Polysomnography Tech RPSGT

Job description

• Purpose of Job
  • Conduct all aspects of sleep diagnostic testing.
• Job Requirements
  • Education
    • High School Diploma or General Educational Development (G.E.D) required
  • Experience
    • 3 to 6 months experience in sleep testing is preferred.
  • License/Certifications
    • Registered Polysomnographic Tech (RPSGT) required at the time of hire or within 12 months of hire if currently a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT).
    • Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required.
    • Polysomnographic Technologist (PSGT) license by the State of Iowa required.
  • Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
    • Good understanding of all aspects of sleep diagnostic testing.
    • Ability to perform multiple sleep latency testing (MSLT), maintenance of wakefulness testing (MWT), and scoring polysomnograms.
• Physical Requirements
  • Weight Demands
    • Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
  • Physical Activity
    • Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
      • Climbing
      • Crawling
      • Kneeling
      • Sitting
    • Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
      • Balancing
      • Carrying
      • Crouching
      • Distinguish colors
      • Keyboarding/typing
      • Lifting
      • Pulling/Pushing
      • Repetitive Motions
      • Standing
      • Stooping/bending
      • Twisting
      • Walking
    • Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
      • Fingering/Touching
      • Grasping
      • Hearing
      • Reaching
      • Seeing/Visual
      • Speaking/talking
  • Job Hazards
    • Not Related:
      • Explosives (pressurized gas)
      • Electrical Shock/Static
      • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
      • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
    • Rare (1-33%):
      • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
      • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
    • Occasionally (34%-66%):
      • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) Blood or Body Fluid (BBF)
      • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
      • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
• Essential Job Functions
  • Essential Functions I
    • Positive relations when interacting with patients, visitors, families, physicians, customers, and coworkers.
      • Greet, smiles and makes eye contact.
      • Introduces self by name.
      • Volunteers to help co-workers and other employees.
      • Addresses patients and others by surname.
      • Responds quickly to patients and/or other peoples' needs.
      • Know and demonstrates 6 step customer complaint management process.
    • Gather and Analyze Patient Information.
      • Collects, analyzes and integrates patient information in order to identify and meet patient specific needs (Physical/mental limitations, current emotional/physiological status regarding the testing procedures, pertinent medical/social history), 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.
    • Prepares and calibrates equipment for testing.
      • Determine proper functioning and make adjustments, if necessary, to equipment.
      • Applies electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.
      • Performs appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and make adjustments if necessary. Performs positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting.
    • Polysomnopgrahic procedures.
      • Follows procedural protocols such as MSLT, MWT, Parasomnia studies, positive Airway pressure, oxygen titration.
      • Performs data acquisition while monitoring.
      • Documents Routine observations including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure and significant events in order to facilitate scoring.
    • Polysomnopgraphic record scoring.
      • Scores sleep/wake stages according to guidelines.
      • Scores clinical events according to protocols.
      • Generates accurate reports for physician review.
    • Polysomnopgraphic physician review.
      • Facilitates communication to pulmnologists for interpretation.
    • Maintains supply inventory.
      • Maintains supply orders as needed.
  • Essential Functions II
    • Participates in mandatory in-services and/or CE programs as mandated by policies and procedures/external agencies and as directed by management.
    • Follows and understands the mission, vision, core values, Employee Standards of Compassionate Care/AIDET and company policies/procedures.
    • Other duties as assigned.