Description

Job Summary

Performs diagnostic sleep studies, CPAP titrations, MSLT on inpatients and outpatients; prepare medical records for interpretation, storage, and QA reviews; hand score NPSG and 7channel sleep apnea studies and MSLT; archive studies to optical disk.

Job Responsibilities

Other duties may be assigned.

Performs diagnostic sleep studies, CPAP titrations and MSLT.

Provides patient education.

Report generation and archival functions.

Hand scoring of sleep apnea and MSLT studies; 7channel sleep apnea studies.

Communication of patient information.

Provides back-up for Respiratory Care Department.

Maintains Sleep Lab (supplies, equipment, maintenance, etc.).

Displays competency for age specific patients; newborn through geriatrics.

Displays competency for the Sleep Lab Technician role as evidenced in the annual performance appraisal following the FHN PRIDE Standards.

Delivers respiratory care to identified patients in designated areas of practice to achieve optimal patient outcomes with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

Requirements

Education:                          CRTT or RRT, graduate from an accredited school of Respiratory Therapy.

Required Experience:   

Licensure/Certification/Registration:    

Populations Served:

While performing this job, the employee may care for patients in the following age groups.

• Neonate: <30 days
• Infant: <1 year
• Early Childhood: 1 year and <5 years
• Late Childhood: 5 years and <13 years
• Adolescent: 13 to <17 years
• Young Adult: 17 to < 30 years
• Middle Adult: 30 to < 60 years
• Older Adult: > 60 years
• Serves patient in areas other than patient care.

While performing this job, the employee does not care for patients in the following age groups.

• No responsibility to treat or care for patients