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Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Night Shift

Description:

Position Highlights:

+ State of the Art 14 bed Comprehensive Sleep Center with clinic and lab services all under one roof (American Academy of Sleep Medicine accredited)!

+ Dynamic team of specially trained Technologist/Technicians!

+ On average treat 1,242 patients yearly!

+ Board certified Physician with Neurology, Pulmonary and Internal Medicine experience!

+ Performing diagnostic and therapeutic sleep studies (CPAP, BPAP, BPAP S/T, AVAPS).

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Responsibilities:

+ Collects, analyzes and integrates patient information to identify and meet the patient. Completes and verifies documentation.

+ Collects, analyzes and integrates patient information to identify and meet the patient. Completes and verifies documentation.

+ Follows procedural protocols [such as Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT), parasomnia studies, PAP and oxygen titration, etc.] to ensure collection of appropriate data.

+ Follows “lights out” procedures to establish and document baseline values (such as body position, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rates, etc.)

+ Performs polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free. Identifies and reports signal abnormalities.

+ Documents routine observations, including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and other significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.

+ Assists with appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous and bi-level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.).

+ Follows “lights on” procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process (e.g. repeats the physiological and instrument calibrations and instructs the patient on completing questionnaires, etc.).

+ Prepares and calibrates equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and makes adjustments if necessary.

+ Scores sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines.

+ Scores clinical events (such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals etc).

+ Generates accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data.

Requirements:

Education

Minimum: High School Graduate

Preferred: Graduate of an accredited school of polysomnography

Credentials/Licensure

Minimum: Registered by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT), Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification

+ Competitive compensation

+ Benefits package- medical, vision, dental for .5 FTE and higher

+ Engaging, friendly colleagues Variety of schedules Career Coaching, Career Exploration, and progression opportunities

+ Continuing education funds, tuition reimbursement, and lifelong learning opportunities

+ Relocation Assistance up to $3,000

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran