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Polysomnographic Tech II - Sleep Disorder Center - Nights

University of Mississippi Medical Center

#CPR #Patient Care #Healthcare #BCLS #Diagnostic Testing #Medical Equipment Maintenance #Clinical Events #Polysomnography #RST

Quick overview

Conduct and score polysomnographic exams to evaluate and treat sleep disorders. Responsible for patient education, equipment calibration, and maintaining safety and infection control standards.

Requirements summary

Must be certified as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) or Registered Sleep Technologist (RST). Requires Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) or CPR certification.

professional certificatePatient AssessmentInterpersonal CommunicationData AnalysisPatient EducationInfection ControlClinical DocumentationEquipment CalibrationPolysomnographySleep ScoringBCLS/CPR

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Job Requisition ID: R00050529 Job Category: Allied Health Organization: Sleep Clinic Location/s: Main Campus Jackson Job Title: Polysomnographic Tech II - Sleep Disorder Center - Nights Job Summary: To conduct polysomnographic exams on patients in order to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders.
To provide polysomnographic, diagnostic, and therapeutic services of patient care and education.
To score sleep studies and help with cleaning and upkeep of equipment and sensors.
Education & Experience Meet the educational requirements for registry by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologist as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) or by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine as a Registered Sleep Technologist (RST) Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required: Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); Certified as a RPSGT or RST Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Knowledge about sleep, sleep disorders, and testing procedures.
Skilled in recognizing and providing age specific care in the treatment, assessment, and education of patients.
Skill in the preparation and calibration of equipment used for testing.
Verbal and written communication skills.
Interpersonal skills.
Ability to gather and analyze patient information.
Ability to follow procedural protocols.
Ability to document routine observations including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure and significant events.
Ability to score studies to completion.
Responsibilities Performs a variety of polysomnographic exams on sleeping patients to detect common sleep disorders.
Follows procedural protocols to ensure collection of appropriate data.
Documents procedures and data recorded from exams in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnogaphic results.
Collects, analyzes and integrates patient information in order to identify and meet patient-specific needs and to determine final testing parameters.
Explains pre-testing, testing and post-testing procedures to the patient in order to educate the patient.
Prepares and calibrates equipment used for testing to determine proper functioning and makes adjustments if necessary.
Scores sleep/wake stages and clinical events and generates applicable reports when appropriate.
Performs equipment care and maintenance and complies with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and standards regarding safety and infection control issues.
The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive.
Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.
Physical and Environmental Demands Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying more than 100 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, occasional sitting, occasional standing, occasional twisting, and occasional walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more) Time Type: Full time FLSA Designation/Job Exempt: No Pay Class: Hourly FTE %: 100 Work Shift: Night Benefits Eligibility: Grant Funded: No Job Posting Date: 05/27/2026 Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified): The University of Mississippi Medical Center is committed to educating the next generation of health professionals, discovering new cures and treatments and providing the highest quality health care.
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