Polysomnography Technologist at Partner's Healthcare in Belmont, Massachusetts

Job Title

McLean Hospital Sleep Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Belmont MA. Per Diem position 12-hour 7:00pm to 7:00am shift Polysomnographic Technologist /PSG

Job Summary: Technologist will be responsible for providing comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders by conducting sleep studies and producing high quality sleep recordings. Attended overnight sleep studies are included as part of diagnostic testing for (open) inpatient psychiatric units.

Responsibilities include executing protocols involving a variety of routine and non-routine experiments at a professional level: processing, scoring, editing, analyzing, and quality checking data from a wide range of data collection systems and sources, maintaining databases of polysomnographic (PSG) data, including data collected for heart rate and rhythm (ECG), sleep stages (EEG), muscle activity (EMG), oxygen saturation, carbon dioxide, respiration, and peripheral arterial tone (PAT), as well as data collected from actigraphy to estimate movement and sleep-wake times, and from other devices used to assess sleep and physical activity.

The data will be obtained from studies obtained from clinical research sites across the U.S. participating in NIH-funded multicenter studies and other research studies. The Technologist will also analyze data quality trends and identify studies that meet study-specific criteria for urgent medical referrals that require timely physician notification due to extreme physiological abnormalities.

Does this position require Patient Care? Yes

Essential Functions-Independently processes, scores, and generates reports for polysomnography studies, actigraphy recordings, and other device data types from studies conducted in diverse clinical sites across the U.S., applying study-specific analysis protocols.

Qualifications Job Description EducationBachelor's Degree Related Field of Study required Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? Yes Licenses and Credentials ExperiencePrevious science or patient-care backgrounds and scientific research interests. 1-2 years preferred and Experience scoring polysomnography data is required, preferably in a research setting. 1-2 years preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities- High level of technical knowledge, communication, and reasoning skills.- Effective interpersonal skills, able to work with others with minimal conflict.- Must possess excellent organizational skills.- Ability to pay meticulous attention to detail while maintaining a sense of priority, efficiency, and a clear view of larger project objectives.- Ability to follow directions carefully and work with minimal direct supervision once trained.- Ability to maintain positive working relationships with co-workers and to work cooperatively with others.- Ability to work effectively as a member of a research team.- Display initiative and sound judgment in crisis or unexpected situations.- Willingness to assume additional work when required during acute periods of high volume