Employment Status:

Full time

Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Facility:

1 Health Cir - Lexington

Requisition Number:

R159685 SLEEP LAB TECH II (Open)

How You’ll Help Transform Healthcare:

A RT Sleep Technician works under the general supervision of the medical director (MD, DO, PhD) or designee to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders including in center and out of center sleep testing, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, comprehensive patient care and direct patient education. The RT Technician must work with a registered/board certified polysomnographic technologist and can offer some guidance/supervision of sleep technicians (sleep tech I). RT sleep technician must be enrolled or enroll in an accredited sleep technology education program (i.e. ASTEP) within 30 days of hire. RT sleep technicians can be hired into the Sleep Tech II position to compensate them appropriately for their current RT certification and with the understanding that an RPSGT certification must be obtained within 6-8 months of hire and be Virginia Board Certified within 18 months of hire. The RT Sleep Technician will not earn the title of sleep technologist until both RPSGT and VA Board of Medicine license are obtained. Once these certifications/licensures are obtained, the RT Sleep Technician will be promoted to a Respiratory Sleep Technologist position (sleep tech III).

A polysomnographic technologist works under the general supervision of the medical director (MD, DO, PhD) or designee to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders including in center and out of center sleep testing, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, comprehensive patient care and direct patient education. A sleep technologist is able to perform the duties defined for a sleep technician and is able to provide oversight of other sleep center staff. The sleep technologist is credentialed in sleep technology.

Sleet Lab Tech II responsibilities include:

• Collects, analyzes and integrates 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), and to determine final testing parameters/procedures in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical director and laboratory protocols.

• Reviews patients' history, verify the medical order and follow sleep facility protocols related to the sleep study

• When patient arrives, verify identification, collect documents and obtain consent for the study.

• Explains the procedure and orient the patient for either in center or home sleep apnea testing.

• Selects appropriate equipment and calibrate for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments, if necessary.

• Applies electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.

• Performs routine positive airway pressure (PAP) interface fitting and desensitization.

• Performs appropriate physiological calibrations to ensure proper signals and make required adjustments.

• Prepares and instructs patient in both in laboratory studies and home sleep apnea testing.

• Follows procedural protocols (Polysomnography, Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Test(MWT), parasomnia studies, Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) and Oxygen Titration, etc.) to ensure collection of appropriate data.

• Follows “lights out” procedures to establish and document baseline values (such as body position, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rates, etc.).

• Performs data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact free. Identify, correct and document artifact.

• Documents 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.

• Implements appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.).

• Follows “lights on” procedure to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process (e.g. repeat the physiological and instrument calibrations and instruct  the patient on completing questionnaires, checking for completeness, etc.)

• Scores sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines.

• Scores clinical events (respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc.) utilizing AASM standards and center specific protocols.