Polysomnography Tech - Duke University Hospital - Sleep Disorder Center- Level II

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Job Title: POLYSOMNOGRAPHY TECH
Job Code: 4577
FLSA: N
Job Level: E1
Revised Date: 07/29/2019
Supervisory Responsibility: No

General Description of the Job Class

Provide clinical assessment, physiological monitoring and testing to assist with diagnosis, management, and prevention of sleep related disorders with the use of various diagnostic and therapeutic tools providing care to patients of all ages. These tools include but are not limited to polysomnography, scoring of clinical events according to profession and laboratory guidelines (such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc.), generating accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data,.positive airway pressure devices, oximeter, capnography, actigraphy, nocturnal oxygen, screening devices, and questionnaires.

 

Duties and Responsibilities of this Level

Level 1

- Verify the medical order and protocol.

- Explain the procedure and orient the patient to the sleep center.

- Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning.

- Perform routine PAP mask fitting.

- Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.

- Assist with following "lights out" procedures to establish and document baseline values (such as body position, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rates, etc.)

- Assist and observe polysomnography data acquisition.

- Document 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.

- Assist with appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention (e.g. BPAP, O2 administration).

- Assist with following "lights on" procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process. (e.g. learn to perform the physiological and instrument calibrations and instructs the patient on completing questionnaires, etc.)

- Perform routine polysomnography data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free.

- Identify and report signal abnormalities.

- Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the treatment, assessment and education of adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

 

Level 2

- Perform all duties of the Level 1.

- Review history, physical information, medications, procedure request and study protocol.

- Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments, if necessary.

- Perform "lights out" procedures to establish and document baseline values(such as body position, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rates, etc.).

- Independently perform routine and c-pap/split polysomnography data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free and make adjustments, if necessary.

- Implement appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention (e.g. BPAP, O2 administration).

- Perform "lights on" procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process. (e.g. learn to perform the physiological and instrument calibrations and instructs the patient on completing questionnaires, etc.).

 

Level 3

- Perform all duties of the Level 1 and 2.

- Collect, analyze and integrate patient information in order to identify and meet the patient-specific needs (physical/mental limitations, current emotional/physiological status regarding the testing procedure, pertinent medical/social history) to determine final testing parameters/procedures in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical director and laboratory protocols.

- Explain pre-testing, testing and p