PolysomnographicTechnologistII,SleepLab

We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health! **Organization:** PAMF-Palo Alto Medical Foundation ALD **Position Overview:** Provides treatment, management, diagnostic testing, control, education, and care of patients with sleep and wake disorders. Analyzes, monitors, and records physiologic data during sleep and wakefulness to assist in the treatment of disorders, syndromes, and dysfunctions that are sleep-related, manifest during sleep, or disrupt normal sleep activities. Provides therapeutic and diagnostic use of oxygen, the use of positive airway pressure including continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bilevel modalities, adaptive servoventilation, and maintenance of nasal and oral airways that do not extend into the trachea. **Job Description** : _These Principal Accountabilities, Requirements and Qualifications are not exhaustive, but are merely the most descriptive of the current job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, staff changes, workload, or technical development)._ **EDUCATION:** * Meets Medical Board of California requirements for PSGT licensees or meets Respiratory Care Board of California requirements for respiratory care practitioner program for RCP licensees **CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE:** * BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider * PSGT-Polysomnographic Technologist from Medical Board of California * OR RCP-Respiratory Care Practitioner **TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:** * 2 years of recent experience. **SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE** * Knowledge of cardio respiratory function, sleep physiology and neurology. * Understanding of physics, medical electronics, in-depth medical terminology, with emphasis on pulmonology, neurology, and sleep-related pharmacology; and psychological processes related to sleep/wake disturbances. * Basic computer skills are essential for record analysis. * Proven verbal and written ski