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Posted: 20-Nov-23
Location: Tavares, Florida
Salary: Open
Categories:
Internal Number: 23024912
Description
Sleep Center Technologist – AdventHealth Medical Group
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
- Benefits from Day One
- Paid Days Off from Day One
- Career Development
- Whole Person & Mental Health Resources
Our promise to you:
Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind, and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Schedule: Part Time Nights
Shift: Part Time, 22hrs
Location: 1876 Nightingale Lane, Tavares, FL 32778
The role you’ll contribute:
The Sleep Center Technologist, reporting to the Sleep Lab Manager, performs quality sleep studies for all patients under minimal supervision to aid physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. Facilities all aspects of study completion and reporting.
The value you’ll bring to the team:
- Performs quality sleep recordings by collecting, analyzing, and integrating pertinent patient history information, properly preparing the patient according to age, conducting the examination, and preparing the recording for the physician interpretation
- Implements appropriate interventions, including actions necessary for patients’ safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous and/or bi-level positive airway pressure (PAP) and oxygen administration and informs, through documentation, the physician of changes in the patient’s condition or abnormalities on the recording, when necessary
- Provides patient education according to established guidelines including communicating with patients and family members ion instructions in techniques to optimize their care while at the Sleep Center, as well as after testing is completed.
- Maintains supplies and equipment for patient care and maintain an orderly and efficient system for storage and retrieval of patient information
- Adheres to all organizational policies, practices and federal or state regulations pertaining to patient care, privacy, and quality assurance. Actively supports and participates quality improvement initiatives.
- Perform daytime testing including, but not limited to, daytime sleep studies, Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) Nap’s and Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)
The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:
Minimum qualifications:
- High School and minimum of one (1) year experience full time in polysomnography OR Associate degree in Polysomnography
- Current CPR/BLS Certification
- Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) through the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists
Preferred qualifications:
- Associate degree in Polysomnography Technology
- Registered Polysomnographic Technologist through the American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM) or equivalent
- Basic EKG recognition course
