Polysomnographic Technologist

Park Nicollet Health Services; Saint Louis Park (MN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital is seeking a Polysomnographic Technologist to join our team and perform overnight sleep studies, recording sleep/wake physiology with supervision and independence as required. You will operate complex equipment, apply recording devices, clean and sterilize gear, and monitor patient safety throughout testing.

Knowledge of normal cardiorespiratory, neurologic, and sleep physiology is essential, as are skills in interpreting data such as EEG, EOG, EMG, and

Qualifications

• High School diploma/GED with OTJ training in Polysomnography of no less than one year duration.
• Certification by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (or registry eligible).
• Certified in Basic Life Support.
• Knowledge of age-related growth and development principles.

Responsibilities

• Perform and evaluate overnight polysomnograms.
• Safely operate medical equipment to record sleep/wake physiology.
• Apply recording devices and clean/sterilize equipment.
• Monitor polysomnogram and respond to sleep pathology as needed.
• Generate concise reports summarizing sleep/wake stages and events.

Skills

Polysomnography

Patient safety

RPSGT exam

Education

High School diploma/GED with OTJ training in Polysomnography

Job description

Polysomnographic Technologist

Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital is looking to hire a Polysomnographic Technologist to join our team! Come join us as a Partner for Good and help us make an impact on the care and experience that our patients and their families receive every day.

Job Description

Polysomnographic Technologist

Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital is looking to hire a Polysomnographic Technologist to join our team! Come join us as a Partner for Good and help us make an impact on the care and experience that our patients and their families receive every day.

Position Summary

The Polysomnographic Technologist works under medical supervision to perform and evaluate overnight polysomnograms. This individual functions independently to safely operate sophisticated medical equipment to record sleep/wake physiology. The application of recording devices, cleaning/sterilization of equipment and monitoring of polysomnogram are essential duties of the technologist. Polysomnographic technologists must recognize sleep pathology when it occurs in the laboratory and respond with the appropriate interventions to ensure patient safety.

Knowledge of normal cardiorespiratory, neurologic, and sleep physiology is essential to the polysomnographic technologist. The technologist understands the function of equipment used to monitor and record breathing (airflow/effort), electroencephalograms (brain waves), electrocardiograms (heart rate and rhythm), electromyograms (muscle activity), and pulse oximetry (blood oxygenation/saturation).

The polysomnographic technologist monitors nasal continuous positive pressure, oxygen, and employs ventilatory assistance devices in accordance with established protocols. This individual is also Certified in Basic Life Support. The technologist also performs special procedures such as multiple sleep latency testing, pediatric polysomnography, ambulatory monitoring, and patient education.

Record review/scoring of polysomnograms is an integral part of the job and may consume as much time as data acquisition. The identification of normal/abnormal patterns, artifacts, and sleep/wake stages is critical to high quality patient care. The polysomnographic technologist generates a report that accurately and concisely summarizes the patient’s sleep/wake stages, respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousal analysis, and other clinical events.

Work Schedule

Wednesday - Friday, nights 7:30 pm to 7:30 am

Required Qualifications

• Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:
  • High School diploma/GED with OTJ training in Polysomnography of no less than one year duration, associated with a state licensed and/or nationally accredited facility. and successful passing of the RPSGT exam.
• Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:
  • Certification by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist. ( or registry eligible)
  • Certified in Basic Cardiac Life Support
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Demonstrates knowledge of age-related growth and development principles necessary to provide appropriate service and assure safety of patients.

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