Registered Polysomnography Technologist

Job Description

Additional Information About the Role Join the Sleep Lab Team at BJC Healthcare's state of the art pediatric facility. St.

Louis Children's Hospital is dedicated to your growth and development. Be a part of an environment where you can thrive.

Full-Time - Nights 3 / 12 Hour Shifts Sign on Bonus $5,000 Sign on Bonus Overview St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children.

As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers.

Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to do what’s right for kids.

Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879.

Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories.

In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States.

Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).

Preferred Qualifications Role Purpose Provide therapeutic, diagnostic, and assessment-related responsibilities within the Sleep Lab department.

Ensure quality clinical outcomes in sleep testing procedures performed throughout the Sleep Lab department, and assistance in education and competency of PSG technician trainees.

Able to accurately and efficiently complete test analysis (scoring). Responsibilities Applies electrodes and sensors to patient.

Prepares, calibrates, and maintains equipment. Performs positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fittings. Performs sleep studies, initiates and maintains various modes of therapy.

Recognizes and manages various respiratory conditions. Scores sleep and wake stages, scores clinical events. Generates reports and transfers data to the appropriate media.

Minimum Requirements Education High School Diploma or GED Experience