Sleep Tech

• Gathers and analyzes patient information in order to identify and meet patient specific needs, and to determine final testing parameters/procedures in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical director and laboratory protocols.
• Completes and verifies documentation.
• Explains pre-testing, testing, and post-testing procedures to the patient.
• Performs testing preparation procedures, such as calibration of equipment, applying sensors and electrodes according to accepted published standards; performs appropriate physiologic calibrations, and performs positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting.
• Performs polysomnographic procedures following established protocols to ensure collection of appropriate data and documents appropriately.
• Follows “lights out” procedures to establish and document baseline values, and “lights on” procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete data collection process.
• Performs data acquisition while monitoring study-trace quality to ensure signals are artifact free and makes adjustments if necessary.
• Documents routine observations including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the treatment, assessment, and education of patients.
• Implements appropriate interventions including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous bi-level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.).
• Oversees and performs difficult and unusual procedures and therapeutic interventions.
• Scores sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines. Scores clinical events according to center specific protocols. Assists with generating accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data.

• Complies with hospital and departmental policies, procedures, regulations regarding safety and infection control standards as related to job.
• Performs routine and complex equipment care and maintenance.
• Evaluates sleep study related equipment and inventory.
• Demonstrates hospital’s stated mission, vision and values of teamwork, respect and communication with co-workers, patients, families and visitors.
• Actively and appropriately participates in problem-solving identification and resolution, both intra- and inter-departmentally.
• Meets department customer service standards and strives to enhance the level of customer service provided.

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