization, and patient education
• Prepare patients and select equipment per protocol, performing equipment and physiologic calibrations to ensure data quality
• Perform equipment cleaning, disinfection, and infection control according to policy
• Implement patient safety and sleep-related therapeutic interventions
• Follow lights-on procedures to verify data integrity and documentation completeness
• Generate accurate reports by analyzing sleep/wake and clinical event data
• Support quality and performance improvement initiatives
• May provide general oversight of other sleep center staff
• Radius rule requires candidates live more than 50 miles from the facility; local candidates not accepted
• RTO not to exceed 7 total days per 13-week contract
• Workers may not continuously be on assignment for more than 1 year at this health system; a 6-month break in service is required before returning