Polysom Tech Trainee- Stony Point Center for Sleep Medicine- Nights Job at VCU Health, Richmond, VA

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  • VCU Health
  • Richmond, VA

Job Description

Polysom Tech Trainee

We are hiring a night shift trainee for working hours Sunday, Monday and Tuesday 7pm-7am. The Polysom Tech Trainee position is an entry-level training position to provide safe, reliable, diagnostic sleep testing and effective respiratory care as an advanced practitioner for adult, and geriatric populations, in accordance to discipline training level, Clinical Practice Guidelines, hospital standards, guidelines and protocols, as well as to serve as a sleep medicine technical resource and educator for patients, caregivers, hospital staff and students under the direct supervision of a licensed technologist. Develops competency in and performs the basic polysomnographic testing and associated patient care & treatment interventions under the direct supervision of a registered polysomnographic technologist (RPSGT), Sleep Disorder Specialist (SDS) or Registered Sleep Technologist (RST).

Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire:

Current AHA BLS Certification

Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for continued employment:

A trainee must be working through one of the established pathways to reach the RPSGT credential outlined by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT), Sleep Disorder Specialist (SDS), or Registered Sleep Technologist (RST)

Experience REQUIRED:

Entry level PC and MS Windows knowledge

Experience PREFERRED:

At least one (1) year of work experience in a health care setting.

Education/training REQUIRED:

High school diploma or college transcript.

Education/training PREFERRED:

Education, training and/or experience that has satisfied the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT)

Independent action(s) required:

All entry-level trainees must identify themselves to patients as a student or trainee in polysomnographic technology in accordance with Virginia state law.

Assists with the completion all independent actions listed for the Licensed: RPSGT, SDS, or RST (no RRT) under the direct oversight and training of a licensed, RPSGT, SDS, or RST credentialed sleep technologist as training and competency permit.

Supervisory responsibilities (if applicable): N/A

Additional position requirements:

This position requires schedule flexibility and adaptability to accomplish the goals and mission of the health system to meet the needs of the patients we serve.

Age Specific groups served:

As appropriate based on unit assignment (to include neonate, pediatric, adolescence, adult & geriatric.)

Physical Requirements (includes use of assistance devices as appropriate):

Physical: Lifting 50-100 lbs.

Activities: Prolonged standing, Prolonged sitting, Frequent bending, Walking (distance), Reaching (overhead, extensive, repetitive), Repetitive motion

Mental/Sensory: Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking

Emotional: Fast pace environment, Steady pace, Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Able to adapt to frequent change

Nights

VCU Health

Job Tags

Traineeship, Work experience placement, Shift work, Sunday, Sleeping nights,

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