Polysomnographic Technologist

LE001 Richmond Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,448 - 60,986; Full time

Job summary

LE001 Richmond Medical Center in New York is seeking a Night Shift Sleep Technologist to monitor patients and operate PSG equipment. The role involves assessing sleep patterns, scoring clinical events, and ensuring patient safety throughout testing.

Ideal candidates must hold a High School Diploma or equivalent, possess New York State licensure, and demonstrate strong communication skills and proficiency in PSG equipment. Compensation ranges from $40.25/hr to $44.27/hr based on experience.

Qualifications

• Required: High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Licensure as a polysomnographic technologist.
• Strong knowledge of sleep disorders.

Responsibilities

• Perform polysomnographic data acquisition and monitoring.
• Assist with scoring sleep/wake stages and clinical events.
• Implement intervention procedures to ensure patient safety.

Skills

Technical proficiency in PSG equipment and software

Excellent observational skills

Communication skills

Empathy in patient interactions

Education

High School Diploma or GED equivalent

New York State Polysomnographic Technology Licensure

Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT)

Job description

Job Overview

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Night Shift – 10 Hours (United States of America)

Responsibilities

• Review history, physical information, medications, procedure request, and study protocol.
• Complete and verify documentation.
• Explain the procedure and orient the patient to the sleep center.
• Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments, if necessary.
• Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.
• Perform appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and make adjustments, if necessary.
• Perform routine positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting.
• Follow procedural protocols, such as Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT), parasomnia studies, PAP and oxygen titration, etc., to ensure collection of appropriate data.
• Follow “lights out” procedures to establish and document baseline values (such as body position, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rates, etc.).
• Perform polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free and make adjustments, if necessary.
• Document 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.
• Implement appropriate interventions, such as continuous and bi‑level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc., to ensure patient safety and therapeutic intervention.
• Follow “lights on” procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process (e.g. repeats the physiological and instrument calibrations and instructs the patient on completing questionnaires, etc.).
• Assist with scoring sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines.
• Assist with scoring clinical events (such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc.) with center‑specific protocols.
• Assist with the generation of accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data.
• Comply with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and standards regarding safety and infection control issues.
• Perform routine equipment care and maintenance and inventory evaluation.
• Prepare and set up Video EEG (VEEG) monitoring equipment.
• Supervise a Polysomnographic Trainee, if required.

Schedule & Compensation

Night Shift – 8p–6a. Night work with even days, weekends & holidays.

Salary Range: $40.25/hr – $44.27/hr, commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.
• NewYorkState Polysomnographic Technology Licensure and Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) by Board of Registered Technologist (BRPT) or Registered Sleep Technologist (RST) by American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM).
• Basic Life Support CPR skills.
• Strong knowledge of sleep physiology and sleep disorders.
• Technical proficiency in PSG equipment and software.
• Excellent observational, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently during night shifts.
• Empathy and professionalism in patient interactions.

Employment Non-Discrimination

Richmond University Medical Center is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment and provides full and equal employment opportunities to all employees and potential employees without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions and needs including lactation accommodations, physical or mental disability, age, immigration or citizenship status, veteran or active military status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.