PRN PSG Tech - Pennsylvania Hospital

• Demonstrates Professionalism within the framework of Relationship Based Care (Patient-Centered Care).

• Demonstrates Teamwork by displaying a cooperative relationship with co-workers by consistently treating others with respect and always using open and honest communication.

• Demonstrates Patient-Centered Care by showing courtesy, compassion, sensitivity and respect in all interactions with patients, visitors and other hospital personnel.

• Displays a cooperative attitude and responds with respect to directions and recommendations from supervisor.

• Supports ongoing improvement of client satisfaction:

• Returns phone calls and emails promptly

• Attends meetings as requested

• Is politically sensitive to clients/patients environment

• Is knowledgeable in their area

• Timeliness on completing projects

• Data provided is accurate and reliable

• Identify the competencies required for each patient population that the employee works with (neonate, child, adolescent, young adult, middle adult and older adult)

• Non-Patient Care
• Participates in Entity and Department wide initiatives for Patient /Employee safety
• Demonstrates an awareness of patient/ employee safety when carrying out daily responsibilities of their position.
• Patient Care Providers
• Participates in Entity and Department wide initiatives for Patient/Employee safety
• Demonstrates an awareness of patient/ employee safety when carrying out daily responsibilities of their position.
• Validation of annual competencies required for the position

Job Responsibilities:

• Explains procedures, goals, treatment plan and orients patient to the sleep center. Verifies physician’s prescription for appropriate testing.
• Demonstrates the knowledge of neuro-anatomy and physiology. Measures accurately and applies electrodes in a timely manner in accordance to laboratory standards. Ensure electrode impedance meet laboratory standards.
• Verifies patient history, gathers appropriate information from patient, patients’ record, and family members to include any sleep disturbances. Explains test procedure to the patient and family members present.
• Follow the “lights out” procedures to establish and document base line values such as body position, pulse oximetry, respiratory and heart rates.
• • Lights the “lights on” procedures to verify the integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process. Instructs the patient on completing questionnaires.
    
  • Performs any special polysomnographic testing as ordered. Records study and makes initial interpretation of results.
    
  • Document routine observations, including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedures and other significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.
    
  • Performs appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and make adjustments if necessary.
    
  • Administers oxygen and nasal CPAP as needed by protocol. Instructs the patient in proper the use of all equipment and accessories.
    
  • Performs polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact free and make adjustments when necessary.
    
  • Knowledge of basic infection control standards relating to patient and equipment, including electrodes.
    
  • Performs routine equipment and maintenance care. Assists with inventory evaluation.
    
  • Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments if necessary.
    
  • Implement appropriate therapeutic interventions for patient safety such as continuous and Bi-Level positive air pressure, oxygen administration, etc.
    
  • Demonstrates the appropriate actions to take during patient emergency situations and ensures patient safety at all times.
    
  • Maintains files or results in accordance with medical record retention standards
    
  • Demonstrates computer skills related to all aspects of performing a sleep studies, general of polysomnographic instrumentation pattern recognition and various medical and pharmacological conditions that influence the polysmnography.
    
  • Answers telephone and schedules patients for test, when necessary.
    
  • Interacts effectively with patients, visitors, and all levels of Hospital personnel. Exhibits consistent behaviors with the philosophy of Pennsylvania Hospital showing courtesy, compassion, sensitivity and respect.
    
  • Records sleep/wake stages, clinical event (respiratory events, cardiac events, limb movements, arousals etc.), by the departmental established guidelines of the American Academy of Sleep.
    
  • Performs related duties, as assigned.