Travel Polysomnographic Technologist II

Integrated Healthcare Services is seeking a travel Polysomnographer for a travel job in Danville, Illinois. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: Polysomnographer Discipline: Allied Health Professional Duration: 13 weeks 40 hours per week Shift: 10 hours, nights Employment Type: Travel Job Summary: A sleep (polysomnographic) technologist provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders including in-center and home sleep apnea testing (HSAT), diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, and comprehensive patient care. Provides sleep related education and support to patients and families. A sleep technologist is able to perform the duties defined for a sleep technician and is able to provide general oversight of other sleep center staff. The sleep technologist is credentialed in sleep technology (RPSGT or RST). A sleep (polysomnographic) technologist 2 performs functions of the base level sleep tech, efficiently and accurately scores at least two studies per shift of the (scorable) polysomnograms that they have collected according to accepted professional standards, consistently meet or exceed inter scorer reliability quality standards, perform comprehensive patient testing, education, and analysis for all patient populations served, mentor/precept staff, and engages in and champions quality and performance improvement initiatives. Job Responsibilities: -Documents patient arrival, interactions, and consent for testing. Reviews and verifies departmental orders for testing. Reviews patient history and supporting documentation for medical necessity. -Acquires and documents additional information from the patient or ordering provider, if needed, to ensure appropriateness of testing and parameters. -Performs routine positive airway pressure (PAP) interface fitting, desensitization, and education. -Prepares patient for testing according to policy, selecting appropriate equipment per order. Per policy, documents routine observations during testing. -Correlates physiologic data and behavioral observations to facilitate scoring and interpretation of data. -Performs equipment and physiologic calibrations to ensure quality data; monitors data quality to ensure recording is artifact-free. -Performs equipment cleaning and disinfection; assures infection and quality control according to policy. -Implements appropriate interventions including patient safety and sleep-related therapeutic interventions. -Follows ""Lights On"" procedures to verify integrity of data, and completeness of test documentation and patient forms. -Develops and maintains effective working relationships; communicates professionally and respectfully with all internal and external customers. -Assists in requesting and maintaining testing supplies; participates in routine department tasks and orderliness of work area. -Scores sleep/wake stages and clinical events (such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc.) utilizing professionally accepted guidelines. -Generate accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data utilizing the ability to analyze complex situations and apply policy. -Supports and participates in quality and performance improvement (PI) initiatives. Follows procedural protocols for Multiple Sleep Latency (MSLT) and Maintenance of Wakefulness Testing (MWT). -Directly participates in training and oversight of Polysomnographic Trainees and Technicians. Performs real-time scoring during PSG testing can CPAP titration. -Attends customer service training and serves as front line resource to manage patient and family service recovery. -Serves as a resource to support comprehensive sleep study completion within the sleep labs associated with manager hierarchy including verification of insurance, prior authorization and check-in process; sleep study procedure policy adherence; and support of trouble-shooting acquisition software and hardware technical challenges. RightSourcing IHS Job ID 3-35998597. Pay package is based on 10 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.