Shift
- Multiple Shifts Available · Day (with possible call and weekend rotation) · Evening (with possible call and weekend rotation) ·
- Night (with possible call and weekend rotation)
- Work
- Arrangement:
- On-Site
- Department:
- Adult and
- Pediatric
- Sleep
- Lab
- Compensation: ·
- Base
- Pay
- Range: $22.00 - $34.74 per hour, based on experience ·
- Shift
- Differentials: o Additional $2.00 per hour for evening shift o Additional $4.00 per hour for night shift o Additional $3.00 per hour for weekend shift ·
- Retention
- Rewards: Up to $15,000 o
- Relocation
- Support: Additional $5,000 if moving from over 50 miles away o
- Retention
- Reward (Option 1): $2,000 per year for up to 5 years, totaling $10,000 o
- Student
- Loan
- Repayment (Option 2): $2,000 per year toward student loans, up to 5 years, totaling $10,000 ·
- Note: Details will be provided during the HR interview. Policy language is available upon request. ABOUT THE JOB MU Health Care is looking for a dedicated Polysomnographic Technician to make a significant impact in our Sleep Disorder Center. As a Polysomnographic Technician, you will play a crucial role in diagnosing sleep disorders by performing and evaluating overnight polysomnograms. Operating complex medical equipment, you will record sleep and wake physiology, ensuring patient safety and comfort. The ideal candidate possesses excellent communication skills to explain test procedures to patients and address their psychological needs throughout the study, ensuring high-quality results. Collaborating closely with medical professionals, you will record, score, and communicate sleep/wake outcomes, adapting techniques for optimal patient outcomes. ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes’ Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that’s largely a result of the incredible culture and team we’ve built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger — to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine. Our academic health system — the only in mid-Missouri — is home to seven hospitals, including the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and region’s only Children’s Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions — with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way. Learn more about MU Health Care. Learn more about living in mid-Missouri. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS · Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one · Generous paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays · Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years · Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%) · Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more · See a comprehensive list of benefits here. DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION · Explain test procedures to patients prior to the studies and provide for psychological needs while in the sleep center to obtain quality test results. Differentiate the quality of procedure and patient cooperation for interpretive analysis. · Record and score sleep/wake results. · Communicate the patient's psychological status and environmental conditions during the procedure to the physician for consideration in interpreting test results. · Adapt test methods and instrumentation to obtain optimal patient results. · Clean, calibrate, and process sleep equipment and sensors. Report equipment and supply needs to leadership. · Recognize medically emergent situations and take appropriate actions. · Complete necessary documentation and billing. · Perform limited office, secretarial, and patient transport duties. · Meet all Patient Family Centered Care standards and patient experience goals. · May complete unit/department specific duties and expectations as outlined in department documents.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS · High school diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities can be acquired. · One (1) year of sleep polysomnography experience or completion of a sleep program.
Preferred Qualifications
· Graduation from a sleep program or an associate's degree in a science or health related field. · Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs. This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses. This position is in a health care facility open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Rotating shifts as well as holiday and work during inclement weather will be required.
Equal Employment Opportunity The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
