Employment Opportunities

Winchester Sleep Center at Winchester Neurological Consultants  Winchester, VA

Job details

Salary

$28 - $34 an hour

Job Type

Full-time

Qualifications

• RPSGT license      (Required)

Benefits

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid Time off

Full Job Description

We are looking for passionate, innovative, and caring people who will each bring their unique skills and perspectives to our workplace.

What You Will Do:

Board Certified Polysomnographic Technologists work under the general supervision of the Clinical Manager and provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders including in center and home sleep apnea testing, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, comprehensive patient care and direct patient education.

We are looking to expand our overnight clinic, which is responsible for: Polysomnograms, Split- PSG/CPAP studies, CPAP titration studies, Bi-PAP, ambulatory studies to include, reflecting sympathetic nervous system activation, wake/sleep detection, REM/Deep/Light sleep stages (true sleep time), monitoring body position as well as snoring. Technologists will accurately monitor Apnea/Hypopnea index, Oxygen desaturation and Respiratory index.

What You Will Bring:

Experience
Knowledge in Respiratory and Neurodiagnostics as it relates to sleep staging required

Certification & Licensures
Board Certification and VA licensure required
RPSGT (Registered Polysomnographic Technologist- BRPT) required
BLS Certification (Basic Life Support) - American Heart ‘Healthcare Provider’ (HCP) - AHA approved required *
Must be Board Certified holding credentials in sleep as well as maintain licensure when providing direct patient care during diagnostic studies.

Medical specialties:

• Neurology

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Night shift

Work Location: One location

Contact Jill Hutcheson, Sleep Lab Coordinator jhutcheson@winchesterneuro.com

*Posted Feb 22 2023

SOVAH HOSPITAL IN MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINA: 

Would you like to plan your own schedule in a hospital based 6-bed sleep center in Martinsville, Virginia?

We are located 45 minutes north of Greensboro, NC and less than 30 minutes from Danville, VA where the new Caesars Resort & Casino is being built and about an hour south of Roanoke, VA.  If you have a team mindset and can work independently under the “general” supervision of the RPSGT Sleep Center Clinical Manager or Patient Care Coordinator I would love to speak with you and even buy you lunch here at the sleep center. You must have, or be able to obtain, a Virginia Sleep License.  

Contact: Joseph Anderson RPSGT, RST, RPFT, CRT-NPS, CCSH, FAAST at Joseph.Anderson@lpnt.net  

Our sleep staff are dedicated to patient care – that’s what makes our Sleep Disorder Center known as the “Gold Standard” for sleep medicine in Virginia. Come join our growing team today! 

The Company: 

Pulmonary Associates of Richmond (PAR) has been around since 1974. That's over 40 years of serving the greater Richmond community and we continue to grow! We specialize in pulmonary medicine, sleep disorders and research. Our staff cares about our patients and delivers the utmost excellence in quality care and customer service. “It’s like a family” is often a phrase you will hear used to describe the culture at our practice. We take pride in our employees and patients and want you to come work for us! 

The Position: 

 We are looking for an experienced, fully registered and certified Sleep Technician to work at our North Chesterfield Sleep Clinic.  

Additional details:  

• Review patient chart to check for sleep study order  • Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing  • Explain pre-testing, testing and post testing procedures to the patient • Apply electrodes and sensors to patient according to accepted established standards • Perform positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting  • Perform appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and make adjustments if necessary • Follow “Lights out” procedures to establish and document baseline values  • Perform polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free and make adjustments if necessary • Document routine observations • Implement appropriate interventions, including therapeutic interventions such as continuous and bi-level positive airway pressure, and interventions necessary for patient’s safety such has oxygen administration  • Score sleep / wake stages and clinical events by applying professionally accepted guidelines and lab protocols; generate accurate reports by tabulating data  • Follow “lights on” procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process  • Educate and coach patients through duration of the study  • Clean masks and hoses after studies, inform day techs if equipment needs maintenance or supplies are running low  • Participate in AASM interscorer reliability program once / month  • Obtain 10 CEUs per year (year is based on anniversary date of employment)  • Participate in the call schedule on a monthly basis   

Minimum Requirements 

 • At least 1 year of experience; will consider equivalent education in lieu of experience • HS Diploma or equivalent  • RPSGT credential or eligibility to sit for exam required • VA state license required  

Why should you apply? 

• Competitive salary • Generous benefit offerings • 17 PTO days • Providers and staff that care 

Jenna Trainham |  Email jtrainham@paraccess.com | Phone 804-591-3127