Sleep Lab Educator - Full Time - Sleep Lab

Position Overview:

The Sleep Lab Educator is responsible for the training and development of the clinical staff as well as providing direct patient care and assisting the medical director and administrative director with program development. Aside from the sleep lab duties, the Sleep Lab Educator will attend and participate in leadership meetings to discuss concerns, policies and processes, or any potential quality improvement projects. The Sleep Lab Educator will also assist in leading the Quality Improvement initiatives, creating, and reviewing policies as well as any other administrative duties assigned to them. The Sleep Lab Educator will be responsible for communication to sleep lab staff concerning process improvement as well as working with the medical director in identifying technical improvements.

Essential Functions:

A. Perform PSGT duties as outlined in the job description for the Montrose Regional Health Sleep Lab. Filling in for vacations and sick calls when necessary and performing daytime sleep studies and mask desensitization.

B. Responsible for medical supplies inventory and ordering

C. Responsible for scoring the majority of in-house sleep studies and coordinating contracted RPSGT who aids in scoring.

D. Responsible for preparedness of Joint Commission.

Including having staff prepared and trained in Joint Commission standards.

Including processes to keep up to Joint Commission standards.

E. Responsible reviewing sleep study orders to assure clinical necessity and correct procedures. Coordinating with ordering providers when appropriate.

F. Responsible for calling patients prior to procedures to assure patient readiness and provide instruction.

G. Following up with patients post procedure to assure compliance and provide education when appropriate.

H. Responsible for communications between the clinical staff and the front office staff.

I. Responsible for assisting in reviewing efficiency of schedules and patient flow.

J. Responsible for assisting in interview process for clinical staff. Which includes training and orienting new clinical staff.

K. Responsible for creating/ coordinating education for clinical staff.

L. Responsible for assuring competencies on all clinical staff is up to date.

M. Provides feedback to Medical Director and Service Line Directors.

L. Assist in obtaining and maintaining, AASM credentialing for the sleep lab.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

Physical Demands: Ability to lift twenty (20) pounds. Moving, lifting or transferring of patients may involve lifting of up to fifty (50) pounds. Ability to stand for extended periods. Fine motor skills. Visual acuity.

Qualifications & Skills:

· High School Diploma

· RPSGT (Registered Polysomnographic Technologist) credentialing by the BRPT (Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists), RST (Registered Sleep Technologist) Certification from the ABSM (American Board of Sleep Medicine), or SDS (Sleep Disorders Specialty) from the NBRC (National Board of Respiratory Care)

· Minimum of 2 years of Sleep Lab clinical experience