Polysomnography Technician

Reid Health; Richmond (IN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Reid Health in Indiana seeks a Registered Polysomnography Technician to perform overnight sleep diagnostics and therapies in the Sleep Disorders Center. Responsibilities include electrode placement, monitoring, and coordinating with care teams, with a focus on quality patient care and accurate data collection. During training, you will work four 10‑hour shifts (8:30 p.m.

– 6:30 a.m.). After training, shifts are Fri–Sun 8:30 p.m.–6:30 a.m., with some weekends/holidays.

Qualifications

• AASM qualifications required; full-time employees have 1 year to become RPSGT.
• Preferred: 18 months medical experience in a healthcare setting; 6 months sleep lab experience.
• Registered Polysomnography Technologist certification/registry preferred or in progress.

Responsibilities

• Identify patient needs and prioritize care.
• Document patient responses with concise notes.
• Transcribe orders and compile test results for review.
• Monitor and manage CPAP/BiPAP titration per policy.
• Setup and manage oxygen during testing.
• Monitor electrode/sensor placement and artifact elimination.
• Ensure room turnover and supply management.
• Enroll charges for sleep studies.

Skills

CPAP/BiPAP titration

Electrode placement

Patient transport & handling

Documentation & EPIC

Education

AASM qualifications

CPR certification

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Schedule

Four ten‑hour shifts, 8:30 p.m. – 6:30 a.m. during training. After training is completed, three ten‑hour shifts, 8:30 p.m. – 6:30 a.m. on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Some weekends and holidays may be required.

About the Position

The Registered Polysomnography Technician (RPSGT) is responsible for performing a wide variety of sleep diagnostic and therapeutic services in accordance with established departmental policies. The technician assists other healthcare members by transporting, positioning, and moving patients. Duties include answering the telephone, cleaning equipment, checking supplies, contacting the respiratory clerk or material handling for re‑ordering low supplies, initiating appropriate paperwork, retrieving records, and managing electrode and sensor placement as well as room turnover. Candidates in training toward RPSGT certification are also considered. The Polysomnography Technician in Training is an entry‑level position that involves learning to conduct, monitor, and analyze overnight sleep studies under the supervision of qualified technologists.

Overview of Responsibilities

• Identifies physical, social, and psychological needs of the patient, family, and significant other as part of the patient assessment.
• Establishes priorities of care and provides necessary patient care as needed.
• Documents concise narrative notes that reflect the patient’s response to care given.
• Transcribes and implements physician’s orders accurately and compiles test results for physician review.
• Utilizes policies, procedures, protocols, and standards of care for the Sleep Disorders Center.
• Compiles AASM continuing education requirements.
• Scores home sleep studies per AASM guidelines.
• Monitors inventory and orders supplies as needed.
• Enrolls charges for sleep studies.
• Accesses email, EPIC in‑basket, and EPIC work queues daily and as needed.
• Recognizes the need for and performs appropriate measures in emergency situations, including airway management, AED placement, and CPR when indicated.
• Initiates, monitors, and manages CPAP/BiPAP titration in accordance with departmental policy and procedure.
• Measures accurately the position of electrodes and sensor placement for testing procedures.
• Responsible for setup and management of oxygen used during testing per departmental policy and procedure.
• Distinguishes artifact potentials from true cerebral potentials and takes necessary steps to eliminate artifact.
• Monitors feedback from patient and/or significant others and suggests modifications based on feedback.

Education & Experience

• After meeting AASM qualifications, full‑time employees have one year to become a Registered Polysomnography Technologist. After that year, their position is reassessed for an extension or dismissal.
• Preferred: 18 months of medical experience in a healthcare setting, 6 months experience in a sleep lab, registration by the National Board of Polysomnography Technicians, certification or registration by the National Board of Respiratory Care, completion of a basic cardiac arrhythmia class.

In‑Training Requirements

• After meeting AASM qualifications, full‑time employees have one year to become a Registered Polysomnography Technologist. After that year, their position is reassessed for an extension or dismissal.
• Preferred: 18 months of medical experience in a healthcare setting.

Licensure & Certification

• Licensure in the State of Indiana as a Respiratory Care Practitioner is preferred.
• Licensure in the health care field is preferred.
• Current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.