Registered Polysomnographic Technician - PRN

                    

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Job Title

Registered Polysomnographic Technician - PRN

                        

Location

Vero Beach

                    

Facility

Indian River Hospital

                     

Department

Ancillary Sleep Disorder-Indian River Hospital

                      

Job Code

000752

                     

Shift

Nights

                       

Schedule

7:00pm-7:00am

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Indian River has been recognized as one of the top regional hospitals in South Florida. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.    

The Sleep Disorders Center at Cleveland Clinic in Florida is a full-service center for evaluating, diagnosing and treating a broad range of sleep disorders. This team accurately pinpoints the root cause of sleep problems, creates personalized treatment plans to bring relief and helps patients find their way back to peaceful, restful sleep.  

A caregiver in this position works 7:00PM – 7:30AM as needed. A minimum of 48 hours in a 6 week scheduling period is required.

Caregiver who excels in this role will: 

• Perform comprehensive polysomnographic testing, scoring analysis and associated interventions. 

• Provide supervision of Polysomnographic Technicians and Polysomnographic Trainees. 

• Review history/physical information, medications, test requests and study protocol. 

• Complete and verify all documentation (pre- and post-sleep questionnaires, technician notes, etc.).  

• 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. 

• Perform routine positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting. 

• Follow procedural protocols (e.g., MSLT, 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 rate, etc.) 

• Perform polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free and makes adjustments, if necessary. 

• Document routine observations, including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, an