Sleep Technician - Nights, weekends and rotating schedules

grangermedical; Murray (UT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vision

Dental

Medical

Sick Leave

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Disability Insurance

EAP

Health Savings

Job summary

Granger Medical Clinic in Murray, UT is seeking a Sleep Technician for a full-time 36-hour schedule at night. The role involves performing comprehensive polysomnographic testing and analysis under the supervision of an RPSGT or clinical director, with training provided if not currently registered.

The position requires willingness to work nights, weekends, and rotating shifts. Granger Medical Clinic offers competitive wages and a robust benefits package including medical, vision, dental, PTO,

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Current CPR BLS certification through AHA or Red Cross, REQUIRED.

Responsibilities

• Review history, physical information, medications, procedure request, and study protocol.
• Explain the procedure and orient the patient to the sleep center.
• Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning.
• Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.
• Perform physiological calibrations and PAP mask fitting as needed.
• Follow testing protocols to ensure data collection (MSLT, MWT, parasomnias, titration).
• Document observations and results to facilitate scoring and interpretation.

Skills

Age-specific care

Safety compliance

Equipment maintenance

Communication skills

Social skills

Follow directions

Respond to inquiries

Education

High School Diploma

CPR BLS certification

Job description

Sleep Technician

Granger Medical Clinic has an immediate opening for a Full-Time (36 hours) Sleep Technician at our Murray location. This position involves performing comprehensive polysomnographic testing and analysis, along with associated interventions, under the general oversight of a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) and/or the clinical director (MD, PhD, DO) or designee.

We will provide training for candidates who are not currently registered sleep technicians.

**Candidates must be willing to work nights, weekends and rotating schedules**

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the treatment, assessment, and education of adult, and geriatric patients.
• Comply with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and standards regarding safety and infection control issues.
• Perform routine equipment care and maintenance and inventory evaluation.
• Demonstrate effective written and spoken communication skills.
• Demonstrate appropriate social skills.
• Demonstrate ability to follow direction.
• Respond to study participant's procedural-related inquiries by providing appropriate information.

Essential Functions and Duties:

• Review history, physical information, medications, procedure request, and study protocol.
• Complete and verify documentation.
• 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 [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.
• Follow "lights out" procedures to establish and document baseline values (such as body position, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rates, 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 questionnaires, etc.)

Education and Experience:

• High School Graduate or GED.
• Current CPR BLS certification through AHA or Red Cross, REQUIRED.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Granger Medical Clinic offers competitive wages and excellent benefits. Benefits include:

• Vision
• Dental
• Medical
• Sick Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance
• Paid Maternity Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) with a Company Match, Profit Share, and Safe Harbor Contributions

Granger Medical Clinic provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Granger Medical Clinic complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, genetic information and testing, Family & Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.