Sleep Technologist

2 months ago


Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom Mobile Health Team Inc Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Polysomnographic Technologist to join our team at Mobile Health Team Inc. As a Polysomnographic Technologist, you will play a critical role in providing comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders.

Key Responsibilities
  • Gather and analyze patient information to identify and meet patientspecific needs and to determine final testing parameters/procedures in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical director and laboratory protocols.
  • Complete and verify documentation.
  • Explain pretesting testing and posttesting procedures to the patient.
  • Perform testing preparation procedures such as calibration of equipment applying sensors and electrodes according to accepted published standards; performing appropriate physiologic calibrations and performing positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting.
  • Perform polysomnographic procedures following established protocols to ensure the collection of appropriate data and documents appropriately.
  • Follow lights out procedures to establish and document baseline values and lights on procedures to verify the integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process.
  • Perform data acquisition while monitoring studytrace quality to ensure signals are artifactfree and makes adjustments if necessary.
  • Document routine observations including sleep stages and clinical events changes in procedure and significant events to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.
  • Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide agespecific care in the treatment assessment and education of patients.
  • Implement appropriate interventions including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous bilevel positive airway pressure oxygen administration etc.).
  • Oversee and perform difficult and unusual procedures and therapeutic interventions.
  • Score sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines. Score clinical events according to centerspecific protocols. Assist with generating accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data.
  • Comply with hospital and departmental policies procedures and regulations regarding safety and infection control standards as related to the job.
  • Perform routine and complex equipment care and maintenance.
  • Evaluate sleep studyrelated equipment and inventory.
  • Demonstrate the hospitals stated mission vision and values of teamwork respect and communication with coworkers patients families and visitors.
  • Actively and appropriately participate in problemsolving identification and resolution both intra and interdepartmentally.
  • Meet department customer service standards and strive to enhance the level of customer service provided.
Requirements
  • 2 years recent Sleep Tech experience
  • MUST be a Registered/ Certified Sleep Tech
  • Must be able to hit the ground running and work independently
  • Ability to perform EEGs
Profile Requirements
  • Work History
  • Skills Checklist (pertinent to position) current to 1 year
  • 1 Supervisory Signed Reference (from within the past two years of employment)
  • Certifications Must be uploaded with profile Facility will not pend
Certification Requirements
  • BLS (AHA)
  • Registered Polysomnographic Technologist