What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel Polysomnographer / Sleep Technologist - Polysomnography position at American Traveler?
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
- Hours: 36 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Sep 21, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 1
Description
American Traveler is hiring a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring 2-3 years of experience and RPSGT certification.
Details
- Acute care sleep study unit with 4 beds
- Patient ratios of 2:1 or 1:1 depending on patient needs
- Patient population includes pulmonary patients, OSA, CSA, OHS, COPD, oxygen dependent, cardiology, and REM behavior disorder cases
- Uses NATUS SleepWorks system for scoring and MPR home units
- RT equipment includes CPAP, BiPAP, and ASV
- EPIC EMR used
- 12-hour night shifts, 630p-630a, 36 hours per week
- Weekends as scheduled
- No self-scheduling; some flexibility with range of days scheduled
- No call or standby requirements
- No floating requirements
Requirements
- Minimum of 2-3 years experience as a CPSGT or RPSGT
- BLS certification required
- RPSGT certification via BRPT required
- RRT-SDS or CRT-SDS certification via NBRC required
- License required if applicable
- Prior successful travel assignment history preferred with no canceled contracts
Additional Information
- Navy blue scrubs required
- No formal lab orientation beyond a facility walkthrough and schedule coordination with the department
- Must attend one all-day hospital education session and complete one education module
- Badge processing required through HR
- Radius rule of 50 miles for this facility; local candidates not accepted
- Returning WVU Medicine travelers must have taken a 2-year break before reapplying
- Travelers may not work within WVU Medicine for longer than a year without taking a 2-year break, with cumulative experience applying
- All candidates interview directly with the unit manager
Benefits:
Health Insurance, 401K Plan