SLEEP TECH

Company: SSM Health
Location: Oklahoma City
Posted on: May 27, 2023

Job Description:

It's more than a career, it's a calling.
OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City
Worker Type:
PRN
Job Summary:
Performs diagnostic sleep studies related to the evaluation and treatment of patients with sleep disorders.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

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  Prepares patient and equipment for ordered testing. Interviews patient to determine sleep disorder issues and to explain testing procedures.
  
  
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  Performs and documents testing. Monitors the patient throughout testing and intervenes as necessary to resolve patient needs or equipment issues.
  
  
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  Applies patient monitoring devices (EEG electrodes, EKG, EMG, EOG, airflow, respiratory effort, and oximetry) and records physiologic calibrations.
  
  
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  Collect, analyze and integrate patient information to identify and meet patient-specific needs; scores, interprets, and reports results of sleep studies.
  
  
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  Prepares, calibrates, repairs and maintains equipment required for testing. Determines and reports needed repairs/replacements.
  
  
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  Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
  
  
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  Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  
  EDUCATION
  EXPERIENCE
  PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
  
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    Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
    
    
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    Constant standing and walking.
    
    
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    Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
    
    
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    Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
    
    
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    Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
    
    
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    Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
    
    
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    Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
    
    
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    Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
    
    
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    Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
    
    
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    Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
    
    
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    Occasional driving.
    
    
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    Rare crawling and running.
    
    
    Licenses / Certifications:
    Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA), FUTURE - Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) within 12 months - Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT), FUTURE - Registered Sleep Technologist (RST) within 12 months - American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM)
    Work Shift:
    Night Shift (United States of America)
    Job Type:
    Employee
    Department:
    3602000040 Sleep Lab Main Campus
    Scheduled Weekly Hours:
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    SSM Health complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex.
    Learn more here (http://resources.ssmhealth.com/nondiscriminationclause/non-discrimination-statement.pdf)

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