Registered Polysomnographic Technician

Cleveland Clinic; Vero Beach (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital is seeking a Registered Polysomnographic Technician to join a collaborative sleep center team on a night shift. You will perform comprehensive sleep testing, scoring, and patient care, while supervising trainees and ensuring data integrity.

Join a renowned health system focused on compassionate care and innovation. The role emphasizes safety, accurate reporting, and adherence to sleep study protocols, with opportunities to contribute to improved patient

Qualifications

• Registered Polysomnography Technologist (RPSGT) required.
• BLS certification through AHA or Red Cross is required.
• High School Diploma or GED is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform polysomnographic testing and scoring with quality data.
• Supervise Polysomnographic Technicians and Trainees.
• Review medical history, test requests and study protocols; document findings.
• Explain procedures and orient patients to the sleep center.
• Prepare, calibrate and operate testing equipment and sensors.
• Apply electrodes and monitor signals; adjust as needed to ensure data quality.
• Assist with generation of accurate reports and maintain safety standards.
• Follow Lights Out/On procedures and ensure patient safety and comfort.

Skills

Polysomnography care

Patient safety

Documentation

Team supervision

Education

RPSGT certification

BLS certification

HS diploma or GED

Job description

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the‑art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Registered Polysomnographic Technician on this team, you will help to accurately pinpoint the root cause of sleep problems, create personalized treatment plans to bring relief, and help patients find their way back to peaceful, restful sleep. The ideal caregiver is someone who genuinely wants their patients to have a positive experience when reporting for their sleep testing. Our team's goal is to improve patient access and reduce waiting times for tests.

A caregiver in this position works nights from 6:30PM – 6:30AM.

Caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Perform comprehensive polysomnographic testing, scoring analysis and associated interventions.
• Provide supervision of Polysomnographic Technicians and Polysomnographic Trainees.
• Review history/physical information, medications, test requests and study protocol.
• Complete and verify all documentation (pre- and post-sleep questionnaires, technician notes, etc.).
• Explain the procedure and orient the patient to the sleep center.
• Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments, if necessary.
• Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.
• Perform appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and make adjustments, if necessary.
• Perform routine positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting.
• Follow procedural protocols (e.g., MSLT, parasomnia studies, PAP and oxygen titration, etc.) to ensure collection of appropriate data.
• Follow "Lights Out" procedures to establish and document baseline values (such as body position, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rate, etc.)
• Perform polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study‑tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact‑free and make adjustments, if necessary.
• Document 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.
• Implement appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous and bi‑level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.).
• Follow "Lights On" procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process (e.g. repeats the physiological and instrument calibrations and instructs the patient on completing the questionnaires, etc.)
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the treatment, assessment, and education of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Assist with scoring sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines.
• Assist with scoring clinical events (such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc.) with center specific protocols.
• Assist with generation of accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data.
• Comply with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and standards regarding safety and infection control issues.
• Perform routine equipment care and maintenance and inventory evaluation.
• Respond to study participant's procedural‑related inquiries by providing appropriate information.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Registered Polysomnography Technologist (RPSGT)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
• Three years of experience as a Polysomnographic Technologist

Physical Requirements:

• The employee complies with requirements of regulatory agencies, attends appropriate training and meetings, completes appropriate unit/department specific competency checklists, demonstrates knowledge and appropriate behavior related to regulatory safety requirements, communicates effectively verbally and in written format, complies with policies and procedures, follows Corporate Compliance Program, and reports actual or suspected violations promptly.
• Physical Duties: This position requires a mixture of light to moderate work as defined in the Employee Health Services Policy.
• Frequent standing, sitting, walking, reaching, stooping, and kneeling. Normal visual acuity is required.
• Working Conditions: The employee will spend most of the time indoors in air‑conditioned areas.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

Pay Range

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