Polysomnographic Technologist - Ambulatory Clinic

Polysomnographic Technologist

Join our team in the MSG Sleep department, where you will work daytime hours in a Sleep Medicine Physician Practice.

Job Description

• Perform sleep tests and work with physicians to provide information needed for the diagnosis of sleep disorders.
• Monitor brain waves, eye movements, muscle activity, multiple breathing variables, and blood oxygen levels during sleep using specialized recording equipment.
• Interpret recordings as they happen and respond appropriately to emergencies.
• Provide support services related to the treatment of sleep-related problems, including helping patients use devices for the treatment of breathing problems during sleep and assisting individuals in developing good sleep habits.
• Understand how to disassemble and assemble equipment for proper cleaning and disinfect all equipment according to procedure.
• Perform polysomnogram data acquisitions while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free and make adjustments if necessary.
• Follow procedural protocols (such as MSLT, MWT, parasomnia studies, PAP, oxygen titration, etc.) to ensure the collection of appropriate data.
• Demonstrate proficiency with scoring sleep studies by applying accepted guidelines to sleep staging and clinical events according to center-specific protocols.
• Document routine observations including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and significant events to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.
• Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments as necessary.
• Comply with the BRPT Standards of Conduct.
• Collect, analyze, and integrate patient information to identify and meet patient-specific needs regarding testing procedures in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical directors and laboratory protocols.
• Oversee and perform difficult and unusual procedures and therapeutic interventions.
• Review/revise policy and procedure manuals.
• Act as a preceptor for training technicians.
• Remain current in new advances in sleep medicine including procedures, equipment, and legislation.
• Implement appropriate interventions for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous and BI-level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.

Requirements

• Successful completion of an accredited educational program leading to an associate degree with an emphasis in polysomnography, or successful completion of a polysomnography program of no less than one year duration associated with a state licensed and/or a nationally accredited educational facility or equivalent experience.
• Certification by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist or equivalent.

Benefits

• Competitive and affordable benefits package
• Shift differentials
• Continuing education assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan relief through Fiducius
• Quick commute access from I-84, Route 9, and surrounding areas

About Middlesex Health

Come join one of Connecticut's Top Workplaces and a Magnet designated organization! At Middlesex Health, we have a unique combination of award-winning talent, world-class technology, and patient-first care that's making health care better. Through our affiliation with the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Middlesex Health has access to the most advanced medical knowledge and research available.