Lead Sleep Technologist

UPMC; Lititz (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Lititz Sleep Lab is seeking a Lead Sleep Technologist to join our team. This registered role requires at least five years of clinical experience and provides oversight to sleep center staff under the department manager and medical director.

Schedule features four 9-hour days, with no holidays or weekends and on-call responsibilities. Responsibilities include patient care, sleep study preparation and setup per AASM, scoring studies, equipment maintenance, and contribution to department

Qualifications

• Registration as a sleep technologist with at least 5 years of clinical experience.
• Graduate from a CAAHEP- or CoARC-accredited polysomnography program or STAR BRPT pathway.
• Sleep credential from BRPT, NBRC, or ABSM is required.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in polysomnography.

Responsibilities

• Follow department policy and procedures under supervision by medical director or designee.
• Sleep study preparation including review of patient chart, testing order, and proper patient identification.
• Sleep study setup including the application of electrodes and sensors according to AASM recommendations.
• Sleep study procedure: perform all aspects of in-center study acquisition with focus on quality and patient care.
• Perform all aspects of out-of-center study acquisition with focus on quality and patient care.
• Analyze and score sleep studies.
• Clean equipment and patient rooms.
• Perform routine equipment maintenance and care.
• Inventory and restock lab supplies.
• Demonstrate continued scoring competency with monthly AASM ISR requirements.
• Participate in organization leadership training.
• Participate in department projects under supervision of manager and medical director.
• Accreditation and QA data collection.
• Assist with annual goals and staff evaluations.
• Staff scheduling.
• Assist with department meetings.
• Performs all duties in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• HS graduate required.
• Graduate from an education program in polysomnography accredited by CAAHEP or CoARC, or STAR BRPT program.

Skills

Polysomnography

Patient care

Leadership

Critical thinking

Education

HS diploma

CAAHEP/CoARC polysomnography program

Job description

The UPMC Lititz Sleep Lab is looking for a new Lead Sleep Technologist to join their team.

Schedule:

Four 9 hour days. No holidays or weekends. Will have on call responsibilities.

Purpose:

A lead sleep technologist is a registered position with at least 5 years of clinical experience, who works under the direct supervision of the department manager and medical director. A lead sleep technologist is able to perform the duties defined for a senior sleep technologist and as a result of expanded responsibilities is able to provide oversight to all sleep center staff. Lead sleep technologists may assist with supervising daily operations of the sleep center as specified by the department manager.

Responsibilities:

• While utilizing critical thinking and following department policy and procedure under direct supervision of medical director or designee.

• Sleep study preparation Including but not limited to review of patient chart, testing order, and proper patient identification.

• Sleep study set up including the application of electrodes and sensors according to AASM recommendations with explanation of testing procedure to patient.

• Sleep study procedure Perform all aspects of in-center study acquisition with a focus on quality, while delivering exceptional patient care.

• Perform all aspects of out-of-center study acquisition with a focus on quality, while delivering exceptional patient care.

• Analyze and score sleep studies.

• Clean equipment and patient rooms.

• Perform routine equipment maintenance and care.

• Inventory and restock lab supplies.

• Demonstrate continued scoring competency with adequate completion of monthly AASM ISR requirement.

• Participate in organization leadership training.

• Participate in department projects under supervision of manager and medical director, such as but not limited to.

• Accreditation and department QA data collection.

• Assist with annual goals and staff evaluations.

• Staff scheduling.

• Assist with department meetings.

• Performs all duties in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.

• Performs other duties as assigned

• HS graduate required.

• Graduate from an education program in polysomnography accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC), or a STAR designated program through BRPT (like ASTEP) required.

• Sleep credential from the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT), the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or the American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM) required.

• 4 years of experience required.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• BLS required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

• Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (CPSGT or RPSGT) OR Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician (CRTT) or Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) with sleep credential (CRT-SDS) OR Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with sleep credential (RRT-SDS)

• Clearances must be dated within 90 days

• Registered Polysomnographic Technologist OR Registered Respiratory Therapist - Sleep Disorders Specialist (RRT-SDS)

• Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran