Polysomnography; Sleep Technologist, Per Diem​/NYU Langone Sleep Center, Garden

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university‑affiliated medical center offering sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. We are a major regional healthcare resource with a deep commitment to medical education and research, offering a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services. At NYU Langone Health equity and inclusion are fundamental values.

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We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Polysomnography (Sleep) Technologist, Per Diem / NYU Langone Sleep Center, Garden City. In this role, the successful Polysomnographic Technologist works under the general supervision of the Medical Director, Administrative Director, and Supervisors, performing diagnostic testing, therapeutic services, patient care, and education. They perform technical duties in conjunction with the operation and maintenance of polysomnographic equipment, including but not limited to acquisition, scoring, and report generation.

• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age‑specific care in the treatment, assessment, and education of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Explains test procedures to the patient, shows patient to room, orients the patient to the facility amenities, educates the patient on testing procedures and completes patient registration using the electronic medical record system.
• Explains the modality and function of positive airway pressure treatment, performs mask fittings, pressure acclimatization, and titrations on CPAP, BPAP, and ASV.
• Performs nerve stimulator optimization studies.
• Selects the appropriate equipment, calibrates for testing to determine proper functioning, and makes adjustments, if necessary.
• Cleans equipment according to manufacturer and facility standards; sets up equipment for next use; replaces electrodes and sensors shown to be in disrepair; maintains neat and organized work spaces; notifies management of the need to repair or replace defective equipment and sensors.
• Attempts troubleshooting of equipment malfunctions; contacts appropriate vendor or MCIT support; documents equipment malfunctions in log.
• Alerts management to improperly functioning equipment or levels of supplies.
• Measures patients and applies electrodes and sensors according to the 10‑20 system and all applicable AASM and facility standards.
• Stays alert and involved with recordings, recognizes any aberrant physiological activity and performs needed interventions in a timely manner; notifies supervisor and/or physician as indicated; fully documents all aberrant activity.
• Promptly answers patient calls for the restroom and other patient comfort care needs; assists patient in unhooking the head box and ensuring patient can safely ambulate to the restroom; adjusts wires and room lighting as required.
• Maintains artifact‑free bioelectric signals; corrects artifact as needed by reapplying, repositioning, or replacing wires.
• Performs required computer‑related procedures; initiates biological recording; initiates video recording; monitors recording overnight, ensuring adequate recording quality; manipulates the video focus and zoom to ensure the patient’s entire body is visible; performs bio calibrations and impedance checks at the beginning and end of the recording.
• Thoroughly documents patient status and activities in the study log as prompted, as clinically indicated, and in the patient summary.
• Properly identifies studies that may need prioritized scoring interpretation due to ordering providers’ requests and emergent conditions that arise during the study; properly indicates prioritization in the study and notifies relevant scoring staff, management, fellows, and providers as needed.
• Follows the AASM and facility procedural protocols for MSLT, MWT, PSG, PAP, HSAT, and Actigraphy studies as ordered.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to perform…