University of Michigan Health-Sparrow · 13 hours ago
SLEEP LAB TECH-NON REG
Lansing, MI
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
0+ years expUniversity of Michigan Health-Sparrow is seeking a Sleep Lab Technician to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders. The role involves performing polysomnography, diagnostic and therapeutic services, patient care, and patient education.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Collect patient sleep history and schedule for appropriate testing. Identify and address special needs of individual patients
Perform diagnostic, therapeutic polysomnography or other tests for sleep disorders following established protocols. Ensure collection of appropriate data by obtaining high quality data. Make necessary adjustments to electrodes, sensors, or filter/amplifier settings to ensure data is artifact free
Implement appropriate interventions during testing, including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic interventions(continuous and bilevel positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.)
Document routine observations including sleep stages, clinical events, changes in procedure, and other significant events to facilitate scoring and interpretation of results
Score sleep/wakes stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines. Score clinical events (respiratory events, cardiac events, arousals, etc.) according to sleep center established standards
Perform positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting, provide education regarding use of PAP equipment, and expected outcomes to patients and family
Perform routine equipment maintenance, cleaning, sterilization, and assembly of PAP equipment
Communicate with support staff and other hospital departments in order to maximize the efficiency of non-clinical services
Assume general responsibility for positive client relationships and other efforts to meet community needs
Qualification
Required
CPSGT(Certified Polysomnographic Technician) or 'registry eligible' to attempt the RPSGT exam, meeting criteria established by the BRPT. Successful completion of RPGT exam with 3 years of hire into the Sleep Center. If RPSGT status is not obtained within this time frame, associate will be required to transfer out of sleep center. They will have 30 days to qualify for a vacancy or their employment will be terminated
If CPSGT, maintain certification through continuing education activities, as required by the BRPT
BCLS certification
Minimum 6 months clinical experience with direct patient care
Current enrollment in an accredited educational program leading to an associate degree with an emphasis in polysomnography or completion of a BPRT clinical pathway to be registry eligible for RPSGT exam
Demonstrate ability to work independently with patients in a diagnostic setting
Demonstrate the ability to analyze complex situations and apply policy
Demonstrate effective written and spoken communication skills
Demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care based on physical, psycho/social, safety and related criteria appropriate to the age of the patient served, as related to the principle duties and responsibilities of the position
Company
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow
As Mid-Michigan’s premier healthcare organization and the region’s largest private employer, University of Michigan Health-Sparrow provides quality care to hundreds of thousands of people each year.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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