Job Summary
Polysomnographer, Polysomnography. The role performs daytime scoring of overnight sleep studies, educates patients on home sleep devices, and manages device preparation for subsequent patients. Additional responsibilities include data entry and scheduling support in an outpatient sleep laboratory serving pediatric and adult patients.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shifts are scheduled Tuesday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with 8 hours per shift and 40 hours per week; Monday through Thursday scheduling may apply based on unit needs. Schedule times may vary during orientation.
- Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 1 year of experience
- Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) certification through the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
- Ability to complete over-scoring of polysomnography (PSG) studies, multiple sleep latency tests (MSLTs), and home sleep tests (HSTs)
- Ability to program and dispense home sleep testing devices
- Current license required for submission
- Additional Information:
- Performs over-scoring of studies completed during night shifts.
- Provides patient education for home sleep devices.
- Downloads, cleans, and reprograms home sleep testing devices for subsequent patients.
- Completes data entry and assists with appointment scheduling.
- Outpatient setting with a four-bed sleep laboratory.
- Patient population ranges from 5 to 100 years of age.
- Common patient diagnoses include obstructive sleep apnea.
- Patients may be independently mobile or have a caregiver available to assist with activities of daily living.
- No weekend or holiday requirements.
- Scrubs may be any color.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
