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Hackensack Meridian Health · 2 months ago

Polysomnographic Technician - Per Diem

North Bergen, NJ

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$31.21/hr - $31.21/hr

0+ years exp

Hackensack Meridian Health is dedicated to transforming healthcare and serving as a leader of positive change. The Polysomnographic Technician is responsible for performing comprehensive sleep testing and analysis, ensuring patient safety, and documenting results under the supervision of a sleep technologist or medical director.

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Responsibilities

Sleep Study Preparation and Set-up

Review the patient's history and verify the medical order

Follow sleep center protocols related to the sleep study

When a patient arrives, verifies identification, collects documents, and obtains consent for the study

Explain the procedure and orient the patient for either in center or Home Sleep Apnea Testing (HSAT)

Provide age-appropriate patient education

Select appropriate equipment and calibrate for testing to determine proper functioning, and make adjustments, if necessary

Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards

Perform routine positive airway pressure (PAP) interface fitting and desensitization

Follow procedural protocols (such as Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT), parasomnia studies, PAP and oxygen titration, etc.) to ensure collection of appropriate data

Perform appropriate physiological calibrations to ensure proper signals and make required adjustments

Follow 'lights out' procedures to establish and document baseline values (such as body position, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory, and heart rates, etc.)

Perform data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free. Identify, correct, and document artifacts

Document routine observations, including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and other significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results

Implement appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.)

Follow 'lights on' procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process (e.g. repeat the physiological and instrument calibrations and instruct the patient on completing questionnaires, checking for completeness, etc.)

Assist with scoring sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines

Assist with scoring clinical events (such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc.) utilizing AASM standards

Assist with the generation of accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data

Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the treatment, assessment, and education of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients, as required

Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to perform HSAT equipment preparation and data download

Perform patient education and instruction appropriate for HSAT procedures

Demonstrate adherence to cleaning and disinfection procedures for HSAT devices

Assist with scoring HSAT recordings according to AASM scoring parameters; identify artifacts, inadequate signals, and study failures, and generate an accurate report

Comply with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and standards regarding safety and infection control issues

Perform routine equipment care and maintenance, and inventory evaluation

Maintain current CPR or BLS certification

Demonstrate computer skills appropriate for the position

Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills

Demonstrate appropriate social skills

Demonstrate customer service skills

Demonstrate critical thinking and ability to work with minimal supervision

Demonstrate teamwork skills

Follow HIPAA policies to maintain the privacy and security of patient information

Demonstrate ability to follow directions

Respond to sleep patients' procedural-related inquiries by providing appropriate information

Assist with patient education utilizing sleep center specific protocols

Adhere to sleep center policies related to quality assurance

Other duties and/or projects as assigned

Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior

Qualification

Certified Polysomnographic TechnicianSleep technology programPhysiology knowledgePsychology knowledgeCustomer service skillsFollow directionsCritical thinkingTeamwork skillsEffective communication

Required

High School diploma and/or secondary education/training in health related fields; with emphasis on physiology and/or psychology

Successful completion of a sleep technology program, associated with a NJ state license

A minimum of six months of experience as a sleep trainee with documented proficiency in all required competencies OR Holds a Certified Polysomnographic Technician (CPSGT) credential or equivalent