Registered Polysomnographic Technologist — Full-Time
We are seeking a compassionate and experienced Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) to join our sleep lab team. This is a full-time position with a stable four-day-per-week schedule, no weekends, no holidays, benefits, and a shift differential.
This role is ideal for a sleep technologist who is comfortable working independently, enjoys patient interaction, and takes pride in performing high-quality sleep studies in accordance with established sleep lab protocols and AASM standards.
Position Highlights
- Full-time position
- Four-day workweek
- No weekends
- No holidays
- Benefits available
- Shift differential
- Supportive clinical environment
- Opportunity to work with a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic sleep studies
Pre-Employment Requirements
- Must pass a pre-employment drug screening
- Validation of high school diploma or equivalent required
- Background and credential verification may be required
Required Qualifications
- Current Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) credential
- Current CPR certification
- Minimum of one year of experience as a Sleep Technologist
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Comfortable setting up and monitoring two to three patients independently
Job Responsibilities
The Registered Polysomnographic Technologist is responsible for performing high-quality nighttime and daytime sleep studies in accordance with sleep lab protocols, physician orders, and applicable clinical standards.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Perform nighttime and daytime sleep studies including NPSG, CPAP titration, MSLT and MWT as specified in Sleep Lab protocols.
- Perform appropriate physiological calibrations to ensure proper signals and make appropriate adjustments.
- Perform data acquisition while monitoring studies to ensure signals are free of artifact and to document, identify and correct any such artifacts.
- Document routine observations during sleep studies including changes in procedure, clinical events sleep stages and other events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of sleep studies.
- Perform operational checks prior to initiating sleep studies to ensure all equipment is working safely and adequately.
- Attach all electrodes and transduces to patients prior to sleep studies.
- Score sleep/wake stages and sleep-related events (respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc.) using AASM standards. Present all scoring to Clinical Director the morning after the sleep study for review.
- Implement appropriate interventions such as O2 therapy or PAP therapy according to Laboratory Policy and Procedures
- Perform positive airway pressure interface fitting and education.
- Clean all non-disposable electrodes and transducers after sleep studies are performed.
- Comply with all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and standards related to safety and infection control issues.
- Recognize and respond to cardiac emergencies during sleep studies.
Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
- Demonstrated computer skills.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated critical thinking, ability to analyze complex situation.
- Ability to initiate appropriate therapeutic interventions according to protocol.
- Ability to troubleshoot laboratory equipment.
- Ability to maintain accurate records.
- Analytical and organizational skill.
- Ability to work as a member of a team.
- Good to excellent verbal and communication skills.
- Ability to set up and monitor two to three patients independently.
- Ability to demonstrate adherence to cleaning and disinfection procedures.
Benefits
This full-time position includes benefits, including:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Additional benefits as offered by the organization