Polysomnographic Intern - 36 hrs/wk, 3rd shift

PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION

The Polysomnographic Intern works under the general supervision of the Sleep Center Medical Director in operating sophisticated medical diagnostic equipment to record/wake physiology. The attendant develops competency in and performs basic sleep testing procedures and associated interventions. Professional duties include: Obtaining intake data, instrumenting the patient for testing, observing and documenting the patient's sleep behavior, operating and troubleshooting the sleep diagnostic equipment and providing therapeutic intervention when indicated to include Oxygen Therapy, Basic Airway Management, setup and applying nocturnal fixed PAP system and titrate, Non-Invasive Blood Gas Monitoring, CPR, and patient education and monitoring response. Assist with polysomnographic scoring and generation of accurate reports.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Duty 1: Verifies orders and reviews charts ...