Registered Sleep Technician / Neurology / Full Time / Nights

Wood County Hospital Assn; Bowling Green (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood County Hospital in Bowling Green, OH, seeks a Registered Sleep Technician for night shifts. You will prepare patients and equipment, perform sleep studies, and score data for pediatric through geriatric patients.

Your role involves interpreting results, collaborating with the healthcare team, and maintaining safety and confidentiality in a high-standard sleep lab environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved Polysomnographic Technologist program.
• Two years of sleep testing including pediatrics and adults.
• BLS certification.
• Licensed as Respiratory Care through Ohio Medical Board.
• Registered through the Board of Registered Polysomnography Technologists or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients and equipment for sleep studies including electrodes and PAP devices.
• Perform PSG recordings, PAP titrations, MSLT testing, REM behavior, oxygen titrations, and scoring.
• Analyze sleep data and adjust care based on assessments.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team while maintaining confidentiality and safety.
• Maintain competencies and continuing education as required.

Skills

Sleep testing

Pediatric and adult care

Critical thinking

Education

Polysomnographic Technologist program

Associate degree (preferred)

Tools

BLS

ACLS

PALS

NRP

Respiratory Care license (Ohio)

Job description

Elevate your career at Wood County Hospital, where you're not just a number – you're a vital part of a team making a real difference.Registered Sleep Technician / Neurology / Full Time / NightsThe Registered Sleep Tech provides safe, accurate, and age-appropriate sleep diagnostic and therapeutic services. This role includes preparing patients and equipment, performing and monitoring sleep studies, analyzing and scoring data, and adjusting care as needed, while maintaining professionalism, patient confidentiality, and collaboration with the healthcare team. The Registered Sleep Tech is an onsite position.Essential FunctionsProvide age-appropriate, patient-centered care and education to pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients and their families throughout the sleep testing process.Prepare patients and equipment for sleep studies by selecting, calibrating, and applying electrodes, sensors, and PAP devices in accordance with established standards and protocols.Perform routine, non-routine, and complex sleep study procedures within scope of practice, including PSG recordings, PAP titrations, MSLT testing, seizure studies, REM behavior studies, oxygen titrations, and scoring of all records.Analyze and interpret sleep testing data accurately and in a timely manner, utilizing critical thinking to modify patient care based on ongoing assessments and patient response.Integrate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team while maintaining professionalism, patient confidentiality, and regulatory compliance, responding appropriately to emergencies, participating in staff orientation, and maintaining required competencies and continuing education.Prepare, prevent, protect and respond to support our culture of safety.Works hours per week in accordance with offer letter or per attributes of position at transfer request. May be expected to work longer hours as necessary.Other duties as assigned.RequirementsEducation: Graduate of an approved Polysomnographic Technologist programLicense: Registered through Board of Registered Polysomnography Technologist ProgramExperience: Two (2) years of sleep testing including pediatrics and adultsCertification:BLSIf a Registered Respiratory TherapistACLSPALSNRPPreferredEducation: Associates degreeLicense: Respiratory Care through Ohio Medical BoardExperience: Hospital based testing centerCertification: Registered through the National Board of Respiratory CarePHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS1. In an 8 to 12-hour workday, employee stands/walks (hours at one time):[] 0-2 [X] 2-4 []4-6 [] 6-8 [] 8-122. In an 8 to 12-hour workday, employees sit (hours at one time/hours during the day):[] 0-2 [] 2-4 [X]4-6 [] 6-8 [] 8-123. Employee lifts:[] up to 10 [] 10-20 # [] 20-50 # [X] over 50 #4. Lifting as indicated in item 3 above is performed during the workday:[X] occasionally [] frequently [] continuously5. Employee uses hands for repetitive:a. Simple grasping: [X] yes [] nob. Pushing/pulling [X] yes [] no6. Employee uses feet for repetitive movement in operating foot controls:[] yes [X] no7. Employee must be able to:a. Bend [X] frequently [] occasionally [] not at allb. Squat [X] frequently [] occasionally [] not at allc. Kneel [] frequently [X] occasionally [] not at alld. Climb [] frequently [] occasionally [X] not at all