What are the responsibilities and job description for the Polysomnography Technologist - Our Lady of Lourdes Main Campus position at Our Lady of the Lake?
Job Description
At Our Lady of Lourdes, we offer you so much more than just a job in the healthcare industry. We offer career opportunities for people who have a calling to share their gifts and talents as part of our healing ministry. As a Catholic hospital, we are here to create a spirit of healing. We offer you something special - the chance to do God's work by helping to serve people in need throughout our community, every day.
Job Summary
Join the most experienced lab team in Acadiana. We have been in operation since 1985 and are the first accredited Sleep Center in Southwest Louisiana.
No weekends or Holidays. Full time and PRN options. Various shifts available: Monday- Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm. Monday - Thursday, 8:00pm - 6:30am. We are a full service sleep center treating all sleep disorders. The polysomnography tech performs all night sleep studies, Multiple Sleep Latency Testing, Maintenance of Wakefulness Test, scores sleep studies, and assist in training and orientation of new employees and PSG trainees.
Job Requirements
Experience: Formal training in Polysomnography with at least 2 years clinical experience in a sleep center setting; knowledge and experience in Electroencephalography and Respiratory Therapy
Education: High school graduate or equivalent
Licensure: Registry by the American Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (BRPT) and Licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners in Polysomnography. BLS required. Exception: Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRT) with at least 2 years of experience performing clinical polysomnography in a Sleep center are exempt from being required to have the registry in Polysomnography by the American Board of Polysomnographic Technologists provided they are credentialed as a Sleep Disorders Specialist (SDS) through the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC). They are only required to be licensed by the State of Louisiana in Respiratory.
At Our Lady of Lourdes, we offer you so much more than just a job in the healthcare industry. We offer career opportunities for people who have a calling to share their gifts and talents as part of our healing ministry. As a Catholic hospital, we are here to create a spirit of healing. We offer you something special - the chance to do God's work by helping to serve people in need throughout our community, every day.
Job Summary
Join the most experienced lab team in Acadiana. We have been in operation since 1985 and are the first accredited Sleep Center in Southwest Louisiana.
No weekends or Holidays. Full time and PRN options. Various shifts available: Monday- Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm. Monday - Thursday, 8:00pm - 6:30am. We are a full service sleep center treating all sleep disorders. The polysomnography tech performs all night sleep studies, Multiple Sleep Latency Testing, Maintenance of Wakefulness Test, scores sleep studies, and assist in training and orientation of new employees and PSG trainees.
Job Requirements
Experience: Formal training in Polysomnography with at least 2 years clinical experience in a sleep center setting; knowledge and experience in Electroencephalography and Respiratory Therapy
Education: High school graduate or equivalent
Licensure: Registry by the American Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (BRPT) and Licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners in Polysomnography. BLS required. Exception: Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRT) with at least 2 years of experience performing clinical polysomnography in a Sleep center are exempt from being required to have the registry in Polysomnography by the American Board of Polysomnographic Technologists provided they are credentialed as a Sleep Disorders Specialist (SDS) through the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC). They are only required to be licensed by the State of Louisiana in Respiratory.
