Polysomnography Tech II
Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities:
Information:
- Finds, effectively uses and provides information as needed.
- Awareness of the current plans of care.
- Demonstrated understanding of age and developmentally appropriate and culturally sensitive care.
- Documents accurately and in real time.
- Responds to changing patient priorities.
- Provides patient and family education resulting in high quality diagnostic testing and outcomes.
Accurate and Efficient Work:
- Demonstrates accuracy, efficiency, and completeness in products and processes.
- Performs tasks with appropriate urgency and accuracy while reducing waste through proactive measures
- Performs tasks with appropriate urgency and accuracy while reducing waste through proactive time management.
Competence in technology required of the position:
- Prioritizes tasks based on identification of urgency.
- Demonstrates proficiency in job-related software.
Procedures and Policies:
- Follow established procedures and policies.
- Protects confidentiality of personal health information.
Active Engagement:
- Participates in activities that promote professional growth
- Attends and participates in staff meetings.
- Collaborates effectively and positively with colleagues and other medical staff.
Education & Certifications:
- Successful completion of a Polysomnography program, of no less than one year’s duration, associated with a state licensed and/or nationally accredited educational facility or equivalent experience and documented proficiency at all competencies required of a Polysomnographic Technician.
- Certification by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic technologists as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist or equivalent.
- Current CPR certification (BLS for Healthcare Providers by the American Heart Association).
Skills:
- The Polysomnographic Technologist, a registered RPSGT or RST with a minimum of one-year clinical experience in sleep, provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders under the direction of a physician.
- This includes polysomnography, diagnostic and therapeutic services, patient care and education.