Advocate Health Care
Polysomnographic Sleep Tech Casual As Needed
Advocate Health Care, Hales Corners, Wisconsin, United States, 53130
Polysomnographic Sleep Tech
Casual As Needed
Shift: 3rd Full/Part Time: Part Time Pay Range: $30.15
$45.25 Location: Greenfield, WI
4131 W Loomis Rd Greenfield, WI 53221 Benefits Eligible: No Hours Per Week: 0 Our Commitment to You: Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more
so you can live fully at and away from work, including: Compensation Base compensation within the position's pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job Incentive pay for select positions Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Benefits and more Paid Time Off programs Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs Educational Assistance Program Schedule Details/Additional Information: Zero assigned RPSGT who can cover open shifts, sick time, and vacations for the St. Luke's Loomis Sleep Center. No holidays. Starting time is 6:45pm till 6:45am. Performs basic to advanced inpatient and outpatient sleep disorder studies. Studies include preparation and testing of patients as well as data tabulation, test scoring and preparation of reports. Selects and applies special monitoring electrodes, bands, thermistors, and other monitoring probes to appropriate areas of the patient's body. Prepares positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fittings. Schedules and discusses the test process with patients, ensures their knowledge of the process, and answers their questions. Educates physicians and patients on sleep medicine. Follows sleep procedures to establish and document baseline values such as body position, movements, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rates. Scores sleep/wake stages and with the generation of accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc. Implements appropriate interventions including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous (CPAP) and bi-level (BIPAP) positive airway pressure and oxygen administration. Performs procedures and therapeutic interventions such as auto servo ventilation (SV) titrations, average volume assured pressure support (AVAPS), multiple sleep latency testing (MSLT), maintenance of wakefulness testing (MWT). Performs set up and scoring of home sleep tests. Performs polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to recognize and eliminate all artifacts observed during the test. Follows wake procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process e.g. repeat the physiological and instrument calibrations and instructs the patient on completing questionnaires. Sets up video and audio monitoring apparatus. Prepares and calibrates equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and signals. Keeps the equipment in clean operating condition, detecting instrument malfunctions, making minor adjustments, and reporting the need for major repairs. Monitors equipment supply levels and maintains appropriate equipment at hand. Serves as a technical resource, role model and/or preceptor for students and staff and acts as a resource to staff both at own facility and throughout system. Scheduled Hours Casual / As needed position. 6:45pm
6:45am. No holidays required. Licenses & Certifications Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA), and Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) registration issued by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT), or Registered Sleep Technologist (RST) certification issued by the American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM), or Registered Respiratory Therapist-Sleep Disorders Specialty (RRT-SDS) certification issued by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC). Degrees Advanced training beyond High School that includes the completion of an accredited or approved program. Required Functional Experience Typically requires 2 years of experience in a polysomnographic technician role. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Must meet the AASM standard of 80% proficient in scoring with interscore reliability. Proficient at sleep study scoring. Ability to analyze complex situations and apply policy. Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills. Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills to develop relationships with patients, physicians and staff both inter and intra-departmentally. Basic computer skills.
Casual As Needed
Shift: 3rd Full/Part Time: Part Time Pay Range: $30.15
$45.25 Location: Greenfield, WI
4131 W Loomis Rd Greenfield, WI 53221 Benefits Eligible: No Hours Per Week: 0 Our Commitment to You: Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more
so you can live fully at and away from work, including: Compensation Base compensation within the position's pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job Incentive pay for select positions Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Benefits and more Paid Time Off programs Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs Educational Assistance Program Schedule Details/Additional Information: Zero assigned RPSGT who can cover open shifts, sick time, and vacations for the St. Luke's Loomis Sleep Center. No holidays. Starting time is 6:45pm till 6:45am. Performs basic to advanced inpatient and outpatient sleep disorder studies. Studies include preparation and testing of patients as well as data tabulation, test scoring and preparation of reports. Selects and applies special monitoring electrodes, bands, thermistors, and other monitoring probes to appropriate areas of the patient's body. Prepares positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fittings. Schedules and discusses the test process with patients, ensures their knowledge of the process, and answers their questions. Educates physicians and patients on sleep medicine. Follows sleep procedures to establish and document baseline values such as body position, movements, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rates. Scores sleep/wake stages and with the generation of accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc. Implements appropriate interventions including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous (CPAP) and bi-level (BIPAP) positive airway pressure and oxygen administration. Performs procedures and therapeutic interventions such as auto servo ventilation (SV) titrations, average volume assured pressure support (AVAPS), multiple sleep latency testing (MSLT), maintenance of wakefulness testing (MWT). Performs set up and scoring of home sleep tests. Performs polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to recognize and eliminate all artifacts observed during the test. Follows wake procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process e.g. repeat the physiological and instrument calibrations and instructs the patient on completing questionnaires. Sets up video and audio monitoring apparatus. Prepares and calibrates equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and signals. Keeps the equipment in clean operating condition, detecting instrument malfunctions, making minor adjustments, and reporting the need for major repairs. Monitors equipment supply levels and maintains appropriate equipment at hand. Serves as a technical resource, role model and/or preceptor for students and staff and acts as a resource to staff both at own facility and throughout system. Scheduled Hours Casual / As needed position. 6:45pm
6:45am. No holidays required. Licenses & Certifications Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA), and Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) registration issued by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT), or Registered Sleep Technologist (RST) certification issued by the American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM), or Registered Respiratory Therapist-Sleep Disorders Specialty (RRT-SDS) certification issued by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC). Degrees Advanced training beyond High School that includes the completion of an accredited or approved program. Required Functional Experience Typically requires 2 years of experience in a polysomnographic technician role. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Must meet the AASM standard of 80% proficient in scoring with interscore reliability. Proficient at sleep study scoring. Ability to analyze complex situations and apply policy. Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills. Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills to develop relationships with patients, physicians and staff both inter and intra-departmentally. Basic computer skills.