Polysomnographic Technician

About Us

McLaren Health Care is a fully integrated health network committed to quality, evidence-based patient care with locations in Michigan and Indiana. The McLaren system includes 13 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan's largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 53 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S.

Michigan, Port Huron

NEW

Technical

McLaren Port Huron

Position Summary: Provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders including in-center and out-of-center sleep testing, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, comprehensive patient care and direct patient education. Able to perform the duties defined for a sleep technician and provide oversight of other sleep center staff.

Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Reviews the patient's history and verifies the medical order.

2. Identifies recording artifact and corrects problems with recording.

3. Accurately scores and analyzes sleep studies. Non-registered sleep technologists may score only under supervision of an RST, RPSGT, CPSGT, respiratory therapist with the sleep disorders specialist certification (either CRT-SDS or RRT-SDS), or medical staff members/PhDs board-certified in sleep medicine.

4. Performs therapeutic treatments and interventions independently.

5. Recognizes physiological parameters including various sleep stages.

6. Maintains and properly uses sleep-related equipment.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Must be enrolled in or have completed training in polysomnography in a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or a Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) program with the polysomnography option.

OR

• Must be enrolled in or have completed the A-STEP Online Self Study Modules.

AND

• Must obtain a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT), Registered Sleep Technologist (RST), or Sleep Disorders Specialist (SDS) credential within six months of hire through one of the following:

• American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM)

• National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
• Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT)

• Another organization that offers an equivalent examination accepted by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).

• Once registered, must maintain RPSGT, RST, SDS credentials.

• BLS certification.

OR

• Registered respiratory therapist and an active state respiratory therapist license with Sleep Disorders Specialty (RRT-SDS, CRT-SDS) and maintain license/registration.

• BLS certification.

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID:
• Daily Work Times: 630p-630a
• Hours Per Pay Period: 72
• On Call: No
• Weekends: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.