Registered Polysomnographic Technician

Registered Polysomnographic Technician (RPSGT)

Memorial Hospital at Belleville is seeking a Registered Polysomnographic Technician (RPSGT) to join our dedicated and supportive team. In this role, you'll play a vital part in helping patients get the rest they deserve by contributing to the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders.

If you're looking for a career where your work truly makes a difference—impacting patients' health, energy, and quality of life—this is the opportunity for you.

Job Details:

• Full-Time
• 4 nights per week (rotating)
• 7pm-5:30am

Required

Certifications:

• Registered Polysomnographic Technician (RPSGT) certification required
• Active BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required

Overview:

Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Children's at Memorial for pediatric emergency care. It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care. Memorial, offering medical and surgical services plus critical care, is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In addition, Memorial Belleville recently was accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center. Since 2008, it has been designated as a Magnet®-recognized organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Memorial Hospital Shiloh, a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care.

The Sleep Disorders Center conducts sleep tests and provides treatments for a variety of sleep disorders. Our testing is supervised by a registered polysomnographic tech and interpreted by a physician with special training in sleep medicine. Sleep Studies are done exclusively on an outpatient basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

Role

Purpose:

Provide therapeutic, diagnostic, and assessment-related responsibilities within the Sleep Lab department. Ensure quality clinical outcomes in sleep testing procedures performed throughout the Sleep Lab department, and assistance in education and competency of PSG technician trainees. Able to accurately and efficiently complete test analysis (scoring).

Responsibilities:

• Applies electrodes and sensors to patient. Prepares, calibrates, and maintains equipment. Performs positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fittings.
• Performs sleep studies, initiates and maintains various modes of therapy.
• Recognizes and manages various respiratory conditions.
• Scores sleep and wake stages, scores clinical events.
• Generates reports and transfers data to the appropriate media.

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED

Experience: