Sleep Technologist - Richmond Hill, United States - Phaxis - Healthcare

Description

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Interviews patient and gathers patient history, physical information, medications, procedure requests and study protocols. Identifies and assesses any signs, symptoms, special factors and co-morbid conditions. Completes and verifies documentation.
• Provides patient education, communicates procedure, and answers questions to ease apprehension and produce comfort and cooperation
• Prepares and calibrates equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning. Applies electrodes and sensors according to policy and procedure.
• Performs appropriate physiologic calibrations and adjustments. Performs positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting. Follows procedural protocols to ensure accurate polysomnographic data acquisition. Identifies and reports signal abnormalities
• Documents routine observations, including sleep stages, clinical events, procedural changes and other significant events in order to facilitate interpretation and scoring of polysomnograph results
• Documents daytime polysomnographic recordings, such as polysomnograph (PSG), Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) and Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) studies. Generates reports of sleep/wake and clinical event data tabulations
• Implements appropriate interventions, including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous bi-level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the treatment, assessment and education of all age groups
• Complies with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures regarding safety and infection control issues
• Disinfects and performs preventative maintenance on equipment according to established protocols. Troubleshoots equipment issues and reports malfunctions to management
• Completes required billing information forms, as required
• Scores sleep/wake stages following established policies and procedures. Scores clinical events including respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc., within center specific protocols. Generates accurate reports for study interpretation
• Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Associates of Science Degree, required
• Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) AND authorized as a Polysomnographic Technologist in New York State, required. OR Licensed in Respiratory Therapy by New York State AND Sleep Disorder Specialist (SDS), required
• Basic Life Support for healthcare providers (BLS), required
• Minimum of three (3) months prior work experience in an accredited sleep center, required