Polysomnographic Technologist

2 weeks ago

Mountain View, Missouri, United States Mercy Full time
Overview

Mercy Hospital St. Francis - Moutain View, MO

Shift Schedule: 6:30p-7a

The Polysomnographic Technologist performs and processes Sleep Studies on adult and pediatric patients greater than five years of age.

Responsibilities
  • Collects relevant clinical history pertinent to test interpretation
  • Sets up and calibrates instrumentation
  • Prepares the patient and performs the sleep monitoring procedure
  • Performs collected data "scoring" and subsequent computer processing in preparation for physician interpretation of the sleep study
  • Performs related duties assigned
Qualifications
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Some college level biological science coursework or degree is preferred
  • American Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists Registry
  • Minimum of one (1) year sleep lab experience, including completion of a minimum of one hundred (100) sleep studies
  • BLS is required upon hire
  • ACLS, NRP, PEARS or PALS must be obtained within 90 days of hire
Skills and Abilities
  • Technical skills and knowledge correlative with training and experience gained by completing the Polysomnographic Technologist Registry
  • Ability to deal with the severely ill patient
  • Responsible for obtaining standard as well as special procedure polysomnographic recordings
  • Pays close attention to details, both technical and practical
Working Conditions

Required to provide call coverage on a scheduled basis

May be intermittently required to perform procedures on weekends and holidays

May also be required to work on alternate shifts, in order to perform daytime multiple sleep latency tests, etc.

Equipment Used

Sleep Disorder's Center's lab instrumentation and system computers

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