Registered Polysomnographic Technician

Responsibilities:

• Prepares patient and equipment for ordered testing.
• Interviews patient to determine sleep disorder issues and to explain testing procedures.
• Performs and documents testing.
• Monitors patient throughout testing and intervenes as necessary to resolve patient needs or equipment issues.
• Instructs non-registered and trainees. Scores, interprets and reports results of sleep studies. Prepares, calibrates, repairs and maintains equipment required for testing. Determines and reports needed repairs/replacements. Performs QA.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• High school diploma or GED.

Certifications:

• Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider.

Complexity of Work:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

• Must be a Registered Polysomnography Technologist, under the BRPT guidelines.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including standing and walking for extended periods of time; must lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to assist with positioning and transporting patients.
• Requires the ability to maneuver equipment and motor coordination to operate equipment.
• Requires normal or corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Manual and finger dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
• Possible exposure to communicable diseases and body fluids.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.