Polysomnographer / Polysomnographer

Job Summary Polysomnographer, Polysomnography - Location not provided. The position supports sleep studies for adolescent, adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients in a six-room setting. Responsibilities include sleep study setup and scoring, respiratory monitoring, patient education, oxygen administration, and operation of specialized sleep diagnostic equipment. Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts are 10 hours, with a minimum of 40 hours per week. Weekend coverage is required and may include weekend night shifts. Orientation includes 40 hours.
• Required Qualifications:
• Current Respiratory Care Practitioners license
• Basic Life Support (BLS), Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT), Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), and Sleep Disorders Specialist (SDS) certifications; RPSGT or RRT with SDS accepted
• At least 1 year of relevant experience
• Experience with required charting systems
• Experience providing care at a 1:2 adult patient ratio and a 1:1 pediatric patient ratio
• Clinical skills including end-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring, adult and pediatric Multiple Sleep Latency Tests (MSLT), baseline sleep polysomnography, bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP), continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), electrocardiography (ECG), electroencephalography (EEG), home sleep testing, oxygen saturation monitoring, oxygen administration, patient education, polysomnography scoring, respiratory event monitoring, respiratory inductance plethysmography (RIP), seizure studies, sleep staging, and management of transient arousals
• Preferred Qualifications: Community healthcare facility experience is preferred.
• Additional Information:
• Provides sleep diagnostic services for adolescents, adults, pediatrics, and geriatrics.
• Uses Alice sleep diagnostic software and ResMed continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) units.
• Performs assessments involving arousal patterns, adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV), cardiac abnormalities, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, complex sleep apnea, hypopnea, periodic breathing, periodic limb movement (PLM), and respiratory events.
• May perform studies using full-face masks, nasal masks, and nasal pillows.
• Must be available to work three of five designated holidays.

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