Polysomnographic Technologist

Overview

RiverView Health, is a community owned, membership based non-profit organization that was formed in 1898 and continues to be the sole community hospital in Crookston, MN.

RiverView Health operates a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital, RiverView Recovery Center; a chemical dependency outpatient treatment program, RiverView Home Care and five primary care and specialty clinics in the hospitals service area.

We have a robust scholarship program for those furthering their education in a medical field, excellent benefits, and a friendly work environment. Full-time benefits include health insurance, free single vision and basic dental insurance, life insurance, long-term disability and short-term disability, and employer HSA contributions. Other benefits include employer pension matching, shift differential, incentive/premium pay, free annual biometric screening and paid volunteer time off.

RiverView is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Responsibilities

RiverView Health has an opening for an On-Call Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT).The RPSGT is responsible for the performance of all aspects of sleep disorder testing on pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. Responsibilities include selection of evaluation and assessment methods, application of electrodes and sensors with appropriate physiologic calibrations, following procedural protocols to ensure collection of appropriate data, performance of polysomnographic data acquisition and documenting routine observations to facilitate scoring, interpretation of polysomnographic results, and disassembling, cleansing, and assembling Sleep Disorders Center equipment. Technologist will effectively and professionally interact with patients, family members, responsible party and other health care team members, while maintaining RiverView Health's Standards of Behavior guidelines. Salary range is $31.23 - $43.73 and starting wage is dependent on experience.

Qualifications

* Current State of Minnesota license as a Registered Respiratory Therapist or Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician -OR- current nationally recognized certification as a Registered Sleep Technologist (RST), Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT), or Sleep Disorders Specialist (SDS).


* Board Registered Polysomnography Technologist within (24) months of hire.


* Current American Heart BLS and ACLS certifications are required. If not current training will be provided and certification must be obtained within 4 months from the date of hire or employment will be terminated.