McLaren Health Care
Polysomnographic Technician - McLaren Careers
McLaren Health Care, Port Huron, Michigan, us, 48061
Position Summary:
Provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders including in-center and out-of-center sleep testing, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, comprehensive patient care and direct patient education. Able to perform the duties defined for a sleep technician and provide oversight of other sleep center staff.
Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Reviews the patient's history and verifies the medical order.
Identifies recording artifact and corrects problems with recording.
Accurately scores and analyzes sleep studies. Non-registered sleep technologists may score only under supervision of an RST, RPSGT, CPSGT, respiratory therapist with the sleep disorders specialist certification (either CRT-SDS or RRT-SDS), or medical staff members/PhDs board-certified in sleep medicine.
Performs therapeutic treatments and interventions independently.
Recognizes physiological parameters including various sleep stages.
Maintains and properly uses sleep-related equipment.
Qualifications:
Required:
Must be enrolled in or have completed training
in polysomnography in a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation
of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or a Commission on Accreditation
for Respiratory Care (CoARC) program with the polysomnography option.
OR
Must beenrolled in or have completed the A-STEP Online Self Study Modules.
AND
Must obtain a RegisteredPolysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT),Registered SleepTechnologist (RST), or Sleep Disorders Specialist (SDS) credentialwithin six months of hirethrough one of the following:
AmericanBoard of Sleep Medicine (ABSM)
NationalBoard for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
Boardof Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT)
Anotherorganization that offers an equivalent examination accepted by theAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).
Once registered, must maintain RPSGT, RST, SDS
credentials.
BLS certification.
OR
Registered respiratorytherapist and an active state respiratory therapist license with SleepDisorders Specialty (RRT-SDS, CRT-SDS) and maintain license/registration.
BLS certification.
EqualOpportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans.
Provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders including in-center and out-of-center sleep testing, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, comprehensive patient care and direct patient education. Able to perform the duties defined for a sleep technician and provide oversight of other sleep center staff.
Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Reviews the patient's history and verifies the medical order.
Identifies recording artifact and corrects problems with recording.
Accurately scores and analyzes sleep studies. Non-registered sleep technologists may score only under supervision of an RST, RPSGT, CPSGT, respiratory therapist with the sleep disorders specialist certification (either CRT-SDS or RRT-SDS), or medical staff members/PhDs board-certified in sleep medicine.
Performs therapeutic treatments and interventions independently.
Recognizes physiological parameters including various sleep stages.
Maintains and properly uses sleep-related equipment.
Qualifications:
Required:
Must be enrolled in or have completed training
in polysomnography in a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation
of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or a Commission on Accreditation
for Respiratory Care (CoARC) program with the polysomnography option.
OR
Must beenrolled in or have completed the A-STEP Online Self Study Modules.
AND
Must obtain a RegisteredPolysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT),Registered SleepTechnologist (RST), or Sleep Disorders Specialist (SDS) credentialwithin six months of hirethrough one of the following:
AmericanBoard of Sleep Medicine (ABSM)
NationalBoard for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
Boardof Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT)
Anotherorganization that offers an equivalent examination accepted by theAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).
Once registered, must maintain RPSGT, RST, SDS
credentials.
BLS certification.
OR
Registered respiratorytherapist and an active state respiratory therapist license with SleepDisorders Specialty (RRT-SDS, CRT-SDS) and maintain license/registration.
BLS certification.
EqualOpportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans.