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General Summary:

The Polysomnographic Technologist works under the general supervision of the medical director (M.D., D.O. or PhD) or designee to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders. This may involve polysomnography, diagnostic and therapeutic services or patient care and education. The Polysomnographic Technologist may provide supervision of other staff. A sign on bonus of BR,000 is available.

Essential Job Functions*:

• Gathers and analyzes patient information in order to identify and meet patient specific needs, and to determine final testing parameters/procedures in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical director and laboratory protocols.
• Completes and verifies documentation.
• Explains pre-testing, testing, and post-testing procedures to the patient.
• Performs testing preparation procedures, such as calibration of equipment, applying sensors and electrodes according to accepted published standards; performs appropriate physiologic calibrations, and performs positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting.
• Performs polysomnographic procedures following established protocols to ensure collection of appropriate data and documents appropriately.
• Follows lights out procedures to establish and document baseline values, and lights on procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete data collection process.
• Performs data acquisition while monitoring study-trace quality to ensure signals are artifact free and makes adjustments if necessary.
• Documents routine observations including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the treatment, assessment, and education of patients.
• Implements appropriate interventionsincluding actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous bi-level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.).
• Oversees and performs difficult and unusual procedures and therapeutic interventions.
• Scores sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines. Scores clinical events according to center specific protocols. Assists with generating accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data.

• Complies with hospital and departmental policies, procedures, regulations regarding safety and infection control standards as related to job.
• Performs routine and complex equipment care and maintenance.
• Evaluates sleep study related equipment and inventory.
• Demonstrates hospital s stated mission, vision and values of teamwork, respect and communication with co-workers, patients, families and visitors.
• Actively and appropriately participates in problem-solving identification and resolution, both intra- and inter-departmentally.
• Meets department customer service standards and strives to enhance the level of customer service provided.

NO MORE THAN 5 DAYS OF RTO WILL BE ACCEPTED (less is better). ANY REQUESTED TIME OFF FOR THE DURATION OF THIS ASSIGNEMNT MUST BE NOTED AND VERIFIED AT TIME OF SUBMISSION, ANY RTO WILL NOT BE APPROVED AFTER TIME OF SUBMISSION AND SHOULD NOT BE REQUESTED BY AGENCY OR TRAVELER AT ANY POINT AFTER SUBMISSION , INCLUDING DURING INTERVIEW PER FACILITY! PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR TRAVELERS ARE AWARE. THANK YOU!