Polysomnography Specialist

Summit Medical Group is seeking an experienced Polysomnography Specialist to join our team. As a Polysomnography Specialist, you will be responsible for performing polysomnographic equipment calibrations and maintenance, collecting and analyzing patient information, and orienting patients to the sleep lab environment.

• Perform appropriate equipment calibrations and maintenance as needed on polysomnographic equipment to ensure proper functioning with strong ability to troubleshoot all devices.
• Collect, analyze and integrate patient information in order to identify and meet the patient-specific needs and determine final testing parameters/protocol in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical director and the sleep lab protocols.
• Orients patient to sleep lab environment and communicates testing procedures, allocating time for patient questions.
• Completes patient preparation for testing including; chart review and documentation, computer analysis of sleep study data, hook-up procedures for set-up and clean up processes.
• Independently applies monitoring electrodes and other required devices on at least two patients per night according to the accepted published standards; appropriate impedance checks on devices for quality assurance before recording begins.
• Follows procedural protocols for diagnostic PSG, CPAP and BiLevel titration PSG, split PSG, MSLT, MWT, parasomnia PSG, oxygen titration PSG to ensure collection of appropriate data.
• Performs polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free and make adjustments as necessary.
• Documents routine technical observations during recording including, sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure and other significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.
• Implements appropriate interventions as necessary to include but not limited to; patient safety, therapeutic intervention such as CPAP or BiLevel, oxygen administration; and technical quality interventions for integrity of data.
• Performs related tasks as requested by supervisor.

• EDUCATION: Graduate of an approved polysomnography technical/certificate program OR on-the-job training if applicable OR current certification by the BRPT, Board of Registered Polysomnography Technologists.
• EXPERIENCE: Sleep medicine training/experience preferred; candidate may come from various medical backgrounds for on-the-job training if needed.
• CERTIFICATION/LICENSE: Dependent upon training may have either of the following; Certification by an approved polysomnography technical program with completion of on-site clinical rotations; BRPT certificate if candidate is RPSGT certified. Must be a licensed Polysomnographic Technologist (PSGP) in the state of Tennessee.
• Must have current CPR or BCLS certification.