What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sleep Lab Supervisor - Sleep Center - Kettering - FT/Days position at Kettering Health?
Overview
Kettering Health is a not-for-profit system of 13 medical centers and more than 120 outpatient facilities serving southwest Ohio. We are committed to transforming the health care experience with high-quality care for every stage of life. Our service-oriented mission is in action every day, whether it’s by providing care in our facilities, training the next generation of health care professionals, or serving others through international outreach.
Campus Overview
Kettering Health Main Campus
- Kettering Health Main Campus, formerly Kettering Medical Center, is the flagship hospital of Kettering Health and has been serving Kettering, Ohio and the Greater Dayton area since 1964.
- The facility includes the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Heart Hospital, maternity service with a level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and level II Emergency Care.
- In 2020, KH Main Campus received an “A” from the Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog, ranking among the safest hospitals in the United States.
- Received 4 Star Baby-Friendly Hospital status by the Ohio Hospital Association.
- Awarded as one of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by IBM Watson Health in 2020.
- Kettering received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award by Healthgrades (2017-2019).
- Accredited by the American College of Emergency Physicians as a Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department.
- 465-bed hospital (includes newborn beds)
Responsibilities & Requirements
Job Responsibilities
- Supervision of all staff within the sleep center.
- Assessing equipment functionality, availability of new or improved equipment on the market, evaluation of such equipment and recommendation for purchase when appropriate.
- Scheduling of technicians, knowledge of specific patient issues (handicap issues, language issues) to assure that staffing and equipment are appropriate when patients arrive.
- On-call for technical problems that occur during patient sleep evaluations.
- Responsibility for laboratory quality control measures: input into selection of measures, collection of data, analysis of data, and reporting. Responsibility for sleep record cross scoring as a part of QA.
- Responsibility for maintaining up to date laboratory policies and procedures in the Sycamore Center; responsibility for determining that all policies and procedures are being followed on a daily basis.
- Responsibility for contact with DME companies: evaluation of appropriate submission of DME requests; evaluation of appropriate DME response to requests; evaluation of patient experience with DME companies.
- Preparation for and response to periodic hospital safety and other inspections.
- Monitor sleep study mix and scheduling to determine insurance precertification requirements and changes; relay changes on a timely basis to assure maximal use of sleep facility.
- other duties as assigned
Job Requirements
- Completion of High School or equivalent at minimum
- Active Registered Polysomnograph Technologist (RPSGT) credential is required.
- Technologist must have a current BLS certificate although it may be attained after hire.
Preferred Qualifications
- An associate or bachelor's degree preferred.
