Sleep Technology Specialist

Sleep Technology Specialist

We are searching for a Sleep Technology Specialist -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will perform sleep studies and document results according to facility policy and procedures. The Sleep Technology Specialist is primarily responsible for scoring, reporting and conducting sleep studies as well as conducting extended patient education sessions, acting as a preceptor for new staff and conducting research.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides quality patient-centered care, scoring and reporting of sleep services.
• Demonstrates a mastery of technical and procedural requirements to consistently produce high quality neurodiagnostic sleep studies; can adapt all procedures to clinical circumstances; monitors and/or eliminates causes of artifact; and consistently and properly labels recordings.
• Functions independently and can apply basic, intermediate, and advanced waveform recognition, relevant medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, infection control, and current HIPPA practices.
• Conducts efficient and accurate scoring, and documenting of sleep studies.
• Communicates effectively with peers and interdisciplinary team.
• Maintains Environment of Care. Troubleshoots equipment and reports all equipment repairs as soon as the need is detected to manager, Biomedical Engineering, vendor, or other appropriate and authorized individuals.
• Performs other essential job duties. Seeks exposure to educational opportunities to enhance professional growth and technical knowledge related to sleep related disease and neurodiagnostic practice. Demonstrates customer service skills.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Skills & Requirements

• Required High school diploma or GED required. Preferred graduate of a CAAHEP accredited sleep program
• Licenses and Certifications:
• BLS - Cert-Basic Life Support by the American Heart Association
• RPSGT - Reg Polysomnographic Technology by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT).
• CCSH - Cert Clinical Sleep Health by the Board of Clinical Sleep Health Or
• REEGT - Reg Electroencephalogram Tech by the Board of Registered Electroencephalographic Technologists Or
• RST - Registered Sleep Technologist by the American Board of Sleep Medicine Or
• RRT CERT - Cert-Reg Respiratory Therapist by the National Board of Respiratory Care
• 4 years' experience in pediatric sleep medicine, including one 1-year experience in formal teaching OR as a formal TCH preceptor

About Us

Texas Children's Hospital West Campus is Houston's first community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city's most rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy. To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.