What are the responsibilities and job description for the REGISTERED POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGIST - EAMC SLEEP LAB position at East Alabama Medical Center Health System?
EAMC MISSION
- At East Alabama Medical Center, our mission is high quality, compassionate health care, and that statement guides everything we do. We set high standards for customer service, quality, and keeping costs under control.
- POSITION SUMMARY
- A sleep technologist works under the general supervision of the medical director or designee to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders including in center and out of center sleep testing, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, comprehensive patient care and direct patient education. A sleep technologist is able to perform the duties defined for a sleep technician and is able to provide oversight of other sleep center staff. The sleep technologist is credentialed in sleep technology.
- POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum Education
- High School Diploma
Minimum Experience- 6 months of patient care experience
Required Registration/License/Certification- BLS Within 90 days of hire and Certification by a nationally recognized certification board and holds either the Registered Sleep Technologist (RST), Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT), or Sleep Disorders Specialist (SDS) credential.
Preferred Education- Successful completion of an accredited educational program leading to a certificate or associate degree with an emphasis in sleep technology.
Preferred Experience- Experience in an AASM accredited sleep center.
Preferred Registration/License/Certification- BLS and Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT).
Other Requirements- N/A
- Minimum Education