RPSGT

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Position Details

Full Time Night Shift 8:30PM - 7AM

Description

Position Purpose: Responsible for performing polysomnographic technology services with significant supervision by other technical personnel. Tasks include patient hook-up and instruction, monitoring polysomnographic and audiovisual recordings, and other duties assigned. The initial twelve weeks involve significant on-the-job-training. Competencies: Incorporates basic competencies into all aspects of the position, including: - Mission integration: knows the mission, vision, values and guiding principles of the organization and aligns personal beliefs and values to bring congruence and meaning to day-to-day work. - Organizational commitment: aligns own behavior with the values, needs and priorities of the organization. Considers the common good as well as individual desires.

- Service orientation: has a genuine desire to help others, especially those in need. Derives real satisfaction from serving others. Understands people's needs and emotional state and overcomes obstacles in serving them.

- Attitude toward change: adapts to and works effectively with a variety of situations, individuals and groups. Recognizes the positive dimensions of change and copes effectively with its threatening aspects. Initiates useful change within own sphere of influence.

- Personal effectiveness: takes initiative to do more than is required in a job. Expresses self confidence in stating opinions and when called upon to make decisions. Handles failures constructively.

- Achievement motivation: sets challenging objectives and works against self-defined standard of excellence to continually improve personal performance.

- Learning orientation: values and seeks opportunities to learn. Knows the history and stays up-to-date on the current state of the health care industry and the institution. Collects and uses information relevant to work-based problems. Learns from own and others' mistakes.

- Interpersonal and team performance: builds and maintains positive relationships with people on the job. Listens effectively to understand others' thoughts, feelings and concerns. Works cooperatively with others as part of a team; puts group goals before own.

- Respect for differences: recognizes and appreciates differences in style, approach and background. Sees opportunities for creativity and innovation by using diverse resources.

- Quality focus: minimizes errors and maintains high quality by checking or monitoring data and work, and by developing and maintaining systems for organizing work and information. Actively explores ways to improve quality of output.

- Problem-solving effectiveness: uses data and analytical thinking to identify problems and develop solutions. - Task accomplishment: acts resourcefully to ensure that work is accomplished within specified time and quality parameters. Is able to focus effectively on more than one task, project or person's needs at a time. Primary Responsibilities: 80% Clinical and research polysomnography duties include, but are not limited to:

- Apply physiologic monitoring devices with supervision

- Conduct polysomnographic recordings, document observations and make recording decisions with significant supervision following established policies and procedures

- Troubleshoot equipment and physiologic recording problems with supervision

- Assist with CPAP titration with significant supervision - Provide assistance with research subjects including neurologic and performance testing as instructed 20% Other duties may include, but are not limited to:

- Provide patient instruction regarding testing procedures and application and use of CPAP and Bi-level positive pressure with supervision

- Perform equipment cleaning and maintenance activities as directed

- Communicate with professional staff during on-call and other situations - Participate in inservices, case conferences, workshops and other department meetings as instructed

- Assistance patients during test procedures

Education

Education High school graduate or equivalent required; bachelor's degree in related sciences preferred.

 

License - Certification - Registration (Text Only)

RPSGT - Registered Polysomnographic Technologist required.

Experience

Qualifications: Education High school graduate or equivalent required; bachelor's degree in related sciences preferred. Experience Related allied health experience or prior experience in a sleep-testing lab preferred. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities BLS certification is required and must be obtained within three months of start date. Above average verbal and written communication skills are needed. Ability to work with a multidisciplinary team is essential. Employee must be capable of using computer data acquisition and analysis equipment. Employee may be alone with a patient and must be able to handle emergencies without assistance. Employee must be able to lift or assist a falling or fallen patient, must be able to administer BLS alone.