Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is hiring a Sleep Technologist to work at the main hospital in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh and at the Children’s Hospital North Sleep Lab in Wexford.  The person in this role will work 3 days a week from 5:45pm to 6:00am.

A Sleep Technologist is a registered position who works under the direct supervision of the lead sleep technologist in partnership with department administrative and medical management.  A Registered Sleep Technologist can perform all basic sleep lab functions with regard to in-center and out-of-center sleep testing with therapeutic interventions and direct patient education.

Responsibilities:

While utilizing critical thinking and following department policy and procedure under direct supervision of medical director or designee, including lead and senior sleep technologists:

Sleep Study Preparation – Including but not limited to review of patient chart, testing order, and proper patient identification Sleep Study Set up – Including the application of electrodes and sensors according to AASM recommendations with explanation of testing procedure to patient. Sleep Study Procedure – Perform all aspects of in-center acquisition with a focus on quality, while delivering exceptional patient care.  Perform all aspects of out-of-center study acquisition with a focus on quality, while delivering exceptional patient care Analyze and score sleep studies Clean equipment and patient rooms Perform routine equipment maintenance and care Inventory and restock lab supplies Demonstrate continued scoring competency with adequate completion of monthly AASM ISR requirement Performs all duties in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors Performs  other duties as assigned