Job Description

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Performs comprehensive polysomnographic testing, analysis, and associated interventions, under the general oversight of a clinician.

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Job Responsibility

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• * Interviews patient and gathers patient history, physical information, medications, procedure requests and study protocols.Identifies and assesses any signs, symptoms, special factors and co-morbid conditions.Completes and verifies documentation

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• * Provides patient education, communicates procedure, and answers questions to ease apprehension and produce comfort and cooperation.

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• * Prepares and calibrates equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning.Applies electrodes and sensors according to policy and procedure.

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• * Performs appropriate physiologic calibrations and adjustments.Performs positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting.Follows procedural protocols to ensure accurate polysomnographic data acquisition.Identifies and reports signal abnormalities.

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• * Documents routine observations, including sleep stages, clinical events, procedural changes and other significant events in order to facilitate interpretation and scoring of polysomnograph results.

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• * Documents daytime polysomnographic recordings, such as polysomnograph (PSG), Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) and Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) studies.Generates reports of sleep/wake and clinical event data tabulations.

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• * Implements appropriate interventions, including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous bi-level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.

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• * Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the treatment, assessment and education of all age groups.

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• * Complies with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures regarding safety and infection control issues.

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• * Disinfects and performs preventative maintenance on equipment according to established protocols.Troubleshoots equipment issues and reports malfunctions to management.

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• * Completes required billing information forms, as required.

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• * Scores sleep/wake stages following established policies and procedures.Scores clinical events including respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc., within center specific protocols.Generates accurate reports for study interpretation.

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• Performs related duties as required.

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*ADA Essential Functions

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Job Qualification

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• Associates of Science Degree, required.

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• Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) AND authorized as a Polysomnographic Technologist in New York State, required.ORLicensed in Respiratory Therapy by New York State AND Sleep Disorder Specialist (SDS), required.

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• Basic Life Support for healthcare providers (BLS), required.

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• Minimum of three (3) months prior work experience in an accredited sleep center, required. \r

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