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Form of workWith a range of services - from emergency care to diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation and surgery - we serve people of all ages in Edgerton, Milton, Janesville and the surrounding communities. Edgerton Hospital has been the center of the community's health care since 1920, and we continue to grow and evolve in response to changing medical needs.
Our Mission
Improving Health & Wellness for Longer, Healthier Lives
Our Vision
We will serve our communities with exceptional quality, innovative health services and wellness promotion.
Our Values
I CARE
Integrity. Compassion. Accountability. Respect. Excellence.
Our Polysomnogram Technologist (Sleep Tech)reports to the CardioPulmonary/RT/Sleep Manager and supports Edgerton Hospital by testing patients in the Sleep Disorders Center. The technologist performs polysomnographic testing and a wide variety of other duties related to the evaluation and treatment of patients with known or suspected sleep disorders; stimulates innovative improvements in patient care through demonstrating expertise as a practitioner. This position particularly addresses the care administered to the patient with sleep disorders.
Other duties are as follows:
- Exhibits the values and philosophy of Edgerton Hospital and Health Services in daily activities and performs job functions in accordance with hospital policies.
- Performs simple and complex polysomnographic multiple sleep latency testing.
- Performs all facets of polysomnograms and scores all physiologic parameters of polysomnographic recording. In addition, prepares a report of data for the interpreting physician.
- Schedules and coordinates patient assessment, testing, results reporting, treatment and follow-up in conjunction with the Pulmonology/Sleep Clinic.
- Coordinates the ongoing education of medical staff and general public.
- Assures the quality and accuracy of polysomnographic established standards.
- Participate in annual review of policy and procedure manual.
- Performs routine maintenance and calibration of the testing equipment to ensure its proper operating condition and reporting the need for major repair.
- Maintains working relationship and communication with other departments and physicians.
- Assists in developing and implementing a review mechanism in order to appraise the quality of care delivered by the Sleep Disorder Center.
- Physical assessment is age appropriate.
- Develops plan of care which is age appropriate.
- Administers age-appropriate therapies and monitors response to these therapies.
- Maintains technical competence necessary to provide quality care to age specific patient population.
- Fulfills all required continuing education, both hospital education and AASM interscorer reliability monthly exams
- Uses equipment that is appropriate for the age of the patients being treated.
- Assists in maintaining national accreditation through the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
