Polysomnographer - RPSGT (Night Shift)

Job Description

Job Description Overview

Ansible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is currently recruiting a Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) to support the VA Puget Sound Health Care System, American Lake Campus specifically located at 9600 Veterans Drive SW, Tacoma, WA 98498. The shift schedule is typically night shift. If you accept employment with Ansible, you must also acknowledge that any assigned schedule is subject to change at the direction of either Ansible or its customers.

Ansible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Federal customers with solutions in many arenas. Our customers face wide-ranging challenges in the fields of national security, health care, and information technology. To address these challenges, we employ intelligent and committed staff who take care of our customers’ success as if it is their own.

Responsibilities

Perform overnight polysomnography (PSG), diagnostic studies, split-night studies, titration studies, and parasomnia studies.

Conduct daytime sleep testing including Multiple Sleep Latency Tests (MSLT) and Maintenance of Wakefulness Tests (MWT).

Support Home Sleep Apnea Testing (HSAT/HST), including device preparation, patient instruction, and data download

Score respiratory events, sleep stages, arousals, limb movements, cardiac rhythms, parasomnias, and related sleep data.

Prepare studies for physician review with technical summaries and documentation.

Identify abnormal findings requiring escalation to supervising providers.

Set up, calibrate, operate, and troubleshoot PSG equipment and monitoring systems.

Perform daily quality control checks on sleep lab equipment.

Report equipment malfunctions to Biomedical Engineering and IT support.

Apply and monitor CPAP, BiLevel, ASV, ST, and VAPS therapies under physician orders.

Adjust treatment settings according to AASM titration guidelines.

Monitor mask fit, leaks, patient tolerance, and therapeutic response.

Explain procedures to patients and ensure patient comfort and safety.

Monitor oxygen saturation, respiratory effort, cardiac rhythms, sleep stages, body position, snoring, seizures, arrhythmias, parasomnias, and other physiologic parameters.

Recognize and correct artifacts affecting study quality.

Respond appropriately to emergencies, including initiating CPR and activating Code Blue procedures when necessary.

Complete accurate documentation in CPRS/EHR systems.

Prepare patient charts, technical notes, and diagnostic records.

Attend required staff meetings.

Complete QA/QI documentation and participate in quality improvement activities.

Follow patient safety, infection control, privacy, and HIPAA requirements.

Support training and supervision of Health Professions Trainees.

Demonstrate sleep study procedures and equipment setup.

Participate in Sleep Lab accreditation and quality-control activities.

Assist with PAP supply requests and other Sleep Lab operational needs.

Qualifications

Graduate of an accredited sleep technician training program.

Active Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) certification through the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT).

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

National Provider Identifier (NPI) required.

Active, full, current, and unrestricted sleep technologist license if required by the issuing state.

License may be held in any U.S. jurisdiction.

No history of suspended, revoked, restricted, surrendered, or denied licensure

Minimum 2 years of independent experience performing:

In-lab polysomnography (PSG)

Titration studies

Home Sleep Apnea Testing (HSAT)

Sleep study scoring

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

No sponsorship available

All candidates must be able to:

Sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders during the work shift

Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist

Lift up to 20 lbs

Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance

Push/pull with 30 lbs of force

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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