Registered Sleep Technologist - Fairfax

Company: Virginia Heart
Location: Chesapeake
Posted on: January 24, 2023

Job Description:

Registered Sleep Technologist for Cardiology Office $10,000 Sign On Bonus!Must be RPSGT Certified!All Major Holidays OffNights, 4-10 hour shifts (Thurs Sunday or Friday Monday)Opportunity for future development to full-time day sleep technologist!At Virginia Heart, we aim to create exceptional experiences for both our patients and our employees. Our goal is to provide opportunities for our diverse employee population that develop and grow careers in a team-oriented environment focused on patient care.Every employee, at every level, begins their journey at Virginia Heart learning about the history of the organization and its established culture built on trust and integrity. Our employees drive this culture, and we want you to be a part of it.Virginia Heart is Northern Virginia's premier cardiovascular practice, bringing an unparalleled standard of excellence to our patients. Virginia heart's Sleep Center is focused around patient education, to ensure we provide patients with the ability to obtain the best results from their treatment and achieve a good nights sleep. We offer the most advanced sleep technologies, treatment and research opportunities available, such as Inspire and eXcite OSA.We're looking for a talented and compassionate Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (Sleep Technologist) to join our team of higly trained sleep technologist in an outpatient cardiology setting conveniently located in Falls Church and Lansdowne. The Sleep Technologist will provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders including in-center and out-of-center sleep testing, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, comprehensive patient care and direct patient education.Responsibilities include:Collect, analyze and integrate patient informationDetermine final testing parameters/procedures in conjunction with the ordering physician or clinical director and laboratory protocols.Review the patient's history and verify the medical order.Follow sleep center protocols.Score sleep/wake stages and clinical events, and generate accurate reports.Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to perfom portable monitoring equipment preparation and data download.Perform patient education and instruction.Review and evaluate sleep studies and provide feedback to staffFollow HIPAA olicies to maintain the privacy and security of patient information.Comply with professional standards of conduct.Requirements:(Please note that position could rotate between our Falls Church and Loudoun Hospital locations)Successful completion of an accredited educational program leading to a certificate or associate degree with an emphasis in sleep technology or,Successful completion of a sleep technology program associated with a state licensed and/or a nationally accredited educational facility or equivalent experience and documented proficiency for all competencies required of a sleep technician.Certification by a nationally recognized certification board and holds the Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) credential.Minimum of 1 years prior experience as a Polysomnographic or Sleep Technologist.Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required; Advanced CardiovascularLife Support (ACLS) preferredComputer proficient; prior experience with and EMR/EHR preferred.Demonstrate critical thinking skills and ability to work with minimal supervision.Demonstrate teamwork skills.Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.Benefits:$36-42.00 per hourComprehensive benefits package with low premiums (Medical, dental and vision)Life insurance of 50K covered by Virginia Heart, with option to purchase additional401K pension plan based on profit and a percentage of salaryPaid Short Term Disability with optional long-term insurance available for purchaseEmployee assistance program for mental and physical well-beingUp to 28 days paid time off, with accrual of 1 additional vacation day per year through year 10Annual merit-based increasesEmployee Appreciation Events, includes therapy dogs, raffles, other fun rewardsCareer Advancement OpportunitiesEmployee Referral BonusSemi-annual employee surveysEmployee Discount ProgramsFlexible spending accounts, pretax dollars for health and dependent careEmployee Committee Opportunities (e.G., Diversity/ Inclusion, Employee Advisory Committee)No nights, no weekends, no holidays and no on-calls!Set shifts and schedulesThis job description in no way states or implies that these are the only job duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employee may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all federal, state, and municipal laws.We are an equal-opportunity employer.

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