Polysomnography Technologist - Center Sleep Medicine - Per Diem Job Melrose area,Massachusetts USA,Healthcare

Melrose/Wakefield Hospital, part of the Tufts Medicine system, has been offering the highest quality and accessible healthcare to the local community for over 130 years. With two hospital campuses, Level III Trauma Center, Level III Special Care Nursery, Breast Health Center, Cardiovascular Center and over 20 locations and 50 specialties, Melrose/Wakefield Hospital offers many opportunities to grow your career.

Job Profile Summary This role focuses on assessing the needs of patients who have physical, mental, or emotional disabilities and delivering therapy services to improve their developmental, physical or cognitive impairment. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Sleep Therapy duties:
Evaluates patients and helps them improve physical and mental conditions through treating a variety of sleep-related conditions. A clinical technologist role that has specialized knowledge or skills gained through a combination of vocational education, training, and experience. This role will be most commonly applied to patient care and/or scientific/laboratory jobs. An entry-level role typically requiring little to no prior knowledge or experience and requiring vocational or technical education.

Work is routine or follows standard procedures, is closely supervised, and communicates information that requires little explanation or interpretation.

Job Overview Under the direction of medical supervision, this position provides evaluations and treatments of sleep disorders including in center, overnight polysomnograms and home sleep testing, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, comprehensive patient care and direct patient education. This individual functions independently to safely operate sophisticated medical equipment to record sleep/wake physiology.

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications:

1. High school diploma or equivalent.

2. Successful completion of a sleep technology program.

3. Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT), or eligible for RPSGT or Registered Sleep Technologist (RST), or Certified Polysomnographic Technologist.

4. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) or Registered Sleep Technologist (RST).

2. Two (2) years of experience in a sleep lab.

Hours:

12 hours shifts, 7pm-7am, available on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Location:

Melrose/Wakefield Hospital - 585 Lebanon St, Melrose, MA 02176.

What We Offer:

403(b) retirement plan with hospital match
Opportunities for growth
Free Parking

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Collects, analyzes, and integrates patient information in order to identify and meet the patient-specific needs (physical, mental limitations, current emotional/physiological status regarding the testing procedure, pertinent medical/social history).

2. Determines final testing parameters/procedures in conjunction with the ordering physician or medical director and sleep center protocols.

3. Reviews the patient’s history and verify medical orders.

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

5. Explains the procedure and orient the patient for either in center or home sleep apnea testing using age appropriate patient education.

6. Selects appropriate equipment and calibrate for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments, if necessary.

7. Applies electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.

8. Performs routine positive airway pressure (PAP) interface fitting and desensitization.

9. Follows procedural protocols [such as Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT), parasomnia studies, PAP and oxygen titration, etc.] to ensure collection of appropriate data.

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