Sleep Technologist

				Responsibilities:
GATHER AND ANALYZE PATIENT INFORMATION
? Review, verify and document patient history, physical condition, and study protocol.

TESTING PREPARATION PROCEDURES:
? Calibrate equipment.
? Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted standards.
? Perform appropriate physiologic calibrations.

POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC PROCEDURES:
? Follow procedural protocols (such as Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) Maintenance of Wakefulness.
? Test (MWT), parasomnia studies, PAP and oxygen titration, etc.) and to ensure collection of appropriate data.
? Follow  �lights out' procedures to establish and document baseline values.
? Perform polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free and make adjustment if necessary.
? Document routine observation, including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure and other significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results implement appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous and bi-Level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.).
?  Follow 'lights on' procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process.
? Instructs the patient on completing questionnaires, etc).
?  Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the treatment, assessment, and education of pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
? Oversees and performs difficult and unusual procedures and therapeutic interventions.

POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC RECORD SCORING:
? Score sleep/wake stages by applying professional accepted guidelines.
? Score clinical events (such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals etc.) according to center specific protocols.
? Generate accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical even data.
			

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