What are the responsibilities and job description for the Polysomnographic Technician position at Mercy?
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Overview:
Responsible for performing overnight sleep studies on pediatric and adult patients. Responsibilities include equipment setup, patient preparation, and subsequent overnight monitoring. Implementation of hospital and departmental safety, infection control, and quality assurance measures are required. Performs related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Licensure: Not required.
Experience: Not required.
Certifications: CPR certification by the American Heart Association (AHA) is required, or complete a CPR course to acquire CPR certification from the AHA within probation period. Maintain AHA active CPR certification during employment.
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities: Following completion of PSG Technician training checklist requirements, the PSG Tech must possess sufficient demonstrable technical knowledge and acquired competencies to work with intermittent supervision. Working Conditions, Mental and Physical Requirements: Persons working in this position may be required to work alternate shifts (ex: nightshifts for sleep studies, dayshifts for MSLTs, etc.).
Equipment Used: Polysomnographic recording instrumentation, PCs, accessory equipment.
Preferred Education: Additional college level biological science coursework preferred.
Preferred Experience: Health care work experience beneficial.
We Offer Great Benefits:
Day-one comprehensive health, vision and dental coverage, PTO, tuition reimbursement and employer-matched retirement funds are just a few of the great benefits offered to eligible co-workers, including those working 32 hours or more per pay period!
We’re bringing to life a healing ministry through compassionate care.
At Mercy, our supportive community will be behind you every step of your day, especially the tough ones. You will have opportunities to pioneer new models of care and transform the health care experience through advanced technology and innovative procedures. We’re expanding to help our communities grow. Join us and be a part of it all.
What Makes You a Good Match for Mercy?
Compassion and professionalism go hand-in-hand with us. Having a positive outlook and a strong sense of advocacy is in perfect step with our mission and vision. We’re also collaborative and unafraid to do a little extra to deliver excellent care – that’s just part of our commitment. If that sounds like a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply.
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