Polysomnographic Technologist - Sleep Center Job at McLaren Lapeer Region
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McLaren Health Care is a fully integrated health network committed to quality, evidence-based patient care with locations in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. The McLaren system includes 14 hospitals in Michigan and Ohio, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 51 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S.
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.
Essential Functions 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.
- Adheres to sleep centers policies and procedures.
- Informs, instructs, and educates patients regarding testing and treatments.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies. May develop and conduct in-service training programs.
- Participates in departmental quality assurance and improvement program. Assists in the review and/or development of departmental policies and procedures in order to improve work processes, enhance customer satisfaction and reduce waste and expenses.
- Maintains all required documentation, logs, charts, forms and records in paper and electronic formats.
- Performs other related duties as required and directed.
Lead Duties and Responsibilities (If classified in a Lead Role):
- Assists in quality control and performance improvement activities.
- Contributes to performance feedback, hiring decisions.
- Ensures standards are met (quality, timeliness, customer service, etc.).
- Evaluates and tests new procedures/processes.
- Orients and/or trains new staff.
- Problem solving capabilities.
- Subject matter expert/technical leadership.
- Work flow/distribution of work.
- Assists in assuring compliance with all regulatory and other agency requirements, laws and statutes pertaining to the operation of the department
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 be enrolled in or have completed the A-STEP Online Self Study Modules.
AND
- Must obtain a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT), Registered Sleep Technologist (RST), or Sleep Disorders Specialist (SDS) credential within six months of hire through one of the following:
- American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM)
- National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
- Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT)
- Another organization that offers an equivalent examination accepted by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).
- Once registered, must maintain RPSGT, RST, SDS credentials.
- BLS certification.
OR
- Registered respiratory therapist and an active state respiratory therapist license with Sleep Disorders Specialty (RRT-SDS, CRT-SDS) and maintain license/registration.
- BLS certification.
- Schedule: Per Diem
- Requisition ID: 23000233
- Daily Work Times: Nights
- Hours Per Pay Period: 48
- On Call: No
- Weekends: Yes
Per Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations, all McLaren employees must be vaccinated for COVID-19 by January 4, 2022. The regulation permits exemptions for employees with qualified medical disabilities or religious beliefs.
Equal Opportunity Employer
McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.
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