Polysomnographic Technician, Full-Time Nights

Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic health-care system at UChicago Medicine as a Polysomnographic Technician in the Sleep Lab Department.

The Polysomnographic Technician is responsible for the preparation of patients, collection of information pertinent to the test, performance of the requested test, and interpretation of the recording for the purpose of informing a physician of critical problems and / or writing an informal preliminary report.

Essential Job Functions

• Explains procedure and prepares patient for requested test.
• Obtains relevant information and a patient history from the patient, patient’s chart or referring physician.
• Performs routine polysomnograms.
• Performs CPAP / BiPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) titrations.
• Performs complex or special montage electroencephalographic or polysomnography recordings during all night evaluations.
• Performs the specified test and interprets the recording for the purpose of informing a physician of critical problems.
• Keeps equipment clean and in good operating condition, detects instrument malfunctions and notifies Chief Technologist of any problems.
• Plays a role in the general flow and operation of the Sleep Lab including all paperwork (billing, logging, patient files), quality of recordings and patient satisfaction.
• Performs other duties as requested by senior management.

Nuclear Medicine Technologist Required Qualifications

• CPR Certified
• Minimum of a High School diploma in addition to a registration certificate in Polysomnographic Technology
• RPSGT (Registered Polysomnographic Tehcnologist) or RST (Registered Sleep Technologist) certification within one year of hire

Position Details

• Job Type / FTE : Full-time (0.90FTE)
• Shift : Nights - 7 : 00pm - 7 : 30am
• Unit / Department : Sleep Lab
• CBA Code : Non-Union
• No Visa Sponsorship Available

In this role, we anticipate that you will generally work approximately 40 hours per week. We anticipate that you will generally be scheduled to work 12hr shift, from approximately 7 : 00pm - 7 : 30am and will not be scheduled for on-call shifts.

The days of the week that you are scheduled will vary depending on the week, but we anticipate that you will be scheduled to work on weekends (Saturday and / or Sunday) only every other week.

Must comply with UCMC’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process.

This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law.

Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.