Polysomnography Technologist

Job Description: We are seeking a highly skilled Respiratory Therapy Professional to join our team at RESPICARE ENTERPRISES INC. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for performing overnight, daytime, and home sleep studies under the direct supervision of the Sleep Supervisor and the attending physician. Your primary objective will be to collect, analyze, and integrate patient information to determine final testing parameters/procedures in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical director and laboratory protocols.

Responsibilities:

• Collect and analyze patient information to determine final testing parameters/procedures.
• Perform operational checks prior to initiating the study and ensure the accuracy and safety of instruments in use during patient recording.
• Monitor patients during treatment and report any unusual reactions.
• Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.
• Perform routine positive airway pressure (PAP) interface fitting and desensitization.
• Perform appropriate physiological calibrations to ensure proper signals and make required adjustments.
• Document routine observations including sleep stages, clinical events, changes in procedure, and other significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.

Key Competencies:

• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to apply the use of techniques, equipment's, and procedures involved in the evaluation of polysomnography for the treatment sleep disorder.
• Ability to troubleshoot respiratory devices and physiologic monitoring equipment.
• Ability to determine appropriate course of action in more complex situation.

Education and Experience: Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree in Respiratory Therapy or equivalent with or without experience. Recent respiratory therapist (RTRP) or sleep technologist (RPSGT) experience is an advantage.