Polysomnographic Technician Registered Reader
Cleveland Clinic
Independence, OH
Job posting number: #7117115 (Ref:ccf17162191)
Posted: November 29, 2022
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as the No. 4 hospital in the nation, according to the U.S. and World News Report. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
Under the direction of the supervisor, as a Polysomnographic Technician Registered Reader, you will score and provide interpretation of polysomnographic studies. You will also participate in daily reading sessions with staff and fellow physicians.
Cleveland Clinic provides what matters most: career growth, delivering world-class care to our patients, continuous learning, exceptional benefits and working for an organization that offers many long-term career paths. Join us and experience a culture where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go hand-in-hand.
Under the direction of the supervisor, as a Polysomnographic Technician Registered Reader, you will score and provide interpretation of polysomnographic studies. You will also participate in daily reading sessions with staff and fellow physicians.
Cleveland Clinic provides what matters most: career growth, delivering world-class care to our patients, continuous learning, exceptional benefits and working for an organization that offers many long-term career paths. Join us and experience a culture where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go hand-in-hand.
Job Responsibilities:
- Works with Sleep Medicine fellows, predominately during the dayshift, scoring and interpreting polysomnographic studies in accordance with Cleveland Clinic Sleep Disorders Center policies and procedures and established guidelines (Rechtschaffen and Kales, “A Manual of Standard Terminology, Techniques, and Scoring System for Sleep Stages of Human Sleep”).
- Reviews raw data and clarifies problems or scoring discrepancies with recording technologists. Generates sleep reports that are technically accurate and grammatically correct.
- Synthesizes information from the medical and sleep history and physical examination to optimize sleep study interpretation and treatment recommendations.
- Participates in daily protocolling of overnight studies. Interacts with medical and nursing staff to address study design issues.
- Reviews PSG recordings with staff physicians in daily reading sessions. Makes appropriate report revisions and finalizes reports.
- Interprets all types of sleep tests, including routine polysomnograms, positive airway titration, expanded EMG and EEG montages for the evaluation of nocturnal seizures and parasomnias, multiple sleep latency and maintenance of wakefulness tests for evaluation of daytime sleepiness, and actigraphy.
- Stages and scores sleep and events in the pediatric population.
- Attends regular database meetings and participates in database improvement initiatives. Trains other technologist on database issues. Assists Technical Director and medical staff with training of fellow and resident physicians. Assists with training of new technologists
- Attends regular sleep research meetings and participates in the recording and interpretation of research studies as needed.
- Performs all duties of a Registered Technologist.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education:
- High school diploma or GED.
Languages:
- English
Certifications:
- Must be a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist.
Competencies (Complexity of Work):
- Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Work Experience:
- Minimum three years experience and knowledge of the International Classification of Sleep Disorders manual.
Physical Requirements:
- Full range of body motion, manual finger dexterity, eye-hand coordination, corrected hearing and vision to normal to normal range and the ability to maneuver heavy equipment. Requires standing and walking for extended periods.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
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