Sr Polysomnographic Technician - FT Days

Torrance-Memorial-Medical-Center; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Torrance-Memorial-Medical-Center is seeking a Polysomnography Technician to perform sleep studies and calibrate equipment, ensuring accurate data collection and patient safety. You will collect, analyze, and document sleep stages, administer CPAP/BiPAP and oxygen titration, educate patients, and coordinate with physicians and vendors to ensure timely reports and quality assurance.

The role requires 1 year of experience and California license with BRPT/RPSGT credentials; responsible for pre- and

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in polysomnography.
• California polysomnography license and RPSGT/BRPT/ABSM credentials.

Responsibilities

• Schedule tests and coordinate with patients and vendors.
• Verify patient insurance and scan documents into patient records.
• Document sleep stages and clinical events to assist scoring and reporting.
• Maintain patient safety and infection control during procedures.

Skills

Polysomnography

Data acquisition

Patient education

CPAP/BiPAP titration

Documentation

Job description

Core Competencies

• Prepares and calibrates equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and makes adjustments as necessary.
• Performs appropriate physiological calibrations to ensure proper signals and makes adjustments if necessary.
• Explains pre-testing, testing and post-testing to the patient.
• Collects, analyzes and integrates patient information in order to identify and meet the patient-specific needs.
• Applies electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.
• Follows “lights out” procedures to establish and document baseline values.
• Performs Polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact free and makes adjustments as necessary.
• Follows procedural protocols [such as Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT), CPAP/BiPAP, oxygen titration] to ensure collection of appropriate data.
• Documents routine observations including sleep stages and clinical events and significant events to facilitate scoring and interpretation.
• Implements appropriate interventions for patient safety i.e., continuous and bi-level positive airway pressure, auto-servo ventilation, and oxygen administration.
• Collects assessment of sleep before patient leaves.
• Reviews patient complaints regarding sleep, sleep and health questionnaires, and pertinent lab results before starting the procedure.
• Scores sleep/wake stages and scores clinical events according to published guidelines.
• Recognizes and provides age specific care in the treatment, assessment, and education of adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Schedules tests, mails patient sleep packets, answers questions via phone and email, orders supplies, interacts with vendors, coordinates in-services, pulls old patient records, sends final reports to physician offices, ensures that patient charts are complete, files, and collects Quality Assurance data when working the day shift.
• Checks patients in for Sleep studies. Verifies patient insurance and scans appropriate documents into the patient record.
• Follows universal precautions and good hand hygiene.
• Orients and trains new employees.
• Educates fellow healthcare professionals and the general public regarding sleep related issues. This is accomplished via telephone contact, health fairs, and public presentations.

Education

• Degree: N/A
• Program: N/A

Experience

• Number of Years Experience: 1
• Type of Experience: Polysomnography Tech
• Polysomnographic license issued by the Medical Board of California and RPSGT credential from the BRPT or RST credential from the ABSM;or;RCP license with SDS credential or the RCP credential from the BRPT or the RST credential from the ABSM

License / Certification Requirements

• Compensation Range: $34.19 - 52.96 / Hour