NON REGISTERED POLYSOMNOGRAPHER- CASUAL

$1,500 SIGN ON BONUS ELIGIBLE 

Job Summary/Overall Objectives

The polysomnographic technician performs independent sleep testing, preliminary analysis, education and clinical oversight of the patient throughout the testing process. Extensive knowledge of sleep equipment and software is utilized to ensure quality outcomes. Travel may be expected locally between Independence Health sleep lab locations.

 

Essential Job Functions

• Delivers direct and indirect patient care in accordance with the hospital and department policies, procedures, protocols and standards of care.
• Performs and / or assists with patient care needs as directed.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living if needed.
• Interacts with assigned patients, make pertinent observations of patient's behaviors, reports and records names. Collects, documents, and reports ongoing patient care data as directed.
• Diligently observes assigned patients within the sleep lab.
• Demonstrates good interview techniques with phone contacts/patient family/significant others and documents accordingly.
• Demonstrates leadership by utilizing the behaviors inherent to the role of Polysomnographer.
• Demonstrates the ability to solve problems utilizing critical thinking skills and seeks assistance from immediate supervisor when appropriate.
• Demonstrates knowledge of chain of command, refers patients questions/requests information to appropriate supervisor.
• Effectively functions as a resource person.
• Acts as a patient advocate. Provide and document patient/family education.
• Assists in the department's compliance with the state, JCAHO, OSHA and other regulatory agencies.
• Assists in preparation for inspection and surveys. Participates in preparation for inspections, surveys and audits. Participates in ongoing unit performance improvement activities.
• Adheres to the infection control process, including standard precautions, to reduce the risk of acquiring and transmitting infections.
• Oversees that sufficient and proper supplies are maintained in an assigned area. Replenish as needed.
• Monitors sterile supplies for expiration dates and replaces as needed.
• Distributes and maintains a sufficient supply of linens in assigned patient care areas.
• Communicates effectively with patients/peers/families/treatment team.
• Returns patient/family phone calls and documents.
• Uses computer as required for email, scheduling, registration, authorizations, insurance tracking, etc.as needed.
• Provides and participates in sleep focused educational opportunities as required, both as a participant and presenter.
• Makes recommendations for staff development.
• Serves on hospital committees and participates in other related projects as directed.
• Collect, perform preliminary analysis, and integrate the patient information in order to identify specific patient testing needs.
• Enter patient information accurately into hospital IT systems.
• Appropriately identify patient utilizing name and date of birth.
• Explain pre-testing, testing and post-testing procedures to the patient.
• Prepare patient and equipment for testing.
• Calibrate equipment to ensure proper function.
• Apply electrodes to patient according to accepted standards.
• Perform physiological calibrations to validate proper signals.
• Perform positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting prior to PAP titration testing.
• Perform polysomnographic procedures.
• Adhere to approved sleep industry protocols such as seizure studies, parasomnia studies, and PAP and/or oxygen titration studies. Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT), and Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) to ensure collection of appropriate data.
• Follow “lights out” procedure to establish and document baseline values (body position, SpO2 value, heart rate, initial PAP pressure, etc.)
• Perform polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study tracing to ensure signals are artifact free. Document abnormalities and attempts to correct.
• Document routine clinical observations, including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedures, and other things that could affect scoring.
• Assist with any necessary interventions to ensure patient safety.
• Remove testing equipment from patient and have patient complete survey.
• Performs preliminary scoring of tests once credentialled.
• Accurately scores sleep/wake stages utilizing real time "score on the fly" method once credentialled.
• "Score on the fly" to include cardiac events, limb movements, respiratory events, and arousals once credentialled.
• Allows the registered polysomnograph