Polysomnographer Tech

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General Purpose of Job :

The Polysomnography Technologist will conduct all common duties as a nighttime sleep tech in the pediatric sleep center. Duties include greeting patients; sleep study acquisition; recognizing medical conditions that would require urgent intervention; scoring studies and follow all the sleep lab protocols; cleaning equipment; partake in the sleep center's quality improvement activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; employees will perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and / or hospital administration as required.

• The above statements should be included on all job descriptions.
• List the job's essential or most important functions and responsibilities. Include all important aspects of the job whether performed daily, weekly, monthly, or annually; and any that occur at irregular intervals. Standard functions listed below should be included on all job descriptions.
• Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.
• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.
• Greets patients and their families at beginning of study.
• Performs hook-ups and acquisition of studies successfully in various pediatric age groups.
• Recognizes common medical emergencies that may require intervention (cardiac arrhythmias, seizures, respiratory distress, severe sleep disordered breathing)
• Cleans equipment at the end of the study to the standards required.
• Basic scoring of studies will be required, and on occasions, complete scoring may be necessary during acquisition of the study.
• Technical troubleshooting and escalating appropriately.
• Partake in quality maintenance and improvement activities of the sleep center.

Education and / or Experience :

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations.