Sleep Tech/Polysomnographer Full Time Overnight

tuftsmedicine; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries & benefits that"s

403(b) retirement plan with hospital 

Opportunities for growth

Tuition reimbursement

Free Parking

Job summary

Tufts Medicine's Melrose/Wakefield Hospital seeks a Sleep Technologist to evaluate patients with sleep disorders and deliver therapies to improve physical and cognitive conditions. The role involves in-center and home testing, scoring data, and patient education under medical supervision.

The position requires a sleep technology program completion, RPSGT or eligible, BLS certification, a high school diploma, and two years in a sleep lab.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Successful completion of a sleep technology program.
• Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT), or eligible for RPSGT or Registered Sleep Technologist (RST), or Certified Polysomnographic Technologist.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Two years of experience in a sleep lab.

Responsibilities

• Collects, analyzes and integrates patient information to identify needs (physical, mental limitations, current status, medical/social history).
• Determines final testing parameters/procedures with ordering physician or medical director and sleep center protocols.
• Reviews patient history and verifies medical orders.
• Follows sleep center protocols related to the sleep study.
• Verifies identification, collects documents and obtains consent for the study.
• Explains the procedure and orients the patient for in-center or home sleep apnea testing.
• Selects appropriate equipment and calibrates for testing and makes adjustments as necessary.
• Administers oxygen and nasal CPAP and uses ventilatory assist devices per established protocols.
• Follows procedures (MSLT, MWT, parasomnia studies, PAP and oxygen titration) to ensure data collection.
• Performs special procedures such as MSLT and ambulatory monitoring.
• Scores sleep/wake stages by applying professional standards.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Successful completion of a sleep technology program

Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT), or eligible for RPSGT or Registered Sleep Technologist (RST), or Certified Polysomnographic Technologist

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Two years of experience in a sleep lab

Job description

Job Profile Summary

This role focuses on assessing the needs of patients who have physical, mental, or emotional disabilities and delivering therapy services to improve their developmental, physical or cognitive impairment. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Sleep Therapy duties: Evaluates patients and helps them improve physical and mental conditions through treating a variety of sleep-related conditions. A clinical technologist role that has specialized knowledge or skills gained through a combination of vocational education, training, and experience. This role will be most commonly applied to patient care and/or scientific/laboratory jobs. An experienced level role requiring basic knowledge of job procedures and tools obtained through work experience and requiring vocational or technical education. Works under moderate supervision, works through problems of a routine nature, but may at times require interpretation or deviation from standard procedures and communicates information that requires some explanation or interpretation.

Melrose/Wakefield Hospital , part of the Tufts Medicine system, has been offering the highest quality and accessible healthcare to the local community for over 130 years. With two hospital campuses, Level III Trauma Center, Level III Special Care Nursery, Breast Health Center, Cardiovascular Center and over 20 locations and 50 specialties, Melrose/Wakefield Hospital offers many opportunities to grow your career.

Job Overview

Under the direction of medical supervision, this position provides evaluations and treatments of sleep disorders including in center, overnight polysomnograms and home sleep testing, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, comprehensive patient care and direct patient education. This individual functions independently to safely operate sophisticated medical equipment to record sleep/wake physiology. Responsible for documenting and scoring testing accurately in the medical record to comply with the policy and procedures of the department, organization and all other regulatory agency requirements.

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications

1. 1.High school diploma or equivalent
2. 2. Successful completion of a sleep technology program.
3. 3. Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT), or eligible for RPSGT or Registered Sleep Technologist (RST), or Certified Polysomnographic Technologist.
4. 4. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
5. 5. Two (2) years of experience in a sleep lab.

Preferred Qualifications

1. 1. Three (3) years of experience in a sleep lab.

Hours: Full-time, 36 hours weekly. 12-hour overnight shifts (7pm-7am). Available schedules: Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday.

Location: Melrose/Wakefield Hospital - 585 Lebanon St, Melrose, MA 02176.

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries & benefits that start on day one!
• 403(b) retirement plan with hospital match
• Opportunities for growth
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free Parking

The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. 1. Collects, analyzes and integrates patient information in order to identify and meet the patient-specific needs (physical, mental limitations, current emotional/physiological status regarding the testing procedure, pertinent medical/social history).
2. 2. Determines final testing parameters/procedures in conjunction with the ordering physician or medical director and sleep center protocols.
3. 3. Reviews the patient's history and verify medical orders.
4. 4. Follows sleep center protocols related to the sleep study.
5. 5. When patient arrives, verify identification, collect documents and obtain consent for the study.
6. 6. Explain the procedure and orient the patient for either in center or home sleep apnea testing using age appropriate patient education.
7. 7. Selects appropriate equipment and calibrate for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments, if necessary.
8. 8. Administers oxygen and nasal continuous airway pressure and employs ventilatory assist devices in accordance with established protocols set forth by the medical director. Such knowledge provides the basis for monitoring polysomnograms and recognizing pathology that requires treatment. The technologist understands the function of equipment used to monitor and record breathing (airflow/effort), electroencephalogram (brain waves), electrocardiograms (heart rate and rhythm), electromyogram (muscle activity), and pulse oximety (blood oxygenation/saturation).
9. 9. Follows procedural protocols [such as Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT), parasomnia studies, PAP and oxygen titration, etc.] to ensure collection of appropriate data.
10. 10. Performs special procedures such as multiple sleep latency testing and ambulatory monitoring.
11. 11. Scores sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted