Registered Sleep Technician

#
** About Our Company
** We’re a physician-led, patient-centric network committed to simplifying health care and bringing a more connected kind of care.

Our primary, multispecialty, and urgent care providers serve millions of patients in traditional practices, patients' homes and virtually through Village

MD and our operating companies , , , , and .When you join our team, you become part of a compassionate community of people who work hard every day to make health care better for all. We are innovating value-based care and leveraging integrated applications, population insights and staffing expertise to ensure all patients have access to high-quality, connected care services that provide better outcomes at a reduced total cost of care.
*
* Please Note:

** We will only contact candidates regarding your applications from one of the following domains: , , , , , , or  
** Job Description
***
* Essential Job functions:

** Testing Preparation Procedures
* Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments if necessary
* Apply electrodes and sensors
* Perform positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting
* Gather and Analyze Patient Information
* Perform diagnostic test to determine origin of sleep related disorder(s)
* Collect, analyze, and integrate patient information in order to identify and meet patient needs

Administers Polysomnographic Study (Diagnostic and Titration), MSLT and MWT
* Follow procedural protocols to ensure collection of appropriate data
* Establish and document baseline values
* Perform polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free and make adjustments, if necessary
* Explain pre-testing, testing, and post-testing procedures to the patient; including instructions on home sleep tests
* Documents test results, routine observations, including sleep states and clinical events, changes in procedure, and significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results
* Oversee and perform difficult and unusual procedures and therapeutic interventions
* Sterilizes and disinfect equipment after each use Polysomnographic Record Scoring
* Scoring sleep/wake stages by apply professionally accepted guidelines
* Scoring clinical events (such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals)
* Generate accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data
* Cleans, downloads and programs home sleep tests devices

Provide supervision of a Polysomnographic Trainee and/or Polysomnographic Technician / Sleep Technologists / RPSGT
** General

Job functions:

*** Complies with all accreditation standards to include Inter-Scorer Reliability Testing
* Complete and verify documentation
* Ensures test results are promptly reported to the physician and medical records department
* Ensures all tests are completed in a timely and accurate manner
* Notifies referring physician of preliminary and final test results
* Act as a liaison for referring physicians
* Ensures that the proper documentation and charging is done for each procedure performed
* Answers department telephone by routing callers to appropriate individual, takes messages, and scheduling appointments
* Cleans and stocks examine rooms
* Orders supplies when necessary
* Follows the clinics exposure control plans/blood borne and airborne pathogens.
* Other duties as assigned
** Education, Certification, Computer and Training Requirements:
*** High school diploma or equivalent, required
* Previous experience with Adult and Pediatrics preferred
* Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) AND Oregon Licensed Polysomnographic Technologist (S – Polysomnography, preferred) OR Oregon Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner (LRCP, preferred) or Oregon Licensed Polysomnographic Technologist (IS – Polysomnography, required)
* BLS Certification required
* Basic knowledge of ICD-9/10 and CPT/HCPS coding conventions and procedures
* Strong typing skills and working knowledge of computer systems particularly with a windows based environment.
* Excellent interpersonal communication with customer and co-workers.  Basic knowledge of physician…