• Polysomnographic Technician - McLaren Careers

    McLaren Health Care (Port Huron, MI)


    Position Summary:

    Provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders including in-center and out-of-center sleep testing, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, comprehensive patient care and direct patient education. Able to perform the duties defined for a sleep technician and provide oversight of other sleep center staff.

    Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

    1.

     

    Reviews the patient's history and verifies the medical order.

     

    1. Identifies recording artifact and corrects problems with recording.

    2. Accurately scores and analyzes sleep studies. Non-registered sleep technologists may score only under supervision of an RST, RPSGT, CPSGT, respiratory therapist with the sleep disorders specialist certification (either CRT-SDS or RRT-SDS), or medical staff members/PhDs board-certified in sleep medicine.

    3. Performs therapeutic treatments and interventions independently.

    4. Recognizes physiological parameters including various sleep stages.

    5. Maintains and properly uses sleep-related equipment.

    Qualifications:

    _Required:_

    * Must be enrolled in or have completed training

     

    in polysomnography in a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation

     

    of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or a Commission on Accreditation

     

    for Respiratory Care (CoARC) program with the polysomnography option.

    OR

    + Must beenrolled in or have completed the A-STEP Online Self Study Modules.

    AND

    + Must obtain a RegisteredPolysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT),Registered SleepTechnologist (RST), or Sleep Disorders Specialist (SDS) credentialwithin six months of hirethrough one of the following:

    + AmericanBoard of Sleep Medicine (ABSM)

    + NationalBoard for Respiratory Care (NBRC)

    + Boardof Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT)

    + Anotherorganization that offers an equivalent examination accepted by theAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).

    * Once registered, must maintain RPSGT, RST, SDS

     

    credentials.

     

    + BLS certification.

    OR

    + Registered respiratorytherapist and an active state respiratory therapist license with SleepDisorders Specialty (RRT-SDS, CRT-SDS) and maintain license/registration.

    + BLS certification.

     

    EqualOpportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans.