Patient Care Technician- Sleep Lab

Patient Care Technician- Sleep Lab

Work Schedule: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM, Monday – Friday

Location: Duke Sleep Disorders Center, Durham, NC

Occupational Summary: Perform a variety of specialized technical and supportive patient care activities to assist medical professional personnel in diagnostic, therapeutic, and research procedures.

Work Performed:

• Patient Preparation & Care: Confer with patients to obtain information for chart and laboratory records. Explain procedures to patients, allay fears, and elicit cooperation. Ensure the completion of patients' laboratory tests prior to examination by a physician. Prepare patients for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, which includes obtaining specimens, taking vital signs and measurements, positioning patients, and attaching equipment leads to specific body locations.
• Procedure Assistance & Data Collection: Assist physicians and nursing personnel during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including handling instruments, calling out equipment readings, and administering oxygen and opaque dyes. Monitor patients closely and alert the physician to any patient discomfort. Operate specialized equipment such as polygraphs, magnetic and video tape recorders, and X-ray machines to monitor and obtain recordings of specific body functions. Calculate, compile, and record data obtained from graphs and numerical readings.
• Laboratory & Equipment Operations: Operate manual and automatic laboratory equipment to make qualitative and quantitative analyses of specimens. Calibrate and perform routine maintenance on equipment to ensure proper functioning. Clean and sterilize instruments, supplies, and equipment in accordance with safety protocols. Maintain an accurate inventory of clinical supplies and reorder as required. Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education Required: Work requires completion of a related 1-year technical school program.

Experience Required: Work generally requires two years of experience in health care specialties related to the specific position. Substitution: Two additional years of related experience may be substituted for the technical school requirement. Note: An equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience will be considered.

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications: N/A

Note: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities, and Level Characteristics are listed as N/A for this specific role profile.

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