Ogden Clinic
Polysomnographic Technician-Full time-Ogden
Ogden Clinic, Ogden, Utah, United States, 84403
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide professional and courteous service to all "customers" of Ogden Clinic. Customers include all Ogden Clinic patients, affiliates, providers, administration, employees, co-workers, insurance company representatives, and all other vendor representatives.Meet behavioral expectations and support the dignity of all persons. Also, responsible for the stewardship of resources.Ensure applicable regulatory requirements are complied with and follow guidelines that maintain safety for oneself, patients, visitors, and co-workers.Study, understand, and adhere to all Clinic Policies and Procedures.ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Collect, analyze, and integrate patient information in order to identify and meet the patient-specific needs and to determine final testing parameters in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical director and laboratory protocols.Complete and verify documentation.Explain pre-testing, testing, and post-testing procedures to patients.Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments when necessary.Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.Perform appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and make needed adjustments.Perform positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting.Follow procedural protocols to ensure artifact-free collection of appropriate data.Document routine observations including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of results.Implement appropriate interventions, verify collected data, and provide age-specific care through the diagnostic and treatment sessions.Perform routine and complex equipment care and maintenance.Demonstrate basic understanding of sleep stages and events using professionally accepted guidelines and generate accurate reports.OTHER DUTIES:
Additional tasks as assigned by manager.Maintain confidentiality of patient records and employee/co-worker information.QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION: High School Diploma or general education degree (GED). On-the-job training.LANGUAGE SKILLS: Proficient in reading and interpreting documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Able to write routine reports and correspondence as well as speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.Maintain CPR or BCLS certification according to laboratory policies and procedures.Effectively manage multiple tasks simultaneously.Computer knowledge with experience in basic word processing required.CHARACTERISTICS:
Must display maturity and the ability to establish good rapport with patients, public, and staff.Must have the capacity to deal with patients in poor health and additional accommodations.Must be self-motivated and effectively perform duties in the absence of direct supervision.Must maintain a positive "can-do" attitude.Must protect confidential information, records, and/or reports.Must communicate effectively in a professional and courteous manner.Must have good organizational skills.ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS:
Requires frequent standing, using hands/fingers, reaching, balancing, talking, and hearing.Requires occasional walking, sitting, stooping, and crouching.Requires regular lifting/moving up to 10 pounds, frequently 25 pounds, and occasionally 50 pounds.Visual requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.Must possess all physical abilities necessary to perform the job.Employee may be exposed to infectious agents, including blood-borne pathogens.
DISCLAIMER CLAUSE:
The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.
Provide professional and courteous service to all "customers" of Ogden Clinic. Customers include all Ogden Clinic patients, affiliates, providers, administration, employees, co-workers, insurance company representatives, and all other vendor representatives.Meet behavioral expectations and support the dignity of all persons. Also, responsible for the stewardship of resources.Ensure applicable regulatory requirements are complied with and follow guidelines that maintain safety for oneself, patients, visitors, and co-workers.Study, understand, and adhere to all Clinic Policies and Procedures.ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Collect, analyze, and integrate patient information in order to identify and meet the patient-specific needs and to determine final testing parameters in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical director and laboratory protocols.Complete and verify documentation.Explain pre-testing, testing, and post-testing procedures to patients.Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments when necessary.Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards.Perform appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and make needed adjustments.Perform positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting.Follow procedural protocols to ensure artifact-free collection of appropriate data.Document routine observations including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of results.Implement appropriate interventions, verify collected data, and provide age-specific care through the diagnostic and treatment sessions.Perform routine and complex equipment care and maintenance.Demonstrate basic understanding of sleep stages and events using professionally accepted guidelines and generate accurate reports.OTHER DUTIES:
Additional tasks as assigned by manager.Maintain confidentiality of patient records and employee/co-worker information.QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION: High School Diploma or general education degree (GED). On-the-job training.LANGUAGE SKILLS: Proficient in reading and interpreting documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Able to write routine reports and correspondence as well as speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.Maintain CPR or BCLS certification according to laboratory policies and procedures.Effectively manage multiple tasks simultaneously.Computer knowledge with experience in basic word processing required.CHARACTERISTICS:
Must display maturity and the ability to establish good rapport with patients, public, and staff.Must have the capacity to deal with patients in poor health and additional accommodations.Must be self-motivated and effectively perform duties in the absence of direct supervision.Must maintain a positive "can-do" attitude.Must protect confidential information, records, and/or reports.Must communicate effectively in a professional and courteous manner.Must have good organizational skills.ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS:
Requires frequent standing, using hands/fingers, reaching, balancing, talking, and hearing.Requires occasional walking, sitting, stooping, and crouching.Requires regular lifting/moving up to 10 pounds, frequently 25 pounds, and occasionally 50 pounds.Visual requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.Must possess all physical abilities necessary to perform the job.Employee may be exposed to infectious agents, including blood-borne pathogens.
DISCLAIMER CLAUSE:
The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.