Registered Polysomnographic Tech (Full-time, Monday - Thursday, 7:45pm-6:15am)

Washington Regional Medical System; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington Regional Medical System in Fayetteville, AR seeks a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist for in-center polysomnography and home sleep testing. You will assess, educate, and support patients with sleep disorders while ensuring high-quality data and compassionate care.

The role involves applying sensors, calibrating equipment, and scoring studies to support physicians. AASM standards guide daily duties; nights shifts are available.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED required; completion of A-STEP through AASM.
• Licensure and certifications: BLS and a national sleep credential (RST/RPSGT/SDS/CPSGT) required.
• Experience: sleep lab experience preferred; patient education and scoring familiarity advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, calibrate, and troubleshoot sleep lab equipment to ensure accurate recordings and safety.
• Complete patient intake, education, consent verification, and accurate documentation.
• Apply sensors and hook up patients per AASM standards and facility protocols.
• Monitor patients during testing and respond to events to preserve comfort and data quality.
• Review, score, and annotate studies with complete records for interpretation.
• Support onboarding and ongoing training of staff and process improvement.

Skills

Patient education

PAP titration support

Education

High school diploma or GED

A-STEP modules (AASM)

BLS

RST (Registered Sleep Technologist)

RPSGT (Registered Polysomnographic Technologist)

SDS (Sleep Disorders Specialist)

CPSGT (Certified Sleep Technologist)

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Washington Regional Med. Ctr. - Fayetteville, AR 72703, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: Certification in related field, Job Shift: Nights, Job Category: Sleep, Organization Overview, Mission, Vision, and Values

Our mission is to improve the health of people in the communities we serve through compassionate, high-quality care, prevention, and wellness education. Washington Regional Medical System is a community-owned, locally governed, non-profit health care system located in Northwest Arkansas in the heart of Fayetteville, which is consistently ranked among the Best Places to live in the country. Our 425-bed medical center has been named the #1 hospital in Arkansas for four consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report. We employ 3,200+ team members and serve the region with over 45 clinic locations, the area’s only Level II trauma center, and five Centers of Excellence - the Washington Regional J.B. Hunt Transport Services Neuroscience Institute; Washington Regional Walker Heart Institute; Washington Regional Women and Infants Center; Washington Regional Total Joint Center; and Washington Regional Pat Walker Center for Seniors.

Position Summary

The Registered Polysomnographic Technologist reports to the Sleep Lab Manager and provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment support for patients with sleep disorders. This role performs in-center polysomnography and home sleep apnea testing, delivers diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, ensures accurate data acquisition and scoring, and provides direct patient education and high-quality, compassionate care.

Essential Position Responsibilities

• Prepare, calibrate, and troubleshoot equipment to ensure accurate recordings and safe operation
• Complete patient intake and orientation, including assessment, education, consent verification as applicable, and accurate documentation
• Apply and secure sensors/electrodes and complete patient hook-up in accordance with AASM standards and facility protocols
• Monitor patients throughout testing, recognize and respond to events/artifacts, and intervene appropriately to support patient comfort and data quality
• Review, score, and annotate studies following data acquisition, ensuring complete and accurate records for provider interpretation
• Support onboarding and training of new staff and participate in ongoing in-services, competency maintenance, and process improvement

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED, required. Completion of A-STEP educational modules administered through the AASM.
• Licensure and Certifications: BLS, required. National sleep credential required: RST (Registered Sleep Technologist), RPSGT (Registered Polysomnographic Technologist), SDS (Sleep Disorders Specialist), or CPSGT (Certified Polysomnographic Technician).
• Experience: Previous experience in a sleep lab, preferred (including in-center PSG and/or HSAT). Experience with patient education, PAP titration support, and accurate study scoring/documentation is preferred.

Work Environment: This position will spend 60% of the time walking and/or standing while pushing, pulling, lifting, and/or carrying up to 50 lbs. This position will spend 40% of the time sitting while performing work in a standard office environment. This position may be exposed to communicable disease and bodily fluids. This position will serve a culturally and linguistically diverse patient population.

Notice: This job description is designed to provide an overview of the essential and principal duties and responsibilities of the position. The job description is not designed or intended to cover or set forth a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Washington Regional reserves the right in its absolute discretion to change duties, responsibilities or activities or assign new duties, responsibilities, or activities at any time with or without notice. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.