Sleep Tech Registered​/Sleep Tech Trainee

## Sleep Technician Registered - RPSGTApplylocations:
Bend, ORtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R1022802

Registered Sleep Tech RPSGT - pay range: $32.35 - $48.52  Night Shift Differential - $6.50    Sleep Technician Trainee - pay range: $ $27.74 - $41.61  Night Shift Differential - $6.50  Sleep Center - Bend, Oregon       Relocation Assistance:

This role offers in-state or out-of-state relocation assistance for candidates with one year of relevant experience who have not worked rles Health System in the last year.
** ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM
**** JOB DESCRIPTION
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* TITLE:

** Sleep Technologist – Night Shift
** REPORTS TO POSITION:
** Clinical Supervisor, RPSGT
** DEPARTMENT:
** St. Charles Sleep Center
** DATE LAST REVIEWED:
** July 2024
** OUR VISION:
** Creating America’s healthiest community, together
** OUR MISSION:
** In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value
** OUR VALUES:
** Accountability, Caring and Teamwork
** DEPARTMENT SUMMARY**:
St. Charles Medical Group encompasses practices in three Central Oregon counties and numerous specialties including family care, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, immediate/urgent care, cardiology, pulmonology, rheumatology, general surgery, cancer care, and sleep medicine. We encourage collaboration between clinical and non-clinical staff to assure we are providing our community with comprehensive and compassionate health care. Sleep Medicine provides diagnostic and therapeutic services to patients.
** POSITION OVERVIEW**: A
** Sleep Technologist
** rles Health System works under the general supervision of the medical director or designee to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders including in center and out of center sleep testing, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, comprehensive patient care and direct patient education. A sleep technologist is able to perform the duties defined for a sleep technician and is able to provide oversight of other sleep center staff.

The sleep technologist is credentialed in sleep technology. This position does not directly manage other caregivers.
** ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:
** Collects, analyzes, scores, and integrates patient information in order to identify and meet the patient-specific needs.

Performs sleep study data acquisition for pediatric and adult PSGs according to ordering provider.

Determines final testing parameters/procedures in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical director and laboratory protocols.

Reviews the patient’s history and verify the medical order.

Follows sleep center protocols related to the sleep study.

Prepares bedroom to accommodate patient’s need and comfort.

When patient arrives, verifies identification, collects documents, and obtains consent for the study.

Selects appropriate equipment, calibrates for testing to determine proper functioning, and adjusts if necessary.

Applies electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.

Performs routine positive airway pressure (PAP) interface fitting and desentization/acclimation.

Responsible for patient care during overnight testing procedures.

Educates and informs patients about sleep procedures.

Performs appropriate physiological calibrations to ensure proper signals and make required adjustments.

Performs basic troubleshooting to maintain data integrity.

Administers supplemental low flow oxygen therapy per ordering provider or as direct by oxygen therapy protocol.

Implements appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.)Documents routine observations, including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and other significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results

Monitors capnography during polysomnogram.

Scores sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines.

Scores clinical events (such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc.) utilizing AASM standards.

Generates accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and…