PSG Sleep Technologist 1

PSG Sleep Technologist 1

Additional Position Details: Full-time at 72 hours per pay period (.9 fte's) | Night Shift

Plus, you will earn extra shift differentials (extra pay) for swing, night, and weekend hours! For both levels, those differentials are:

• $1.67 extra for working between 3:00pm - 11:00pm
• $3.25 extra for working between 11:01pm and 7:00am
• $1.49 extra for working weekends

Position Summary

Our Licensed & Registered Polysomnographic Technologist position represents an important step in the continuum of care for patient's suffering from a sleep disorder in our community. The PSG Tech I will act as a key member of our sleep care team. The PSG Tech I provides high quality, personalized care in diagnostic testing involving polysomnograms, split-night, CPAP and Bilevel titration polysomnograms.

Why Asante Sleep Center?

The Asante Sleep Center in Medford is a 10-bed lab and has been continuously accredited for 30 years with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Our sister lab located in Grants Pass is a 4-bed lab and has been accredited for 1-year. Our team of consists of Registered PSG Night Techs, Registered PSG Score Techs, Registered and credentialed Clinical Sleep Educators, a Registered Insomnia Education Coordinator; a Registered Education Coordinator, a Registered Clinical Manager, and office support staff. Physician and mid-level providers from APP Pulmonary work closely with Sleep Center staff. We meet 6-times per year to conduct a sleep case review meeting where ideas are shared and heard; we value the team approach where everyone has a voice. We collaborate with other specialty groups to provide coordinated care for our sleep patients.

What Makes Us Different

Our team-based approach is open to innovative ideas by all members of the care team. We are currently conducting a clinical research trial using Clinical Sleep Educators, (RPSGTs who are also Credentialed in Clinical Sleep Health, CCSH), this provides a pathway for a PSG Tech II to advance to daytime work assisting patients with PAP issues and adherence.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with providers and leadership to deliver quality diagnostic polysomnograms and PAP titrations for overnight patients.
• Provide individualized patient assessments, care and treatment as part of a coordinated plan with a goal of improving health care quality.
• Perform appropriate screenings and educational assessments as appropriate. Educate patients on resources available to them.

Who You Are

• Passionate Sleep health advocate, with a want to build treatment plans and programs that positively impact sleep health in our center and our community.
• Collaborative and capable of establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all members of the sleep care team.
• Critical thinker with a talent for solving routine and complex sleep recording and titration challenges.
• Emotionally intelligent, adept at understanding interpersonal dynamics and able to shift approach to effectively honor the communication needs of the situation.
• Innovative and sees the opportunities to build programs that serve the needs of the patient.
• Autonomous, adaptable, and organized with the ability to arrange a work schedule to meet the needs of the department.

What You Must Have

Education

• Associates or Bachelor degree is preferable, however certification by a CAAHEP program is acceptable

Experience

• None outside of licensure is required, however previous experience as a PSG Tech Trainee and/or experience in a direct patient care position is preferred

Licensure/Certifications

• CPSGT: Certified Polysomnographic Technician - or - RPSGT: Registered Polysomnographic Technologist is required
• BLS: Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider certified through the American Heart Association (AHA) required upon start

What We Offer

• Competitive pay
• Opportunity to work for an award-winning Healthcare System using innovative approaches to community health
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and wellness
• Excellent retirement package with up to 6% employer contribution
• Generous Earned Time Off
• Tuition reimbursement after one year of service

About Asante and Southern Oregon

At Asante, you are the difference. Your happiness and wellbeing are reflected in the personal attention and quality of care we deliver every day. Here, you'll find an environment of mutual respect, camaraderie, learning, and growth. A place where each voice is heard, and sound ideas are acted upon. A community in every sense, we collaborate widely across the organization to do what's best for our patients, united by a shared passion: to provide exceptional care that makes a positive impact on family, friends, neighbors and the community. Asante's culture, values, and people create an environment of sustained medical excellence.

Asante is one of the top 15 health systems in the nation. We are in beautiful Southern Oregon and are the largest healthcare provider in nine counties. We provide comprehensive medical care to more than 580,000 people throughout southern Oregon and northern California. Our facilities employ over 5000 people and include Asante Ashland Community Hospital in Ashland, Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Asante Three Rivers Medical Center in Grants Pass, Asante Physician Partners, and additional healthcare partnerships throughout the region.

At Asante we are defined by our values - traits that guide us as we serve patients and the community:

Excellence - Respect - Honesty - Service - Teamwork

Asante is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to employ and advance in employment women, minorities, qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.