Polysomnography Technician PEH

Polysomnography Technologist

Location: 1010 Spruce Street, Espanola, NM 87532-2724

Compensation Pay Range: Minimum Offer $21.39 Maximum Offer $32.68

Summary: Performance and analysis of polysomnograms

How You Grow, Learn and Thrive Matters Here:

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system

Type of Opportunity: Full time

FTE: 0.90

Job Exempt: No

Work Shift: Evenings (United States of America)

Responsibilities:

• Performs polysomnography acquisitions, per departmental protocols while monitoring signal quality
• Performs scoring of sleep testing and generates study reports
• Document routine observations per department policy to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results
• Perform routine positive airway pressure mask fitting
• Maintains, cleans, calibrates, and troubleshoots Sleep Center equipment
• Educates patients regarding sleep testing and orients them to the Sleep Center
• Communicates with Sleep Center physicians regarding their patients and / or testing procedures
• Applies electrodes per physician ordered montage and departmental procedure
• In consultation with the Supervisor, makes decisions regarding application of appropriate therapy
• Analysis of polysomnograms
• Prepares sleep studies for record storage and/or archiving
• Trains for scoring sleep studies
• Attends meetings and in-services as required
• Functions as an effective team member

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Graduated from an accredited educational program described in section 5 of the Polysomnographic Practice Act
• Registered Polysomnography Technologist (RPSGT) required to obtain within 2 years of employment
• NM Polysomnographic Temporary Permit required. Or Completion of Accredited educational program accredited by NBRC - National Board of Respiratory Care. NM Respiratory Therapist license (RRT or CRT) UPDATED 10/13/25

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses. Compensation Disclaimer The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.