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Sleep Study Associate (Full Time, Nights)

Penn Medicine

Lancaster, PA

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CPR Certification, Cardiology, Clinical Data, Clinical Training, Compensation and Benefits, Computer Skills, Concrete, Documentation, Electroencephalography (EEG), Employee Benefits, Geriatrics, High School Diploma, Hospital, Instrumentation, Interpersonal Skills, Medical Treatment, Medicine, Memory Hardware, On Call, Oximetry, Patient Care, Patient Registration, Patient Safety, Physical Demands, Polysomnography, Problem Solving Skills, Quality of Care, Reporting Skills, Research Skills, Respiratory Therapy, Risk, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Medicine, Testing, Training/Teaching
LOCATION
Lancaster, PA
POSTED
7 days ago

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Summary:

  • Position Summary:
  • Under the supervision of a certified Sleep Study Technologist, performs polysomnography recordings in the evaluation of various sleep disorders in accordance with Department policies procedures. Patient care includes care to patients in the following age groups: adolescent 13 through 18 years , adult 19 through 64 years and geriatric 65 years and above .
  • Qualified individuals must have the ability with or without reasonable accommodation to perform the following duties:
  • Under the supervision of a certified Sleep Study Technologist:
  • Performs daytime and or nocturnal polysomnography recordings as needed according to physician's orders and or Department policies and procedures, utilizing monitors, recorders, analyzers, and other data acquisition instrumentation for the purpose of obtaining graphic records of related sleep events.
  • Performs Multiple Sleep Latency Testing according to physician’s orders and following procedural protocols for such testing.
  • Confers directly with the patients, explaining the procedures involved and equipment used in the preparation, actual performance and disconnection procedures involved in polysomnography and or nocturnal oxygen saturation studies.
  • Prepares and calibrates all computer and recording equipment both pre and post study.
  • Performs routine positive airway pressure PAP mask fittings
  • Implement appropriate interventions including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic interventions such as continuous or bi-level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.
  • Provides complete and accurate documentation according to Department policies for all diagnostic related studies or procedures.
  • Prepares patients for ambulatory screening sleep studies oximetry and assists in the downloading and scoring of such studies.
  • Schedules, orients, and educates, as necessary, patients seen in the Sleep Center.
  • Score clinical events such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousal, etc according to departmental protocols
  • Scores sleep wake stages by applying professionally accepted and department specific guidelines.
  • Generates accurate reports by tabulating sleep wake and clinical event data.
  • The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:
  • Performs other related duties such as participating in cardiopulmonary resuscitations, and providing clinical instruction to respiratory therapy students.
  • Registers patients for Sleep Disorder Center Services.
  • Participates in the on-call responsibilities for this position as required.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities:

  • Minimum Required Qualifications:
  • High School diploma or equivalent GED .
  • One 1 year of patient care experience or two 2 years of hospital experience.
  • Certification as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist RPSGT , issued by the Board of Polysomnographic Technologists BPRT or the American Board of Sleep Medicine, within 30 months of hire.
  • One to three 1-3 years of EEG technology experience.
  • One to three 1-3 years of sleep disorders experience
  • One to three 1-3 years of computer skills.
  • ATTENTION CONCENTRATION - The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to focus on certain aspects of current experience and reject others:
  • The position requires strong concentration skills. The individual must have the ability to voluntarily sustain concentration to a task over an extended period of time as a result of an effortful and usually deliberate heightened and focused state of attention.
  • NEW LEARNING AND MEMORY - The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to learn and retain material:
  • A large portion of this position required reliance on verbal memory and new learning. Efficiency in processing of verbal information, either in written or spoken form, is a major requirement and prerequisite of the job. The individual must be able to attend to and process multiple bits of information simultaneously. The individual must be able to organize and categorize this information effectively so that later recall is feasible.
  • PROBLEM SOLVING, REASONING AND CREATIVE THINKING - The following level of ability that is essential for the jobholder to think in order to solve a problem by combining two or more elements from past experience or imaginative thought:
  • The position deals with issues or problems that often require thoughtful reasoning before arriving at approaches or solutions. Some independent thought, planning or origination of options and solutions is necessary. The individual must have the ability to apply principles of reasoning and problem solving to resolve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
  • The following are essential requirements of the position in relation to job-worker situations. These items describe how a worker must adapt, adjust, conform or act:
  • Repetitive work: Ability to continuously perform the same type of work for extended periods of time, according to set procedures, sequence or pace.
  • Performing under stressful conditions: Ability to perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations, or in situations in which working speed and sustained attention are critical aspects of the job. Is subject to danger or risk, or to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job.
  • Variety and change: Ability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure involving significant differences in technologies, techniques, procedures, environmental factors, physical demands, or work situations.
  • Communication: Ability to exchange information with others clearly and concisely; to present ideas, facts and technical information.
  • Interpersonal relations: Ability to maintain relationships that facilitate task accomplishment; to cooperate and resolve conflicts; to recognize needs and be sensitive of others.

Credentials:

  • Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (Required)

Education or Equivalent Experience:

  • H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
  • One (1) year of patient care experience or two (2) years of hospital experience.
  • Other
  • One to three (1-3) years of EEG technology experience. One to three (1-3) years of sleep disorders experience One to three (1-3) years of computer skills.
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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