Perform comprehensive polysomnographic testing and analysis for adult and geriatric patients during the night shift. Responsibilities include calibrating equipment, applying sensors, monitoring study-tracing quality, and implementing therapeutic interventions like PAP therapy.
Requirements summary
Requires a high school diploma or GED and current CPR BLS certification. Professional certifications such as RPSGT, RST, or CPSGT are highly preferred.
Granger Medical Clinic has an immediate opening for a full-time REGISTERED SLEEP TECHNICIAN at our Murray location.
A Registered Sleep Technician performs comprehensive polysomnographic testing and analysis, and associated interventions under the general oversight of a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) and/or the clinical director (MD, PhD, DO) or designee. This Sleep technician will work the night shift.
Pay Range: $25-28/Hourly, depending upon experience
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the treatment, assessment, and education of adult, and geriatric patients.
Comply with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and standards regarding safety and infection control issues.
Perform routine equipment care and maintenance and inventory evaluation.
Demonstrate effective written and spoken communication skills.
Demonstrate appropriate social skills.
Demonstrate ability to follow direction.
Respond to study participant's procedural-related inquiries by providing appropriate information.
Essential Functions and Duties
Review history, physical information, medications, procedure request, and study protocol.
Complete and verify documentation.
Explain the procedure and orient the patient to the sleep center.
Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments, if necessary.
Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.
Perform appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and make adjustments, if necessary.
Follow procedural protocols [such as Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT), parasomnia studies, PAP and oxygen titration, etc.] to ensure collection of appropriate data.
Follow "lights out" procedures to establish and document baseline values (such as body position, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rates, etc.)
Benefits
Life Insurance
Sick Leave
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Time Off
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Paid Maternity Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Short- and Long-Term Disability
Profit Share
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
401(k) with a Company Match
Safe Harbor Contributions
Perform polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free and make adjustments, if necessary.
Document routine observations, including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and other significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.
Implement appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous and bi-level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.)
Follow "lights on" procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process (e.g., repeats the physiological and instrument calibrations and instructs the patient on completing questionnaires, etc.)
Education and Experience
High School Graduate or GED equivalent.
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT), Registered Sleep Technologist (RST), Certified Polysomnographic Technician (CPSGT)- MUST HAVE ONE OF THESE CERTIFICATIONS.
Current CPR BLS certification through AHA or Red Cross
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and talk or hear.
The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Granger Medical Clinic offers competitive wages and excellent benefits.
Benefits
for full-time positions include:
Vision
Dental
Medical
Sick Leave
Paid Time Off
Life Insurance
Paid Maternity Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Short- and Long-Term Disability
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
401(k) with a Company Match, Profit Share, and Safe Harbor Contributions
Granger Medical Clinic provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Granger Medical Clinic complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, genetic information and testing, Family & Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
