NYU Grossman School of Medicine is one of the nation's top-ranked medical schools. For 175 years, NYU Grossman School of Medicine has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history and enrich the lives of countless people. An integral part of NYU Langone Health, the Grossman School of Medicine at its core is committed to improving the human condition through medical education, scientific research, and direct patient care. At NYU Langone Health, equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace diversity, inclusion, and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. For more information, go tomed.nyu.edu, and interact with us onLinkedIn,Glassdoor,Indeed,Facebook,TwitterandInstagram.Position Summary:We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Faculty Group Practice Sleep Technologist (40).In this role, the successful candidate under general supervision of the Director will show expertise in performing all aspects of Polysomnography for both clinical and research patients. The sleep technologist should be able to manage and monitor protocol documentation, interface with the GCRC and various researchers, prepare quarterly reports on protocol activity, monitor and order all lab supplies and perform other duties as assigned. This position requires good judgment, and a professional manner and appearance in interactions with all patients. The sleep technologist will score studies, train assistant sleep technologists in laboratory procedures and general laboratory practices, as well as emergency procedures, and other duties as defined in the laboratory manual.Job Responsibilities:Gather and Analyze Patient Information - Review history, physical information, medications, procedure request, and study protocol. Complete and verify documentation. Explain the procedure and orient the patient to the sleep center.Testing Preparation Procedures - Prepare and calibrate equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and make adjustments, if necessary. Apply electrodes and sensors according to accepted published standards. Perform appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and make adjustments, if necessary. Perform routine positive airway pressure (PAP) mask fitting.Polysomnographic Procedures - Follow procedural protocols [such as Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT), parasomnia studies, PAP and oxygen titration, etc.] to ensure collection of appropriate data. Follow lights out procedures to establish and document baseline values (such as body position, oxyhemoglobin saturation, respiratory and heart rates, etc.). Perform polysomnographic data acquisition while monitoring study-tracing quality to ensure signals are artifact-free and make adjustments, if necessary.Polysomnographic Procedures - Document routine observations, including sleep stages and clinical events, changes in procedure, and other significant events in order to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results. Implement appropriate interventions (including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention such as continuous and bi-level positive airway pressure, oxygen administration, etc.).Polysomnographic Procedures - Follow lights on procedures to verify integrity of collected data and complete the data collection process (e.g. repeats
