Polysomnographer

SSM Health; Saint Charles (MO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

SSM Health is seeking a part-time polysomnographer for the Sleep Lab at MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles. This PRN night-shift role involves preparing patients and equipment, performing sleep studies, and monitoring patients throughout testing.

Responsibilities include applying monitoring devices, scoring and reporting results, and ensuring equipment readiness. A High School Diploma or GED plus BLS, RPSGT or RST certifications are required; prior experience is not mandatory.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent years of experience.
• Certifications required: BLS HealthCare Provider (AHA), BRPT RPSGT or ABSM RST.

Responsibilities

• Prepares patient and equipment for ordered testing.
• Interviews patient to determine sleep disorder issues and explain testing procedures.
• Performs and documents testing; monitors patient throughout testing and intervenes as necessary.
• Applies monitoring devices (EEG, EKG, EMG, EOG, airflow, respiratory effort, oximetry) and records calibrations.
• Collects, analyzes and integrates patient information; scores, interprets and reports sleep study results.
• Prepares, calibrates, repairs and maintains equipment; determines repairs/replacements.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safety.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

BLS HCP - American Heart Association

Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) - BRPT

Registered Sleep Technologist (RST) - ABSM

Job description

Location

MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles

Worker Type: PRN

Job Highlights

Join a team where your work matters - every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

A polysomnographer is an allied health professional who performs overnight sleep assessments used to diagnose various sleep disorders. A direct patient care position, the SSM Health polysomnographer will attach various electrodes used to record the patient's brain activity and will then monitor the patient throughout the night.

• Department: Sleep
• Schedule: Part-time, Night Shift, 0-set hours a week, working on an as-needed basis

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

• High School Diploma or GED, or equivalent years of experience

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

3602000002 Sleep Lab

Scheduled Weekly Hours

0

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.