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                     At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.                          We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.                                      Job Title Registered Polysomnographic Technician                          Location Vero Beach                      Facility Indian River Hospital                       Department Ancillary Sleep Disorder-Indian River Hospital                        Job Code 000752                       Shift Nights                         Schedule 6:30pm-6:30am                         Job Summary                           Job Details Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.        As a Registered Polysomnographic Technician on this team, you will help to accurately pinpoint the root cause of sleep problems, create personalized treatment plans to bring relief, and help patients find their way back to peaceful, restful sleep. The ideal caregiver is someone who genuinely wants their patients to have a positive experience when reporting for their sleep testing. Our team's goal is to improve patient access and reduce waiting times for tests.     A caregiver in this position works Thursday and Friday nights from 6:30PM – 6:30AM.     Caregiver who excels in this role will:   Perform comprehensive polysomnographic testing, scoring analysis and associated interventions.   Provide supervision of Polysomnographic Technicians and Polysomnographic Trainees.   Review history/physical information, medications, test requests and study protocol.   Complete and verify all documentation (pre- and post-sleep questionnaires, technician notes, etc.).    Explain the procedure and orient the patient to the sleep center.   Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments , if necessary.   Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.   Perform appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and make adjustments , if necessary.   Perform routine positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting.   Follow procedural protocols (e.g., MSLT, parasomnia studies, PAP and oxygen titration, etc.) to ensure collection of appropriate data .   Follow "Lights Out" procedures to establish and document baseline values (such as body position, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rate, etc.)   Perform polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free and make adjustments , if necessary.   Document routine observations, including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and other significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.   Implement appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous and bi-level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.).    Follow "Lights On" procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process ( e.g. repeats the physiological and instrument calibrations and instructs the patient on completing the questionnaires, etc.)    Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide age specific care in the treatment, assessment, and education of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.   Assist with scoring sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines.   Assist with scoring clinical events (such as respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals, etc.) with center specific protocols.   Assist with generation of accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data.   Comply with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and standards regarding safety and infection control issues.     Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:   High School D iploma or GED   Registered Polysomnography Technologist (RPSGT)   Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross   Three years of experience as a Polysomnographic Technologist     Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/   Physical Requirements: The employee complies with requirements of regulatory agencies, attends appropriate training and meetings, completes appropriate unit/department specific competency checklists, demonstrates knowledge and appropriate behavior related to regulatory safety requirements, communicates effectively verbally and in written format, complies with policies and procedures, follows Corporate Compliance Program, and reports actual or suspected violations promptly. Physical Duties: This position requires a mixture of light to moderate work as defined in the Employee Health Services Policy. Frequent standing, sitting, walking, reaching, stooping, and kneeling. Normal visual acuity is required. Working Conditions: The employee will spend most of the time indoors in air-conditioned areas. Personal Protective Equipment: Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.                         The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances. Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption. Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.  If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/ Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster .                     Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.

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