Registered Polysomnographer

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Registered Polysomnographer

Job Summary and Qualifications

Performs sleep studies according to established policies and procedures, ensuring accurate data collection, scoring, and patient care within the Sleep/Wake Center. The Registered Polysomnographer will also educate patients and assist home care personnel with CPAP setup and use

• Perform sleep studies as per physician orders, including home sleep studies.
• Score sleep stages, sleep apnea, hypopnea, periodic limb movements, and recognize EEG and EKG abnormalities and artifacts.
• Apply and adjust CPAP according to procedure manual.
• Respond to medical emergencies during sleep studies.
• Maintain and calibrate sleep monitoring equipment.
• Perform sleep studies as per order of physicians. Knowledge of home sleep study, how to instruct, demonstrate, and apply to patient when needed.
• Score sleep stages, sleep apnea, hypopnea, periodic limb movements and recognizes certain EEG and EKG abnormalities and artifacts.
• Applies and adjusts CPAP according to procedure manual.
• Responds appropriately to medical emergencies that may arise during sleep studies.
• Calibrates and maintains all equipment necessary for sleep monitoring including pulse oximeter, monitor and defibrillator.
• Develops and continues to improve communication with all physicians involved in ordering or interpreting tests.
• Interviews patient and documents pertinent data for sleep study report. Take and documents blood pressure pre and post sleep study. Knows emergency criteria as stated in policy and procedure manual, when to contact the physician.
• Maintains accurate record of sleep studies and results according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) standards.
• Reads and reviews current literature and changes in sleep research with sleep lab personnel.
• Networks with other sleep disorder centers to develop a resource pool generating current practices and pathways for problem solving.
• Educates patient and assists home care personnel with CPAP set up and use.
• Deliver patient care appropriate to the demographics and specific needs of the patient population.
• Assess, respond, and adapt treatment of care to meet patient needs.
• Promote a cooperative, collaborative work environment.
• Identify and take action in own learning needs.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of indications, contradictions, and limitations of testing.

What qualifications you will need:

• Associate's degree Preferred

• 1 year polysomnographer experience
• Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) Required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Required 30 days

Benefits

Catholic Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Shape the future of healthcare at Catholic Medical Center .
Located in Manchester, NH, Catholic Medical Center is a 330-bed acute care hospital and Level III Trauma Center serving southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts. Home to the nationally recognized New England Heart & Vascular Institute and The Mom's Place-an innovative birthing center that pioneered couplet care-we're proud to lead in both advanced medicine and compassionate service.

As part of HCA Healthcare's statewide network of Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester hospitals, three freestanding ERs, and over 70 care sites, you'll join nearly 5,000 colleagues across New Hampshire who are committed to excellence, collaboration, and making a difference every day. At Catholic Medical Center, your work has purpose-and your potential has no limits.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder


If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Polysomnographer opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!

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