Sleep Lab Technician Day/Night

St. Charles Health System Inc.; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 44,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Charles Health System in Bend, Oregon is seeking a Sleep Technologist to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders, in-center and home sleep testing, and patient education under medical director supervision.

The role requires credentialing in sleep technology and the ability to oversee other sleep center staff. The position includes assessing patient needs, calibrating equipment, and ensuring data integrity for PSG studies.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate’s degree or higher preferred.
• RPSGT, RST or Respiratory Therapist with SDS certification required within 6 months of hire.
• Licensed by the state of Oregon through the Polysomnographic Technologist Licensing Board; current BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Collects, analyzes, scores, and integrates patient information for sleep studies.
• Performs sleep study data acquisition for pediatric and adult patients.
• Applies electrodes and sensors according to published standards.
• Educates patients about sleep procedures and safety.

Job description

Pay Range

$31.72 - $47.57 hourly, varies on experience.

Sleep Center - Bend, Oregon

Work Shift - Variable (Day & Night)

Differentials: Relief - 15% Evening - $2.50 Night - $6.50

Department Summary

St. Charles Medical Group encompasses practices in three Central Oregon counties and numerous specialties including family care, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, immediate/urgent care, cardiology, pulmonology, rheumatology, general surgery, cancer care, and sleep medicine. We encourage collaboration between clinical and non‑clinical staff to assure we are providing our community with comprehensive and compassionate health care. Sleep Medicine provides diagnostic and therapeutic services to patients.

Position Overview

A Sleep Technologist at St. Charles Health System works under the general supervision of the medical director 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 defined for a sleep technician and is able to provide oversight of other sleep center staff. The sleep technologist is credentialed in sleep technology. This position does not directly manage other caregivers.

Essential Functions and Duties

• Collects, analyzes, scores, and integrates patient information in order to identify and meet the patient-specific needs.
• Performs sleep study data acquisition for pediatric and adult PSGs according to ordering provider.
• Determines final testing parameters/procedures in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical director and laboratory protocols.
• Reviews the patient’s history and verify the medical order.
• Follows sleep center protocols related to the sleep study.
• Prepares bedroom to accommodate patient’s need and comfort.
• When patient arrives, verifies identification, collects documents, and obtains consent for the study.
• Selects appropriate equipment, calibrates for testing to determine proper functioning, and adjusts if necessary.
• Applies electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.
• Performs routine positive airway pressure (PAP) interface fitting and desentization/acclimation.
• Responsible for patient care during overnight testing procedures.
• Educates and informs patients about sleep procedures.
• Performs appropriate physiological calibrations to ensure proper signals and make required adjustments.
• Performs basic troubleshooting to maintain data integrity.
• Administers supplemental low flow oxygen therapy per ordering provider or as direct by oxygen therapy protocol.
• Implements appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.)
• 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.
• Monitors capnography during polysomnogram.
• Scores sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines.
• Scores clinical events (such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc.) utilizing AASM standards.
• Generates accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age‑specific care in the treatment, assessment, and education of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to perform portable monitoring equipment preparation and data download.
• Performs patient education and instruction appropriate for out-of-center sleep testing.
• Demonstrates adherence to cleaning and disinfection procedures for portable monitoring devices.
• Fields patient questions on Home Sleep Apnea Testing.
• Participates and completes Monthly interscore reliability Exams to meet QA on Sleep Record Scoring.
• Recognizes and activates emergency precautions.
• Participates in and assists with training Sleep tech I staff and/or students from accredited sleep programs.
• Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects.
• Supports Lean principles of continuous improvement with energy and enthusiasm, functioning as a champion of change.
• Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests.
• Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.
• Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate.
• May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned.

Education

• Required: High school diploma or GED.
• Preferred: Associate’s degree or higher.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Required: RPSGT, RST or Respiratory Therapist with SDS certification. Licensed by the state of Oregon through the Polysomnographic Technologist Licensing Board. -Or- Respiratory Therapist, RRT credentialed. SDS credentialed required within 6 months of hire. Licensed by the state of Oregon through the Polysomnographic Technologist Licensing Board. Current BLS certification.
• Preferred: Certification in Clinical Sleep Health (CCSH).

Experience

• Required: N/A
• Preferred: Two (2) years of patient care experience as a sleep technician/technologist.

Personal Protective Equipment

Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform the job safely.

Additional Position Information

Demonstrates St. Charles Health System values of Accountability, Caring and Teamwork in every interaction. Must have excellent communication skills and ability to interact with a diverse population and professionally represent St. Charles Health System. Strong team working and collaborative skills. Ability to effectively reach consensus with a diverse population with differing needs. Ability to manage facilitation and consensus building among health care professionals and agencies and achieve expected results. Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Ability to multi‑task and work independently. Attention to detail. Excellent organizational skills, written and oral communication and customer service skills, particularly in dealing with stressful personal interactions. Strong analytical, problem solving and decision‑making skills. Excellent organizational and multi‑tasking skills. Performs basic math (add, subtract, multiply and divide) calculations. Read, write, speak and understand English.

Physical Requirements

Category: Patient Care Level #3 Continually (75% or more): Standing and walking, keyboard operation, use of clear and audible speaking voice and the ability to hear normal speech level.

Frequently (50%): Sitting, lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling 1-25 pounds. The use and operation of a motor vehicle for Home Health and Wound Caregivers.

Occasionally (25%): Bending, stooping/kneeling/crouching, climbing ladder/stepstool (varies by area), reaching overhead, lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling 25-50 pounds, grasping/squeezing, ability to hear whispered speech level.

Rarely (10%): Climbing stairs.

Never (0%): Climbing ladder/stepstool (varies by area), operation of a motor vehicle. Exposure to Elemental Factors Rarely (10%): Wet/slippery area, chemical solution. Never (0%): Heat, cold, noise, dust, vibration, uneven surface. Blood‑Borne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure Category Risk for Exposure to BBP.

Schedule

Weekly Hours: 0

Caregiver Type: Relief

Shift: Variable (United States of America)

Is Exempt Position? No

Job Family: SLEEP TECHNICIAN

Scheduled Days of the Week: Variable

Shift Start & End Time:

About St. Charles Health System

St. Charles Health System is a private, nonprofit organization, dedicated to providing high-quality care and the latest in health care technology to the communities it serves. Headquartered in Bend, Ore., St. Charles is an integrated delivery system, with a strong focus on population health, that provides a full range of evidence‑based health care services within a 32,000-square‑mile area in Central and Eastern Oregon. The health system owns and operates a trauma level II, tertiary referral center in Bend, a trauma level III, type B rural hospital in Redmond, and trauma level IV critical access hospitals in both Prineville and Madras. As the largest employer in Central Oregon, St. Charles Health System and St. Charles Medical Group care for our communities in more than two dozen outpatient clinics and in more than 20 specialty areas of medicine.