Registered Polysomnographer

SSM Health; Saint Charles (MO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Payment Options

Tuition Coverage

Job summary

SSM Health is seeking a Sleep Technologist to conduct diagnostic sleep studies for patients with sleep disorders. The role requires preparing patients and equipment, monitoring tests, and applying various monitoring devices.

Qualifications include no prior experience, with significant physical requirements. The position offers 36 scheduled weekly hours, flexible payment options and tuition coverage for eligible team members.

Qualifications

• Constant communication with patients to provide support.
• Ability to operate and maintain medical equipment.
• Understanding of sleep disorders and testing procedures.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patient and equipment for testing.
• Monitor patient and address any needs during tests.
• Apply and calibrate monitoring devices.

Skills

Oral communication

Patient monitoring

Technical troubleshooting

Education

No experience required

Tools

Patient monitoring devices

Electronic medical records

Job description

Job Summary

Performs diagnostic sleep studies related to the evaluation and treatment of patients with sleep disorders.

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.

Qualifications

Education and 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.

Licenses and Certifications

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) - Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT)
• Registered Sleep Technologist (RST) - American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM)

Work Details

• State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
• Work Shift: Evening Shift (United States of America)
• Job Type: Employee
• Department: 3602000002 Sleep Lab
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36

Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.