Consults with physicians regarding patient studies as needed
Maintains standards for completeness of quality improvement and quality control measurements
May establish and implement performance improvements including education and staff development
Qualifications
Job Description
Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent required and Associate's Degree Health Sciences preferred
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No
Licenses and Credentials
Basic Life Support [BLS Certification] - Data Conversion - Various Issuers preferred Registered Polysomnographic Technologist [RPSGT] - Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists preferred Registered Polysomnographic Technologist [RPSGT] - Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists preferred Registered Sleep Technologist [RST] - American Board of Sleep Medicine preferred
Experience
Polysomnography Tech experience with multiple patient populations 1-2 years preferred
Will work very independently and under general supervision to support the technical operations of the Sleep Reading Center. Responsibilities include executing protocols involving a variety of routine and non-routine experiments at a professional level: processing, scoring, editing, analyzing, and quality checking data from a wide range of data collection systems and sources, maintaining databases of polysomnographic (PSG) data, including data collected for heart rate and rhythm (ECG), sleep stages (EEG), muscle activity (EMG), oxygen saturation, carbon dioxide, respiration, and peripheral arterial tone (PAT), as well as data collected from actigraphy to estimate movement and sleep-wake times, and from other devices used to assess sleep and physical activity. The data will be obtained from studies obtained from clinical research sites across the U.S. participating in NIH-funded multicenter studies and other research studies. The Technologist will also analyze data quality trends and identify studies that meet study-specific criteria for urgent medical referrals that require timely physician notification due to extreme physiological abnormalities.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Good communication skills.
Ability to effectively evaluate and problem solve.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to guide, teach, and motivate others.
Good business acumen skills.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Job Description Summary
McLean Hospital Sleep Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Belmont MA.
Per Diem position
12-hour 7:00pm to 7:00am shift
Polysomnographic Technologist /PSG,T. experience is needed.
RPSG,T. preferred but not required.
About the Position
Technologist will be responsible for providing comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders by conducting sleep studies and producing high quality sleep recordings.
Attended overnight sleep studies are included as part of diagnostic testing for (open) inpatient psychiatric units.
Obtaining 16 channel artifact-free polysomnographic data on two patients per shift
Titrating CPAP
Calibrating equipment
Providing patient care
Qualifications and Experience
1+ year experience as a Sleep Technologist
Registered Sleep Technologist preferred
Scoring experience preferred
Remote Type
Onsite
Work Location
115 Mill Street
Scheduled Weekly Hours
0
Employee Type
Per Diem
Work Shift
Night (United States of America)
Pay Range
$31.98 - $50.25/Hourly
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