Polysomnographic Technologist

Job description

Department Overview The night shift Polysomnographic (PSG) Technologist performs and scores polysomnographic recordings working 3 nights per week Monday – Sunday from 6:45PM to 7:15AM at two locations, the OHSU Sleep Disorders Laboratory at the Residence Inn, and the Sleep Lab Tanasbourne. The PSG Technologist works with both pediatric and adult populations, ensuring all aspects related to high quality data acquisition, review and scoring are accomplished. Typical staffing is either 2:1 (two patients to one technologist) or 1:1 (one patient to one technologist). The PSG Technologist performs routine and specialized procedures related to sleep disorders including but not limited to a) Nocturnal Polysomnography (PSG), b) Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), c) Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT), d) Home Apnea Testing, e) PAP-NAPs and f) Ambulatory studies. PSG Technologists possess exceptional technical skills regarding all diagnostic, therapeutic and ancillary equipment; are able to make independent clinical decisions, recognize sleep pathologies and respond with appropriate interventions (i.e. CPAP, Bilevel, and Oxygen); and can clearly communicate with the patient and educate th...