Patient Care Technician- Sleep Lab

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.