Washington Regional Medical System·Fayetteville, Arkansas
The technologist provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment for patients with sleep disorders through in-center and home sleep apnea testing. Responsibilities include equipment calibration, patient hook-up, monitoring, and scoring studies for provider interpretation.
The Registered Polysomnographic Technologist reports to the Sleep Lab Manager and provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment support for patients with sleep disorders. This role performs in-center polysomnography and home sleep apnea testing, delivers diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, ensures accurate data acquisition and scoring, and provides direct patient education and high-quality, compassionate care. Essential Position Responsibilities Prepare, calibrate, and troubleshoot equipment to ensure accurate recordings and safe operation Complete patient intake and orientation, including assessment, education, consent verification as applicable, and accurate documentation Apply and secure sensors/electrodes and complete patient hook-up in accordance with AASM standards and facility protocols Monitor patients throughout testing, recognize and respond to events/artifacts, and intervene appropriately to support patient comfort and data quality Review, score, and annotate studies following data acquisition, ensuring complete and accurate records for provider interpretation Support onboarding and training of new staff and participate in ongoing in-services, competency maintenance, and process improvement Qualifications Education: High school diploma or GED, required. Completion of A-STEP educational modules administered through the AASM. Licensure and Certifications: BLS, required. National sleep credential required: RST (Registered Sleep Technologist), RPSGT (Registered Polysomnographic Technologist), SDS (Sleep Disorders Specialist), or CPSGT (Certified Polysomnographic Technician).
Requires a high school diploma, BLS certification, and a national sleep credential such as RST, RPSGT, SDS, or CPSGT. Completion of A-STEP educational modules is also required.
Market context
Registered polysomnographic technologists are typically needed in sleep labs, hospitals, and outpatient settings across Arkansas as sleep disorder testing and treatment continue to be part of routine care. This role is competitive because employers often look for both a national sleep credential and hands-on readiness for overnight lab work, plus BLS and A-STEP completion. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, then confirm your credential status and be ready to highlight any sleep-study experience in your application.
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