CRT/Sleep Tech II

DCH Health System; Tuscaloosa (AL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

DCH Health System in Alabama is seeking a Respiratory Therapist specialized in sleep studies to perform overnight and daytime sleep studies across all ages except neonates and infants. The role requires supervising CPAP/BiPAP titrations and ensuring patient comfort and safety.

You will prepare patients, adjust equipment per physician orders, operate and maintain equipment, score studies, and participate in ongoing education to stay current with sleep disorder techniques.

Qualifications

• Certified or Registered Respiratory Therapist (CRT or RRT) required.
• CPR certification must be obtained prior to start date.
• RPSGT credentialing or ASTEP completion required within two years.
• Must be able to read, write legibly, speak and comprehend English.

Responsibilities

• Supervises CPAP/BiPAP titrations during shift.
• Performs overnight and day sleep studies across age groups (excluding neonate/infant).
• Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
• Monitor patient comfort and safety; alert physicians to abnormalities.
• Record patient identification and medical history.
• Adjust equipment per physician orders or protocol.
• Prepare and position patients for testing.
• Check, test and maintain equipment; perform minor repairs as needed.
• Score sleep studies and generate reports of data and events.
• Attend workshops and seminars to stay current with sleep disorders and techniques.
• Adapt to emergencies, workload changes, new instrumentation, and procedures.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Education

CRT or RRT certification

CPR certification

RPSGT credentialing or ASTEP completion within 2 years

Job description

Overview

Independently performs routine and specialized overnight and day sleep studies

Responsibilities

• Supervises CPAP/BiPap titrations being performed on their shift.
• Performs overnight and day sleep studies, routine and specialized, on a variety of patients within all age groups excluding neonate and infant.
• Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
• Monitor patients’ comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
• Obtain and record patient identification and medical history.
• Adjust equipment and controls according to physicians’ orders or established protocol.
• Prepare and position patients for testing.
• Check, test, and maintain equipment, making minor repairs when necessary, to ensure proper operation.
• Scores sleep studies and generates reports summarizing data and physiological events.
• Attends workshops, seminars, lectures and other programs as appropriate to gain knowledge of current trends in sleep disorders and techniques to insure high quality/effective studies.
• Must be adaptive and flexible to handle situations because of emergencies, changing workload, personnel shortages, new instrumentation, new procedures, changes in procedures, disaster and/or unsuspected events.
• Responsible for checking email each shift and for communicating with Co-Workers, Lead Techs and Supervisors.
• Perform Disinfection as per manufacturer’s recommendation (IFU)
• Adheres to standard precautions and hand hygiene
• Performs and accurately records technical procedures safely, effectively, efficiently, and within scope of policy
• Actively participates in department huddles, meetings, and communication
• Accountability related to meeting/exceeding department goals, DCH Values, DCH Mission and Vision

DCH Standards:

• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Must adhere to the DCH Mission, Vision, and Values including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
• Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
• Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees.
• Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.
• Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
• Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Experience Required

Certified or Registered Respiratory Therapist (CRT or RRT) required. CPR certification must be obtained prior to start date. Must be able to read, write legibly, speak and comprehend English. RPSGT credentialing or ASTEP completion required within two years.

Working Conditions

WORK CONTEXT

Must be able to cooperate and work as a team with staff and patients.

At times must be able to cope with challenging situations when caring for patients.

Requires working with patient’s who possibly have a sleep disorder and other health issues.

Exposure to disease, infection and body fluid may occur.

PHYSICAL FACTORS

Frequently able to stand, walk, kneel, sit, bend or crouch with good balance.

Ability to sit in front of a computer monitor in a quiet room more than half the time while remaining vigilant.

Must be able to maneuver over uneven or rough surfaces.

Must be able to ascend and descend stairs.

Must be able to carry objects weighing up to 25 lbs. for 50 feet.

Assist in turning and positioning patients weighing up to and beyond 200 lbs.

Must be able to reach overhead to retrieve and/or replace objects.

Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.

Physical presence onsite is essential.

OTHER JOB FACTORS

Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and communicating with others on the job.

Job requires being honest and ethical.

Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.