Neurology (Sleep) Technician

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This position is on-site at the AASM Accredited Wilford Hall Sleep Disorders Center at JBSA Lackland in San Antonio, Texas, which operates 24-hours per day, seven (7) days a week. Duty hours are typically 10-hour shifts, dependent on the needs of the lab. Work schedule will not exceed 80 hours per two-week period. Employees in this position normally work night shift;

however, periodic day shift may be required to fulfill training requirements, patient needs, and the needs of the lab. Scheduling includes rotating shifts and weekends.

• Education: The ideal candidate will be a Registered Sleep Technologist (RST) OR will obtain within 2 years of hiring:
  • Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) through the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT), OR
  • Registered Sleep Technologist (RST) through the American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM), OR
  • Registered Respiratory Therapist-Sleep Disorders Specialist (RRT-SDS) OR Certified Respiratory Therapist-Sleep Disorders Specialist (CRT-SDS) through the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).

• Must be enrolled in or have completed the A-STEP Online Self Study Modules. Non-registered technologists and technicians must complete A-STEP Online Self Study Modules within two (2) years of enrollment. OR
• Must be enrolled in or have completed training in polysomnography in a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or a Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) program with the polysomnography option within two (2) years of enrollment.
• If the employee is not a registered technologist at the time of hiring, he/she will obtain registration by the ABSM, BRPT, or NBRC within two (2) years of hiring.
• The employee will maintain registration (RPSGT, RST, RRT-SDS, or CRT-SDS) throughout employment after obtaining it (if not registered upon hiring).
• Certifications:
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Experience: Shall have a minimum of one (1) year of experience within the last three (3) years conducting sleep studies in a patient care setting and a minimum of one (1) year of experience scoring sleep studies.

U.S. Citizenship is required

• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the treatment, assessment and education of, pediatric (six (6) months and above), adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
• Program montages on sleep acquisition systems; troubleshoot acquisition and scoring program issues.
• Address environmental, equipment and engineering issues that affect patient care delivery; determine appropriate course of action including test cancellations and initiating system changes.
• Conduct and score all types of sleep studies including, but not limited to, overnight polysomnography (multiple montages), MSLT, MWT, CPAP, Bi-level, ASV, iVAPS/AVAPs titration, off-label therapies, novel therapies, supplemental O2 titration, pH monitoring, and portable sleep studies.
• Perform end-tidal and transcutaneous CO2 monitoring and some ventilator management.
• Performs test and accurately transcribes and prepares data for physician interpretations.
• Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments if necessary.
• Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted standards. Perform appropriate physiologic…