Polysomnographic Technologist - Day Tech

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Organization:

PAMF-Palo Alto Medical Foundation PAD

Position Overview:

Provides treatment, management, diagnostic testing, control, education, and care of patients with sleep and wake disorders. Analyzes, monitors, and records physiologic data during sleep and wakefulness to assist in the treatment of disorders, syndromes, and dysfunctions that are sleep-related, manifest during sleep, or disrupt normal sleep activities. Provides therapeutic and diagnostic use of oxygen, the use of positive airway pressure including continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bilevel modalities, adaptive servoventilation, and maintenance of nasal and oral airways that do not extend into the trachea.

Job Description:

• Analyzes the polysomnogram, identifying normal/abnormal patterns and artifacts; and generates a report that accurately summarizes the patients' sleep stages, respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousal analysis, and other clinical events.

• Assists with clerical work such as answering phones, making charts, updating the database, registering patients.

• Assists with set-up and break-down of alert, well, and keeping energetic (AWAKE) meetings. Participates in research projects and expansion projects upon request.

• Performs special procedures such as multiple sleep latency testing, nocturnal penile tumescence, infant/pediatric polysomnograms, ambulatory monitoring, and patient education. Performs Multiple Sleep Latency Tests (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Tests (MWT), Nocturnal Penile Tumescence (NPT), and CO2 studies when indicated.

• Provides equipment t.roubleshooting including uses of filters to correct various artifacts, including sweat, 60 Hz, electrode popping, and Electrocardiogram (EKG), on the tracings. Corrects signal malfunctions from patient to computer using a digital multi-meter or equipment switching method. Corrects errors generated from the computer such as disk full, power failure, montage and calibration errors.

• Provides patient assessments pre and post study.

• Relaxes patients prior to using invasive and non-invasive respiratory assisted devices and titrates appropriately according to protocol and physician orders.

• Reviews patient charts and questionnaires for potential equipment and medical problems. Identifies atypical occurrences or change in patient condition or behavior, modifies testing as needed, documents in the chart and notifies the physician.

• Sterilizes equipment. Organizes materials such as equipment cables, supplies and equipment. Cleans sleep center facility as needed

EDUCATION:
Meets Medical Board of California requirements for PSGT licensees or meets Respiratory Care Board of California requirements for respiratory care practitioner program for RCP licensees

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE:

BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider

PSGT-Polysomnographic Technologist from Medical Board of California

OR RCP-Respiratory Care Practitioner

TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:
2 years of recent experience.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of cardio respiratory function, sleep physiology and neurology.

Understanding of physics, medical electronics, in-depth medical terminology, with emphasis on pulmonology, neurology, and sleep related pharmacology; and psychological processes related to sleep/wake disturbances.

Basic computer skills are essential for record analysis.

Proven verbal and written skills.

Ability to perform Polysomnographic studies.
 

Job Shift:

Days

Schedule:

Full Time

Shift Hours:

8

Days of the Week:

Monday - Friday

Weekend Requirements:

As Needed

Benefits:

Yes

Unions:

No

Position Status:

Non-Exempt

Weekly Hours:

40

Employee Status:

Regular

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $47.77 to $59.71 / hour

The compensation range may vary based on the geographic location where the position is filled. Total compensation considers multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health’s comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.