What are the responsibilities and job description for the SLEEP LAB TECHNICIAN SLEEP LAB TECHNICIAN 102752 - Ziegler, Andrea position at Owensboro Health 2?
Responsible for the completion of all functions of Sleep Lab testing in order to provide accurate test resultsand quality patient service.
Executes all tasks and behaves in a manner consistent with a culture of safety and a high reliabilityorganization; behavior supports the organization's core commitments of Integrity, Service, Respect,Teamwork, Excellence, and Innovation.
- Job Responsibilities
- Verifies the medical order and protocol. Reviews history, physical information, medications, procedure request and study protocol.
- Explains the procedure and orients the patient to the sleep lab.
- Prepares and calibrates equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning.
- Performs routine PAP mask fitting.
- Applies electrodes and sensors according to accepted standards.
- Follows procedures to establish and document baseline values.
- Documents routine observations, including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and other significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnography results.
- Follows procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process.
- Performs routine polysomnography data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free.
- Identifies and reports signal abnormalities.
- Scores sleep / wake stages and clinical events according to guidelines and protocols.
- Education
- Licensure / Certification / Registration
- Work Experience
- Complexity of Work
- Personal Protective Equipment
- FLSA Classification
- Disclaimer
- Additional Position Related Details
- Climbing - Rarely
- Keyboard Data Entry - Frequently
- Kneeling - Occasionally
- Lifting / Moving Patients - Occasionally
- Lifting / Carrying (Non-Patient) - 0-25 lbs - Frequently
- Lifting / Carrying (Non-Patient) - 25-75 lbs - Never
- Lifting / Carrying (Non-Patient) - over 75 lbs - Never
- Pushing / Pulling - 0-25 lbs - Frequently
- Pushing / Pulling - 25-75 lbs - Never
- Pushing / Pulling - over 75 lbs - Never
- Reaching - Frequently
- Repetitive Foot / Leg Movements - Never
- Repetitive Hand / Arm Movements - Frequently
- Running - Never
- Sitting - Frequently
- Squatting - Occasionally
- Standing - Frequently
- Walking - Frequently
- Audible Speech - Frequently
- Hearing Acuity - Frequently
- Smelling Acuity - Never
- Taste Discrimination - Never
- Vision : Depth Perception - Frequently
- Vision : Distinguish Color - Frequently
- Vision : Seeing - Far - Frequently
- Vision : Seeing - Near - Frequently
Assists in the clinical assessment, physiological monitoring and testing, diagnosis, management, and prevention of sleep related disorders with the use of various diagnostic and therapeutic tools providing care to patients.
High school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) required. Associate's degree in a health relatedfield preferred.
Registered Polysomnography Technologist (RPSGT) preferred. Certified as a Basic Life Support (BLS)Healthcare Provider required within 90 days of employment in this position.
0 to 4 years progressive experience in a related field required.
Requires critical thinking skills and decisive judgment. Works under minimal supervision. Must be able to workin a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Non-Exempt
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Physical Requirements
Activity and Frequency :
Bending / Stooping - Frequently
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