Polysomnographic Technologist

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Reviews the patient's history and verifies the medical order.
2. Identifies recording artifact and corrects problems with recording.
3. Accurately scores and analyzes sleep studies. Non-registered sleep technologists may score only under supervision of an RST, RPSGT, CPSGT, respiratory therapist with the sleep disorders specialist certification (either CRT-SDS or RRT-SDS), or medical staff members/PhDs board-certified in sleep medicine.
4. Performs therapeutic treatments and interventions independently.
5. Recognizes physiological parameters including various sleep stages.
6. Maintains and properly uses sleep-related equipment.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Must be enrolled in or have completed training in polysomnography in a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or a Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) program with the polysomnography option.

OR

• Must be enrolled in or have completed the A-STEP Online Self Study Modules.

AND

• Must obtain a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT), Registered Sleep Technologist (RST), or Sleep Disorders Specialist (SDS) credential within six months of hire through one of the following:
  • American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM)
  • National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
  • Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT)
  • Another organization that offers an equivalent examination accepted by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).
• Once registered, must maintain RPSGT, RST, SDS credentials.
• BLS certification.

      OR

• Registered respiratory therapist and an active state respiratory therapist license with Sleep Disorders Specialty (RRT-SDS, CRT-SDS) and maintain license/registration.

• BLS certification.