Sleep Technician Trainee - Nights

nshs; Arlington Heights (IL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

nshs in Arlington Heights, IL is seeking a Sleep Technologist Trainee for night shifts. This full-time role involves performing and scoring sleep studies under supervision, setting up monitoring equipment, calibrations, and patient education.

You will rotate from day/afternoon during training to nights, work 7:30pm to 6:00am with rotating weekends, with no travel. The position requires careful monitoring of physiological events and adherence to AASM standards.

Responsibilities

• 1. Under supervision, perform and score adult and pediatric in-lab sleep studies, monitor studies, and record events per policy and physician orders; titrate CPAP, bi-level, and oral appliance therapy per standards.
• 2. Review patient records and set up monitoring equipment; calibrate machines; assess patients upon arrival and apply EEG/ECG/EMG/EOG leads and sensors per 10-20 system.
• 3. Educate patients and families on mask interfaces, PAP therapy, and terminology; document education and therapy settings in records.
• 4. Score and tabulate reports for sleep studies; generate sleep reports with wake periods, REM, arousals, and events; pass ISR exams.
• 5. Manage equipment and supplies; rotate stock; log issues and escalate with IT/vendor as needed.
• 6. Perform duties with direct supervision and ensure quality and safety throughout procedures.

Job description

Hourly Pay Range:

$25.36 - $38.04 - The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate's expertise and years of experience, among other factors.

Position Highlights:

Position : Sleep Technologist Trainee

Location : Arlington Heights, IL

Full time/Part time : Full time, 40 hours/week

Hours : 7:30pm - 6:00am (Night shift), Rotating Weekends

Initial training will take place during day/afternoon shifts. Then the job will rotate to nights

Required Travel : No

What you will do:

• 1. While under the direct supervision of the Charge Technologist or CCSH Technologist effectively and safely performs and scores adult and pediatric diagnostic in-lab sleep studies; monitors the sleep study and oral appliance study while recognizing, recording and appropriately responding to physiological events per policy and procedure and physician order. Effectively and safely performs and scores adult and pediatric therapeutic procedures in the area of sleep medicine; recognizes, documents and responds appropriately to the patient's medical problems and physiological events, especially cardiac arrhythmias, respiratory events, low oxygen level, seizures, parasomnia episodes, arousals and adverse events. Appropriately documents and responds to leak and ensures optimial mask interface and fit throughout the study. Identifies indications, contraindications, and adverse effects of nasal CPAP, bi-level and auto servo ventilation positive airway pressure and oxygen administration and oral appliance therapy and heated humidity administration; applies and titrates therapy following policy and protocols, AASM clinical standards and CMS RAD (respiratory assist device) policy.
• 2. While under the direct supervision of the Charge Technologist or CCSH Technologist reviews patient medical record and medical history including physician order, physician chart sign off, physician instructions and visit notes, and patient questionnaires prior to beginning any testing procedures. Sets up and calibrates monitoring equipment and performs machine calibrations pre and post study per AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events and policy and procedure. Performs initial patient assessment upon patient arrival and then measures, applies and records appropriate Electroencephalogram (EEG), Electrocardiogram (ECG), Electromyogram (EMG), Electrooculogram (EOG) electrodes, thermistor airflow, pressure transduced airflow, CO2 monitoring, respiratory effort, oximetry sensors and signals following the 10-20 system and most current AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events , AASM clinical standards of practice, AAST Clinical Competencies, CMS guidelines and department policies and procedures. Performs physiological calibrations pre and post study. Ensures acceptable impedance levels
• 3. While under the direct supervision and observation of the Charge Technologist or CCSH Technologist provides thorough, clear and clinically accurate patient/family education as clinically appropriate and pertinent to the procedure being performed. Provides mask interface and positive airway pressure education, fitting and acclimation prior to start of each split night and full night positive airway pressure titration per policy and procedure. Ensures all three types of masks (pillows, nasal and full face) are shown out of bag and trialed with the patient for all studies scheduled as potential split night titration or as full night titration. Accurately documents all education, equipment and therapy settings and rationale for applied therapy and settings including deviations from policy or procedure in the digital sleep study and patient medical record per current policy and procedure.
• 4. While under the direct supervision of the Charge Technologist or CCSH Technologist accurately scores and tabulates reports for all types of adult and pediatric in-lab sleep studies according to current guidelines and AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events and department policy and procedure; generates sleep report summarizing sleep/wake periods, REM episodes, arousal analysis, EEG phenomena, seizure activity, cardiac events, respiratory events, and limb movements. Correlates respiratory, ECG and neurological events. Demonstrates this by appropriately responding to events during procedures and passing AASM ISR exam monthly with 90% or above.
• 5. While under the direct supervision of the Charge Technologist or CCSH Technologist cost effectively uses, requests, stocks and rotates equipment and supplies within department and technician cart and ensures all patient food and clinical supplies are within expiration dates. Reports, troubleshoots, documents and responds to equipment issues per department and policy and protocol, including contacting vendor support to troubleshoot and log ticket and NCH IT to report issue and log ticket with IT and BioMed.
• 6. While under the direct supervision of the Charge Technologist or CCSH Technologist performs effec