What are the responsibilities and job description for the Polysomnographic Technician, 36hr - Nights position at Winchester Hospital?
Job Type: Regular
Time Type: Full time
Work Shift: Day (United States of America)
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Job Description:
QUALIFICATIONS
Education Required:
- Successful completion of a nationally recognized accredited Polysomnographer program of no less than one year duration, associated with a state licensed and/or a nationally accredited educational facility
- Experience consistent with the requirements for successful completion of an ASTEP program and prerequisites required to be eligible to sit for the BRPT examination
OR
- Must be enrolled in or have completed training in polysomnography in a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or a Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) program with the polysomnography option.
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS
- Registry-eligible upon hire. Must become registered with the BRPT or equivalent credential within one year of hire.
- For non-registered technicians enrolled in CAAHEP or CoARC program, must become registered with the BRPT or equivalent credential within one year of program completion.
LIFE SUPPORT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: Basic Life Support
JOB FUNCTIONS
- Gathers and analyzes patient information by reviewing physician orders for specific tests.
- Greets patient and works with patient on completing patient questionnaire.
- Explains pretesting, testing and post testing procedure to patients.
- Prepares room and equipment for use by collaborating equipment required for testing and verify proper functions and make adjustment as necessary.
- Applies electrodes and sensors to patient according to AASM guidelines.
- Performs appropriate physiological collaboration and makes adjustment as necessary
- Performs C-pap mask fitting.
- Performs sleep study and monitors patient for proper function of all PSG channel throughout the study.
- Compiles and documents routine observation including sleep stages, clinical events, or any changes in events during study.
- Initiates proper therapeutic intervention by using, c-pap, bi-pap or oxygen administration, etc.
- Transfers sleep studies to server.
- Processes billing charges for patient study in automated system.
- Upon completion of required training and competencies, may assume charge role, at the discretion of the sleep center supervisor.
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