What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sleep Technologist position at UPMC?
UPMC Hamot is seeking a skilled and compassionate CRT or RRT to join the team as a Sleep Technologist - performing both in-center and out-of-center sleep studies, ensuring high-quality patient care and accurate diagnostic results.
Purpose:
A sleep technologist is a registered position who works under the direct supervision of the lead sleep technologist in partnership with department administrative and medical management. A registered sleep technologist can perform all basic sleep lab functions with regard to in-center and out-of-center sleep testing with therapeutic interventions and direct patient education.
Responsibilities:
- While utilizing critical thinking and following department policy and procedure under direct supervision of medical director or designee, including lead and senior sleep technologists:
- Sleep study preparation; Including but not limited to review of patient chart, testing order, and proper patient identification.
- Sleep study set up; Including the application of electrodes and sensors according to AASM recommendations with explanation of testing procedure to patient.
- Sleep study procedure
- Perform all aspects of in-center study acquisition with a focus on quality, while delivering exceptional patient care.
- Perform all aspects of out-of-center study acquisition with a focus on quality, while delivering exceptional patient care.
- Analyze and score sleep studies. Clean equipment and patient rooms.
- Perform routine equipment maintenance and care. Inventory and restock lab supplies.
- Demonstrate continued scoring competency with adequate completion of monthly AASM ISR requirement.
- Performs all duties in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Salary : $22 - $36
