Polysomnographic Technician

We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Polysomnographic Technician to join our team at Advocate Health. As a Polysomnographic Technician, you will play a critical role in collecting, analyzing, and integrating patient information to identify and meet patient-specific needs.

• Develop skills in collecting, analyzing, and integrating patient information to identify and meet patient-specific needs.
• Determine final testing parameters/procedures in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical director and laboratory protocols.
• Follow sleep center protocols related to the sleep study, including reviewing pertinent information from the patient's history and verifying medical orders.
• Score sleep/wake stages and generate accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data.
• Assist with procedures and therapeutic interventions, such as auto servo ventilation (SV) titrations and multiple sleep latency testing (MSLT).
• Participate in all quality assurance and improvement measures and processes.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) within 30 days.
• Completion of Accredited Sleep Technologist Education Program (A-STEP) within 3 months.
• High School Graduate.
• Typically requires 6 months of direct patient care experience.

• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Basic computer skills.

May drive between sites, exposing you to road hazards. Operates all equipment essential to performing the job. Must sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, and kneel throughout the workday.