Polysomnography Technologist-Sleep Disorder Center

Polysomnography Technologist-Sleep Disorder Center

Provide clinical assessment, physiological monitoring and testing to assist with diagnosis, management, and prevention of sleep related disorders with the use of various diagnostic and therapeutic tools providing care to patients of all ages. These tools include but are not limited to polysomnography, scoring of clinical events according to profession and laboratory guidelines (such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc.), generating accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data, titrating positive airway pressure devices, oximeter, capnography, actigraphy, nocturnal oxygen, screening devices, and questionnaires.

Duties and Responsibilities of this Level:

• Verify the medical order and protocol.
• Explain the procedure and orient the patient to the sleep center.
• Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning.
• Perform routine PAP mask fitting.
• Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.
• Assist with following "lights out" procedures to establish and document baseline values (such as body position, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rates, etc.)
• Assist and observe polysomnography data acquisition.
• Document routine observations, including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and other significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnography results.
• Assist with appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention (e.g. BPAP, O2 administration).
• Assist with following "lights on" procedures to verify the integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process. (e.g. learn to perform the physiological and instrument calibrations and instructs the patient on completing questionnaires, etc.)
• Perform routine polysomnography data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free.
• Identify and report signal abnormalities.
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the treatment, assessment and education of adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideasan exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.