Registered Polysomnographic Technologist - Sleep Lab

at  Trillium Health Partners

Job Description:
Position: Registered Polysomnographic Technologist
Job ID #: 2024-37506
Department: Sleep Lab
Program: Out-Patient Medicine
Status: Permanent Part Time
Role Level: Allied Health-Technical (AT08.1) - $35.78 - $48.78
Site: Credit Valley Hospital
Hours of Work/Shifts: Available to work 8/12 Hour Shifts | Days and Nights
Posted: May 9, 2024
Internal Deadline: May 16, 2024
Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.
Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community
Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage
Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability
Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research
Job Description:
This position includes the responsibility of performing polysomnography (diagnostic or therapeutic) on patients who present with various sleep disorders. The acuity of the patient population seen in our Sleep Lab is high, requiring experience working with patients having complex illnesses or disabilities, including patients with limited mobility.
The technologist will have direct patient contact, including explanation of the procedures, answering patient questions, setting up the patient for the procedure, resolving technical or equipment issues and overnight monitoring of the sleep study, ensuring patient safety and care is of utmost importance.
The technologist will also be responsible for the performing of analysis on sleep study data, in accordance with professional and THP Sleep Lab standards. Producing accurate reports containing appropriate clinical observations.

Qualifications:

• Current Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) required
• University Degree in a relevant discipline, i.e. BSc in Sciences, BSc or BA in Psychology.
• Minimum 5 years experience in conducting overnight polysomnograms, including studies with CPAP, Bi-Level, Bi-Level ST and/or supplemental oxygen.
• Minimum 5 years experience in Scoring difficult PSGs on patients with multiple co-morbidities and difficult titration studies.
• Current BCLS Certification required.
• Strong technical skills, clinical skills, communication skills as well as interpersonal and teamwork abilities.
• Experience working with patients with complex illnesses/comorbidities or disabilities, including respiratory failure, hypoventilation, COPD, CHF and requiring Hoyer lifting.
• Experience performing CPAP, Bi-Level and Bi-Level ST titrations (understanding ventilatory support) is required, with or without supplemental oxygen and with or without CO2 monitoring; and adjusting parameters based on clinical observations noted during the study – while always following physician orders or THP Sleep Lab protocols.
• Aware of conditions and measures that affect patient safety
• Demonstrate appropriate documentation of clinical observations throughout the study collection or analyses.
• Ability to set-up, calibrate, perform routine maintenance, perform trouble-shooting, perform IPAC mandated disinfection and sterilization of equipment.
• Must be able to perform quality control to ensure that data collection is accurate and of gold standard quality. (College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. (2016). Independent Health Facilities: Clinical Practice Parameters and Facility Standards: Sleep Medicine, 4th ed.)
• Demonstrates good time management skills.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the use of computer technology and various software applications; experience with Sandman M Drive and software is preferred
• Excellent performance and attendance required.

To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca
Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.
Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications.
Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.
Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.
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