Polysomnography Sleep Technologist - In-Center & Home

Ridgeview; Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridgeview in Minnesota is seeking a Sleep Technologist to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders, including in-center and home sleep testing, under medical director supervision.

The role involves equipment calibration, electrode application, PAP fitting, data acquisition and scoring per AASM, and generating accurate reports. Applicants should have an accredited polysomnography program and BRPT certification, plus BLS.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited polysomnography program leading to an associate's degree.
• Certification by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists as a Registered polysomnographic Technologist or equivalent.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Provider

Responsibilities

• Collects, analyzes, and integrates patient information prior to patient arrival in order to identify and meet patient-specific needs during sleep testing.
• Orients the patient to the sleep center, explains the procedure and prepares the patient for testing.
• Selects appropriate equipment and calibrates for testing to determine proper functioning and makes adjustments, if necessary.
• Applies electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.
• Performs routine positive airway pressure (PAP) interface fitting and desensitization.
• Follows procedural protocols to ensure collection of appropriate data.
• Performs Polysomnographic data acquisition, identifies, and reports signal abnormalities.
• Documents 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.
• Scores sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines.
• Scores clinical events utilizing AASM standards.
• Generates accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data.
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to perform home sleep equipment preparation and data download.
• Performs patient education and instruction appropriate for home sleep testing.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the treatment, assessment, and education of adult and geriatric patients.
• Performs inter-scorer reliability quality assurance program as indicated.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Polysomnography knowledge

Patient education

English communication

Data interpretation

Education

Associate degree in Polysomnography

Polysomnography program (≥1 year)

Job description

Ridgeview in Minnesota is seeking a Sleep Technologist to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders, including in-center and home sleep testing, under medical director supervision.

The role involves equipment calibration, electrode application, PAP fitting, data acquisition and scoring per AASM, and generating accurate reports. Applicants should have an accredited polysomnography program and BRPT certification, plus BLS.