Registered Polysomnographer serving in a Sleep Disorder Center, qualified to serve as chief technologist, supervising, planning, and developing training activities.
Responsibilities
Performs all modalities of polysomnography including scoring, seizure hook up, rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD), maintenance of wakefulness test (MWT), home sleep apnea test (HSAT), and multiple sleep latency test (MSLT), in the laboratory
Performs difficult or unusual procedures (e.g., complex sleep apnea, RDB, positive air pressure (PAP) titration, seizure recognition, etc.)
Accurately charts and maintains appropriate paperwork for polysomnography charting
Arranges for maintenance and repair of polysomnography equipment
Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards
Requirements
Must have and maintain CPR certification
Registration by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT)
Licensure by the state of Tennessee as a Polysomnographic Technologist as per TCA 63-31-106
The Polysomnography Technologist-RPSGT carries out all technical duties for the Sleep Center under the supervision of the medical director or designee to provide comprehensive evaluation of sleep disorders.
Locations (2)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Voorhees, New Jersey, United States
Compensation
$35.70 - $45.51 Hourly
Responsibilities
Provides expert care using intuitive, reasoning and experience.
Prepares and calibrates equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and makes adjustments, if necessary, including applying electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards, and performing appropriate physiologic calibrations.
Documents routine observations, changes in procedure and significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.
Follows procedural protocols (such as PAP titration, oxygen titration, research protocols etc.) ensuring collection of appropriate data.
Establishes professional practice standards and process improvement projects.
Polysomnographer REGCovenant Health · Knoxville, US