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DCH Health System · 4 months ago

Sleep Tech II

Tuscaloosa, AL

Contract

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

DCH Health System is seeking a Sleep Tech II to perform routine and specialized sleep studies on various patients. The role involves monitoring patient comfort, maintaining equipment, scoring sleep studies, and participating in departmental communications and meetings.

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Responsibilities

Independently performs routine and specialized overnight and day sleep studies

Performs overnight and day sleep studies, routine and specialized, on a variety of patients within all age groups excluding neonate and infant

Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety

Monitor patients’ comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses

Obtain and record patient identification and medical history

Adjust equipment and controls according to physicians’ orders or established protocol

Prepare and position patients for testing

Check, test, and maintain equipment, making minor repairs when necessary, to ensure proper operation

Scores sleep studies and generates reports summarizing data and physiological events

Attends workshops, seminars, lectures and other programs as appropriate to gain knowledge of current trends in sleep disorders and techniques to insure high quality/effective studies

Must be adaptive and flexible to handle situations because of emergencies, changing workload, personnel shortages, new instrumentation, new procedures, changes in procedures, disaster and/or unsuspected events

Responsible for checking email each shift and for communicating with Co-Workers, Lead Techs and Supervisors

Perform Disinfection as per manufacturer’s recommendation (IFU)

Adheres to standard precautions and hand hygiene

Performs and accurately records technical procedures safely, effectively, efficiently, and within scope of policy

Actively participates in department huddles, meetings, and communication

Accountability related to meeting/exceeding department goals, DCH Values, DCH Mission and Vision

Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation

Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook

Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self

Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees

Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees

Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees

Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet

Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures

All other duties as assigned

Qualification

Certified Respiratory TherapistElectroneurodiagnostic Tech experienceSleep training program completionCPR certificationRPSGT credentialingEnglish proficiencyTeam cooperationCommunication skills

Required

Certified or Registered Respiratory Therapist (CRT or RRT) OR have at least 1 year of full time equivalent hours of experience as an Electroneurodiagnostic Tech or Sleep Tech OR completed a Sleep training program

CPR certification must be obtained prior to start date

Must be able to read, write legibly, speak and comprehend English

RPSGT credentialing or ASTEP course completion required within two years

Must be able to cooperate and work as a team with staff and patients

At times must be able to cope with challenging situations when caring for patients

Requires working with patient's who possibly have a sleep disorder and other health issues

Exposure to disease, infection and body fluid may occur

Frequently able to stand, walk, kneel, sit, bend or crouch with good balance

Ability to sit in front of a computer monitor in a quiet room more than half the time while remaining vigilant

Must be able to maneuver over uneven or rough surfaces

Must be able to ascend and descend stairs

Must be able to carry objects weighing up to 25 lbs. for 50 feet