Job Title: Polysomnographic Sleep Technologist Shift: Full-Time/Regular

Summary of Department/Service Line: UPMC Harrisburg, located in downtown Harrisburg, is a full-service acute care hospital with 409 beds. The hospital serves as the hub for the UPMC network, providing the most advanced care to the residents throughout southcentral Pennsylvania.

UPMC Harrisburg features:

• A state-of-the-art Labor and Delivery area with a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
• World-class cardiology care through UPMC Heart and Vascular
• The region's premier kidney transplant
• Advanced pediatric care with UPMC Children's Harrisburg in partnership with nationally recognized UPMC

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

• Leading-edge care in neurosciences, women's care, comprehensive stroke care, and

This campus is also home to the Alex Grass Medical Sciences Building, which includes:

• Bone, Joint, and Spine Institutes
• Laboratory services
• Maternal Fetal Medicine
• Select Medical rehab services

UPMC Harrisburg has earned the Magnet® designation.

Job Summary:

Purpose:

Under the supervision of physicians and in the presence of a Polysomnographic Technologist, the Polysomnographic Technician is responsible for performing patient care duties and providing customer service to clients of the sleep center.

Responsibilities:

• Serves, manages, and supports internal and external
• Cleaning and sterilization is performed according to infection control
• Inventory of lab supplies is taken and level for optimum functioning of lab is
• Educates patients on sleep lab
• Prepares patients for diagnostic testing as directed and according to departmental
• Accurately scores and analyzes sleep
• Participates in sleep disorders center professional activities and continuing
• Performs therapeutic treatments and interventions, working with a Polysomnographic Technologist at all
• Communicates appropriately using good interpersonal

Minimum Requirements:

Qualifications

• HS Diploma Required

• Bachelors Degree or 6 months relevant experience in a related field (such as Sleep, EEG, Respiratory Therapy, or similar)

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation OR Basic Life SupportCPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hireLicensed to practice as a Polysomnographic Technologist from the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (RPSGT), the American Board of Sleep Medicine (RST) or the National Board of Respiratory Care (CRT-SDS or RRT-SDS) within 6 months of meeting the eligibility requirements, and within 2 years from date of hire required.

Clearances must be dated within 90 days

• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

• UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Key Words:

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About South Central Pennsylvania

• Features both rural and suburban living and boasts an abundance of sports, arts, cultural events, and entertainment.
• Close to historically significant areas such as Gettysburg and world-famous Hersheypark and Hershey's Chocolate World.
• Offers top-rated public schools, blue-ribbon private schools, and some of Pennsylvania's top colleges and universities.
• Area school districts are consistently ranked in the top 20% of Pennsylvania.
• With affordable homes — a composite cost of living index of 99.7, compared to 101.2 in Philadelphia — it's a great place to grow a career and family.
• Listed among Forbes.com “America's Most Livable Cities,” and ranked in U.S. News & World Report's “Best Cities to Live” in 2017, we are a two- to three-hour drive away from New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.

About UPMC in Central Pa.

• UPMC in Central Pa. is a nationally recognized leader in providing high-quality, patient-centered health care services in central Pennsylvania and surrounding rural communities.
• As part of the UPMC not-for-profit system, UPMC in Central Pa. cares for more than 1.2 million area residents yearly, providing life-saving emergency care, essential primary care, and leading-edge diagnostic services.
• UPMC in Central Pa. includes seven acute care hospitals with 1,160 licensed beds, over 160 outpatient clinics and ancillary facilities, more than 2,900 physicians and allied health professionals, and approximately 11,000 employees.
• It is a health care hub serving Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry, York, Lancaster, Lebanon, Juniata, Franklin, Adams, and parts of Snyder counties.
• UPMC was named as one of the “150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare” for 2022 by Becker's Healthcare. For inclusion on this list, hospitals, health systems, and health care companies must demonstrate initiatives and commitment to promote diversity within the workforce, employee engagement, and professional growth.

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