Under the direction of a physician, administers various sleep studies to diagnose sleep disorders, performs routine patient assessments, and collects biological specimens for analysis.
Requirements
- Reviews patient histories, medications, and procedures
- Applies electrodes and sensors
- Performs appropriate calibrations
- Gathers data acquisition while monitoring
- Documents observations
- Completes data
- Removes wires and sensors
- Faxes reports to physicians
- Performs Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) titration per protocol and/or policy and procedure
- Scans and mails paperwork
- Stocks the lab
- Participates in departmental and association-wide informational meetings and in-services
- Reviews and acknowledges department and association-wide policies and procedures annually