Polysomnographic Trainee

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Job Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

36

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At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do. 

 

🌟 Benefits That Support You

We invest in you — personally and professionally.

Enjoy:
- Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
- Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules
- Retirement savings with employer match
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
- Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs
- Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility

Job Summary:

A Polysomnographic Trainee develops competency in and performs the basics of polysomnographic testing and associated interventions under direct supervision of a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist. Initiates and conducts cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (BLS).

Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Job Description:

Under direct supervision of a RPSGT conducts Polysomnographic procedures

• Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT), and parasomnias studies etc., to ensure collection of appropriate data. May assist with in the delivery of oxygen therapy and/or PAP therapy for training.
• Follows “lights out” procedures to establish and document baseline values (such as body position, SpO2, respiratory and heart rates, etc.) 
• Perform Polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free. Identify and report signal abnormalities.
• 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. 
• Assist with appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention). 
• 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.). 

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the treatment, assessment, and education of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

Meets customer relations expectations:

• Is accountable for his/her behavior.
• Actions contribute to improved customer satisfaction outcome.

Interacts with internal and external customers using AIDET methodology.

Under direct supervision of a RPSGT, gathers and analyzes patient information.

• Verify the medical order and protocol.
• Complete and verify documentation.

Explain the procedure and orient the patient to the sleep center. 

Under direct supervision of a RPSGT conducts pre-testing procedures

• Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning.
• Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards. 
• Perform appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals. 

Perform routine positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting. 

Personal Development¬

• Takes responsibility for self-development by acquiring skills and sharing experiences which support organizational/ department objectives.

• Pursues excellence and service, demonstrates desire and effort to be a continuous learner as evidenced by the following:
• Identifies personal goals and objectives annually as a part of performance appraisal.
• Completes Federal, State and System annual requirements:

• Identifies self-development opportunities and makes the effort to take advantage of those opportunities.
• Attendance at staff meetings is encouraged but not mandatory.

• Each Associate is accountable for the changes to departmental operations; practices and policies discussed the staff meetings.

If RRT or CRT, performs the duties of a registered or certified respiratory therapist (if RRT or CRT) as the workload demands.

Meets Professionalism Standards

• Conducts himself/herself in a professional manner.
• Assumes the responsibility for his/her professional growth and development.
• Uses proper communications channels, maintains confidentially of customer information and protected healthcare information, (PHI)
• Ensures completion of annual competencies.
• Stays up to date with Health System information by reviewing written and electronic communications from various sectors of the System.

Works within and as a member of the Sleep Disorders Team but is able to function independently when necessary.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Credentials, Licenses:

High school diploma or GED plus 6 months of direct patient care experience or 1 year of postsecondary education OR current enrollment in an accredited educational program leading to an associate degree with an emphasis in polysomnography. If the applicant is not a RPSGT upon employment, the Associate must become Registered by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists. Completion of the BRPT must be 36 months from start date. All RPSGTs must maintain their credential as described by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists. Failure to maintain the credential will result in a demotion to Polysomnographic Trainee until their credential is reinstated by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists.  

Specialized Knowledge: 

CPR certified for basic life support.

DESIRABLE

Associate degree in science

1. Experience with EEG testing.

2. Experience with Sleep Disorder testing.

Familiarity with microcomputers.

Familiarity with Hospital Information Systems (HIS).

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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