Northwestern Medicine
Registered Sleep Technologist-Full Time Nights
Grayslake, IL, United States · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$10k-$20kDetected 17 hours ago
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About the role
- At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace.
- Ready to join our quest for better? **This is a full time position at 36 hours per week located at our Grayslake Outpatient Clinic.
- The schedule is 3, 12 hours shifts, 6pm to 6:30am.
Responsibilities
- Recognize technically inadequate signals and initiate troubleshooting techniques. Obtain additional assistance as needed. Appropriately document barriers to resolution.
- Maintain monitoring equipment in clean and organized condition.
- This position performs all aspects of overnight polysomnograms, including CPAP/Bi-PAP titrations.
- Independently prepare patients for and perform diagnostic polysomnograms.
- Independently perform CPAP and Bi-PAP titrations according to national standards and departmental guidelines.
Requirements
- Knowledge of the International 10-20 system of electrode placement.
- Familiarity with personal computers.
- Completes all required paperwork before study is performed, including consent, relevant patient history, questionnaires, etc.
- Independently prepare equipment for monitoring by performing necessary calibrations, selecting filter settings, determining appropriate monitoring montage, and entering required patient information.
- Prepare patients for study by accurately placing recording devices required for procedure.
- A Registered Sleep Technologist must have achieved competency in the following areas:
Compensation
- Maintain registry in good standing by completing the necessary CEU requirements (10 CEs or equivalent per year) as established by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Benefits
- from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees.
- Provide CPAP training by utilizing appropriate patient education materials.
- Recognize and respond appropriately to medical problems and physiological events, especially cardiac dysrhythmias, respiratory events and seizures.
- Participate in departmental in-services and continuing education.
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