RPSGT Night

Job Description

$6,000 sign on bonus!  ($3,000 to be paid at the end of 6 months $3,000 paid at the end of first year of employment) 

The Company: Pulmonary Associates of Richmond (PAR) has been around since 1974. That's 50 years of serving the greater Richmond community and we continue to grow! We specialize in pulmonary medicine, sleep disorders and research. Our staff cares about our patients and delivers the utmost excellence in quality care and customer service. Enjoy weekly pay with the opportunity to grow in a team orientated work environment!

The Position: We are looking for two experienced, fully registered, and certified Sleep Technicians to work at our West Broad sleep Center. Our sleep staff are dedicated to patient care – that’s what makes our Sleep Disorder Center known as the “Gold Standard” for sleep medicine in Virginia. 

Job Responsibilities for RPSGT Night Sleep Technicians 

• Review patient chart to check for sleep study order.


• Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing.


• Explain pre-testing, testing and post testing procedures to the patient.


• Apply electrodes and sensors to patients according to accepted established standards.


• Perform positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting.


• Perform appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and make adjustments if necessary.


• Follow “Lights out” procedures to establish and document baseline values.


• Perform polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free and make adjustments if necessary.


• Document routine observations.


• Implement appropriate interventions, including therapeutic interventions such as continuous and bi-level positive airway pressure, and interventions necessary for patient’s safety such as oxygen administration.


• Score sleep / wake stages and clinical events by applying professionally accepted guidelines and lab protocols; generate accurate reports by tabulating data.


• Follow “lights on” procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process.


• Educate and coach patients through the duration of the study.


• Clean masks and hoses after studies, inform day techs if equipment needs maintenance or supplies are running low.


• Participate in AASM interscorer reliability program once / month.

Qualifications for RPSGT Night Technicians 

• HS Diploma or equivalent. 


• RPSGT and VA state license required 

Benefits

• 401(k)


• Dental insurance


• Employee assistance program


• Employee discount


• Flexible spending accounts


• Employee referral program 


• Health insurance


• Critical Illness 


• Life insurance


• Paid time off


• Retirement plan


• Vision insurance


• WEEKLY PAY and more!

Physical Demands:

• Sitting for long periods of time as well as occasional standing and walking. 


• Manual dexterity for using a computer keyboard and office machines. 


• Ability to view computer screens for long periods. 


• Occasional stress related to workload demands. 

Pulmonary Associates of Richmond is an Equal Opportunity Employer