Polysomnographer

SSM Health; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee is seeking a Sleep Lab Technician to perform diagnostic sleep studies, assist in evaluating and treating patients with sleep disorders, and support a high standard of patient care in a busy hospital Sleep Lab.

You will prepare patients and equipment, monitor testing overnight, apply EEG, EOG, EMG, airflow, and oximetry sensors, and document and score results for physicians.

Qualifications

• No experience required.
• Requires good patient interaction and precision.
• Night shift availability with rotating schedule.

Responsibilities

• Prepares patient and equipment for testing and explains procedures.
• Performs and documents testing while monitoring the patient.
• Applies EEG, EKG, EMG, EOG, airflow, and oximetry sensors.

Skills

Patient care

Attention to detail

Communication

Teamwork

Education

RPSGT certification

Tools

Polysomnography equipment

EEG/EOG/EMG

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling

OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee

Worker Type

Regular

Job Highlights

• Department: Sleep Lab
• Schedule: Full Time, Nights, 7p to 7a, 3x12-Hour Shifts/Week
• Shift Differentials: Available for night, weekend, and additional shifts
• Location: SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee

Job Summary

Performs diagnostic sleep studies related to the evaluation and treatment of patients with sleep disorders.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

Primary Responsibilities

• Prepares patient and equipment for ordered testing. Interviews patient to determine sleep disorder issues and to explain testing procedures.
• Performs and documents testing. Monitors the patient throughout testing and intervenes as necessary to resolve patient needs or equipment issues.
• Applies patient monitoring devices (EEG electrodes, EKG, EMG, EOG, airflow, respiratory effort, and oximetry) and records physiologic calibrations.
• Collects, analyzes and integrates patient information to identify and meet patient-specific needs; scores, interprets, and reports results of sleep studies.
• Prepares, calibrates, repairs and maintains equipment required for testing. Determines and reports needed repairs/replacements.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Experience

• No experience required.

Physical Requirements

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

Required Professional License And/Or Certifications

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) - Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT)
• Or
• Registered Sleep Technologist (RST) - American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM)

Work Shift

Night Shift (United States of America)

Job Type

Employee

Department

3602000024 Sleep Lab

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.