Polysomnographic Technologist, Sleep Lab

pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Job Title: Polysomnographic Technologist/span/span/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Location: Sleep Study - Cranford, NJ/span/span/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Department Name: Sleep Lab/span/span/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Req #: 0000214449/span/span/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Status: Hourly/span/span/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Shift: Night/span/span/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Pay Range: $28.50 - $36.71 per hour/span/span/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"strongPay Transparency: /strong/span/span/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey./span/span/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate#39;s educational background, skills and professional experience./span/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"bJob Overview:/b/span/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"The Polysomnographic Technologist - Sleep Technologist works under the general supervision of the Medical Director and the Administrative Director of Pulmonary amp; Sleep services to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep credentialed in sleep technology and can provide oversight of other sleep center staff./span/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"bQualifications:/b/span/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"iRequired:/i/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"High School diploma or equivalent/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"At least one-year experience as a sleep technologist/span/span/li /ul pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"emPreferred:/em/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Qualification to obtain or possession of the CCSH mdash; Certification in Clinical Sleep Health/span/span/li /ul pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"strongCertifications and Licenses Required:/strong/span/span/p pnbsp;/p ul lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Current New Jersey State License as a Polysomnographic Technologist and/or Respiratory Therapist/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS)nbsp;certification/span/span/li /ul pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"bScheduling Requirements:/b/span/span/p pnbsp;/p ul lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Shift working, three nights a weeknbsp;6:30pm-7am/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Rotating shifts and weekends/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Full-Time (FT)/span/span/li /ul pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"bEssential Functions:/b/span/span/p pnbsp;/p ul lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Comply with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and standards regarding safety and infection control issues/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Perform routine equipment care and maintenance and inventory evaluation/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Follow HIPAA and privacy policies/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Respond to sleep patients procedural-related inquiries by providing appropriate education utilizing sleep center specific protocols/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Adhere to sleep center policies and procedures/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Comply with professional standards of conduct/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Assist the medical director, clinical director and/or manager in all aspects of sleep center operations/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Performs sleep studies for pediatric patients, starting at 18 months and older, adult, and geriatric patients/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Demonstrates proper placement of leads and wires with 10ndash;20 setup/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Maintains, operates, and troubleshoots all sleep equipment, as well as pulse oximetry, transcutaneous monitoring, end-tidal CO2 monitoring, and CPAP, BIPAP devices during the acquisition of the sleep study/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Titrates CPAP/BIPAP according to AASM guidelines/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Documents technician notes every half hour/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Scores sleep study according to AASM guidelines/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Responds to patient requests for information/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Completes all charges/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Coordinates dictation, transcription, final report, archiving, filing, and mailing process for sleep studies/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Maintains inventory control/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Completes yearly CME requirements/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Participates in Performance Improvement/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Achieves inter-scoring reliability equal or greater than 85 percent/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Performs clerical work as needed, including scheduling, insurance authorization, calling patients to follow-up/span/span/li /ul pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"bBenefits and Perks:/b/span/span/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employeesrsquo; physical, emotional, social, and financial health./span/span/p ul lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Paid Time Off (PTO)/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Dental and Vision Insurance/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Retirement Plans/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Short amp; Long Term Disability/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Life amp; Accidental Death Insurance/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Tuition Reimbursement/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Wellness Programs/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)/span/span/li lispan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!/span/span/li /ul pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"bChoosing RWJBarnabas Health!/b/span/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. nbsp;We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. nbsp;As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="font-size:16px;"RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jerseymdash;whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education./span/span/p