Registered Polysomnography Tech

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine; Hendersonville (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Pardee UNC Health Care Sleep Lab in North Carolina is seeking a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders, including in-center and out-of-center testing, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, comprehensive patient care and direct patient education.

This night-shift, onsite role requires BRPT certification and completion of an approved sleep technology program; preferred one year of sleep study experience including PAP

Qualifications

• BRPT certification is required.
• Completion of a sleep technology program with state licensure or accredited program emphasizing sleep technology.
• One year of experience performing sleep studies (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Performs polysomnographic data acquisition and monitors tracing quality to ensure artifact-free signals.
• Documents sleep observations, sleep stages, events, and changes in procedures for scoring and interpretation.
• Scores sleep studies in a timely and accurate manner.
• Exhibits independent clinical judgment within scope of practice in the absence of direct medical direction.
• Evaluates patient conditions to prevent deterioration due to misjudgment.
• PARDEE

Skills

BRPT certification

1 year sleep study experience

Education

Sleep technology program certificate/associate degree

Job description

Job Description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:
A Registered Polysomnography Technologist works under the general supervision of the medical director (MD, DO or PhD) or designee to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders including in center and out of center sleep testing, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, comprehensive patient care and direct patient education. A sleep technologist is able to perform the duties for a sleep technologist and is able to provide oversight of other sleep center staff. The sleep technologist is credentialed in sleep technology.

Responsibilities

• Performs polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free. Identifies and corrects 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 studies in an accurate and timely manner.
• Exercises independent clinical judgment in the absence of immediately available medical direction within the scope of practice.
• Evaluates situations/patient conditions when clinical intervention is required so that no patient condition deteriorates as a result of misjudgment.
• PARDEE

Other information

Required

• Registered Polysomnographic Technologist by BRPT.
• Successful completion of a sleep technology program associated with a state licensed and/or a nationally accredited educational facility or successful completion of an accredited educational program leading to a certificate or associate degree with an emphasis in sleep technology.

Preferred

• One (1) year of working experience performing sleep studies, including PAP titrations (i.e., CPAP, BiLevel and other approved devices).

Job Details

Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC

Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: Sleep Lab

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Night Job

Location of Job: PARDEEHOSP

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.