SleepTechnician - Polysom Tech I

About the role

At Children's Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best.

Children's Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We provide primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. Our reputation draws patients and families from around the country.

We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today.

The Sleep Technician (Polysom Tech) I provides comprehensive diagnostic and treatment procedures within the realm of the Sleep Lab under the direction of the Ambulatory Manager & Medical Director. This may involve polysomnography, diagnostic and therapeutic services, patient care and education.

• Location: Milwaukee Hospital
• Full time: 3 - 12 hr shifts per week (0.9 FTE)
• Nights: 7pm - 7:00am

Education

• High School graduate or Certificate of General Educational Development (GED) or High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED) required
• Currently enrolled or enrolled prior to start date in a sleep education program such as ASTEP required
• ASTEP program to be completed within 6 months of hire required

Licenses and Certifications

• RPSGT-Registered Polysomnographic Technician - Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists or EEG Electroencephalographic (R. EEG T.) preferred
• Note: This is required to be obtained within 24 months of hire
• BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/National Safety Council required

Essential Functions

• Understands and satisfies the needs of the neonatal, infant, toddler, pre-school, school-age, adolescent and/or adult patient and families regarding their growth and development process.
• Evaluates and identifies needs prior to and during testing and initiates appropriate action.
• Safely initiates, performs and maintains competency in the following areas: Diagnostics such as Polysomnograms, Cardio-pulmonary tracings, and blood draws.
• Titration and monitoring of positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy.
• Perform appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and adjust if necessary.
• Perform positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting.
• Explain pre-testing, testing, and post-testing procedures to the patient and family.
• Downloads, analyzes and records/scores data per AASM and lab standards and contacts on-call physician as needed.
• Cleans and assembles sleep lab equipment according to protocol. Ensures departmental equipment is maintained according to manufacturers and other regulatory agency specifications and utilizes resources appropriately.
• Assists with maintaining inventory and supplies within the sleep lab and being fiscally responsible.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Analytical skills necessary to resolve complex clinical problems relating to the integration of anatomy and physiology to sleep/wake pathology and patient safety and welfare.
• Possess adequate time management skills.
• Interpersonal and communication skills sufficient to interact with interdisciplinary health team members and consumers.
• Able to work flexible hours to meet patient and department needs.
• Ability to sit and monitor patients while scoring polysomnograms for several hours.

Legacy Essential Function s

• Assists updating the Sleep Center database for the patients undergoing sleep studies, inclusive of test results, demographic, social and clinical information.
• Participates in QA program as per department to include interscorer reliability scoring.
• Keeps current regarding Polysomnographic trends and developments. Membership in professional associations is encouraged.
• Participates in department QI initiatives.

Certifications/Licenses

BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/National Safety Council