TBH, Sleep Disorder Technologist: FT at Firelands… · Location…

TBH, Sleep Disorder Technologist: FT

Position Highlights:

• Lifestyle: Sandusky was voted “Best Coastal Small Town in America”. You will have the opportunity to enjoy living and working in this growing area along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie.
• Work/life: You will find support to help you manage your personal life while building a career
• Schedule: Monday- Wednesday, 7p-7a
• Employee-centric: 401(k), health and wellness offerings, monthly employee events, and more.

About Firelands Health:

Our goal at Firelands Health is to be the best & preferred independent healthcare employer for the Sandusky Bay region.

Firelands Health is the area’s largest and most comprehensive resource for quality medical care. We are “big enough to care for you, and small enough to care about you”. We are locally managed and governed as a not-for-profit healthcare facility, serving the counties of Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Huron, covering a regional service area with over 300,000 residents. Our mission is to provide excellent healthcare, promote community wellness, and improve the lives we serve.

Our Core ACE Values: Attitude: We choose to be positive and inclusive every day. Commitment: We are committed to exceed the expectations of those we serve. Enthusiasm: We will work passionately to make a difference.

What You Will Do:

• Function as a full-participating Sleep Lab Technologist by routinely performing polysomnographic studies.
• Scores polysomnographic studies. RST, RPSGT CPSGT, or RRT-SDS can score studies independently. Unregistered sleep technologists and respiratory therapists may score studies under the supervision of one of the above.
• Performs and scores Multiple Sleep Latency Testing (MSLT).
• Performs equipment troubleshooting and corrects technical problems as they arise.
• Participates in ongoing department education and inservices.
• Coordinates patient education programs including an ongoing patient support group.
• Assists in the orientation and training of new employees in the Sleep Lab.
• Participates in ongoing department education and inservices. Instruct and provide clinical guidance to students assigned to the department when appropriate.
• Schedules patient appointments and reviews medical information with patients as necessary.
• Performs technical duties related to the provision of clinical services of patients.
• Maintains a clean and orderly work environment.
• Regularly demonstrates the ability to serve patients of all ages in the routine performance of duties. Page 2 of 5
• Participate in individual continuous education activities related to polysomnography during times of low census and/or during non-productive hours.
• Ensure adherence to department policies and procedures to maintain safety standards.
• Promote safety standards in the work environment.
• Communicate to the Assistant Director of Cardiac & Pulmonary Services all activities that positively or negatively affect the quality of services provided.
• Participate in formulating plans to resolve intra- or inter-department concerns.
• Participate in the development of departmental goals and objectives

What You Will Need:

• Must be a registered Polysomnographic Technologist or Respiratory Therapist registered through one of the following organizations:
• American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM)
• National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
• Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT)
• Proven good work attendance record.
• Ability to read and write small letters and numbers and effectively communicate in both written and oral forms.
• Ability to do a moderate amount of bending, walking, stooping. Ability to sit and observe monitor for long periods of time.