Sleep; Polysomnographic Technologist

At AC Wellness, our entire focus is to deliver compassionate, effective healthcare to the Apple employee population. We believe that trusting, accessible relationships with our patients, enabled by technology, promotes high quality care and a great patient experience. This is fostered by an environment of continuous learning and teamwork, which in turn allows us to work with our patients to achieve exceptional health outcomes.

Under the direction of the Director of Sleep or designee, the Sleep Technologist supports the AC Wellness Sleep Program. This includes performing comprehensive sleep testing and analysis, and associated interventions. The Sleep Technologist ensures delivery of services with an emphasis on patient-centered care and a high-touch/concierge-like approach.

This position will be on a 5x8 day shift, Monday-Friday.

• Sleep Study Preparation and Set-up:
  Review the patient’s history and verify the medical order.
• Follow sleep center protocols related to the sleep study.
• When patients arrives, verify identification, collect documents and obtain consent for the study.
• Explain the procedure and orient the patient for home sleep testing.
• Select appropriate equipment and calibrate for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments if necessary.
• Apply and train patient to place electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.
• Perform routine positive airway pressure (PAP) interface fitting and desensitization if needed.

• Procedures:
  Follow procedural protocols to ensure collection of appropriate data.
• Review and verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process.
• Assist with scoring sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines for EEG studies.
• Assist with scoring clinical events (such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc.) utilizing AASM standards.

• Preferred RPSGT (Registered Polysomnographic Technologist) certification.