COMPLETE Polysomnographer - RPSGT (Night Shift) 10K sign-on Bonus - KERSHAW MEDICAL CENTER

Job Description Summary

The Registered Polysomnographic Technologist works under medical supervision to perform and evaluate overnight polysomnograms on pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. This individual functions independently to safely operate sophisticated medical equipment to record sleep/wake physiology. The registered polysomnographic technologist must recognize sleep pathology when it occurs in the laboratory and respond with the appropriate interventions to ensure patient safety.
Knowledge of normal cardio-respiratory, neurological and sleep physiology is essential to the registered polysomnographic technologist. The technologist understands the function of equipment used to monitor and record airflow/effort, electromyograms (muscle activity), electrocardiograms (heart rate and rhythm), pulse oximetry (blood oxygenation/saturation).
The identification of normal/abnormal patterns, artifact and sleep/wake stages are critical to high quality patient care. The registered polysomnographic technologist generates a report that accurately and concisely summarizes the patient's sleep/wake stages, respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movement, arousal analysis and other clinical events. The technologist must be able to score sleep studies.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC001437 KER - Sleep Lab (KMC)

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-25

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Travel: Candidate can expect to float between both Columbia Northeast and Kershaw campuses

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

Respiratory Care Practitioner/Registered Polysomnographic Technologist - Must be a graduate of an accredited program for Respiratory Care or must be a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist. 

Must be certified by the SC Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Board of Medical Examiners as a Respiratory Care Practitioner and if not, must obtain an RCP exemption from the LLR.

Physical Requirements: Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Continuous) Ability to climb stairs. (Infrequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outside in temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work from elevated areas. (Frequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions.

Required License Certification and Registration: Registry with the Board of Polysomnographic Technology as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required.

Additional Job Description

Education: Bachelors Degree or equivalent Work Experience: 2-4 years

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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