Sleep Technologist (Casual)

Description :

About Children's Minnesota

Children's Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children's Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children's Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children's hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org .

Children's Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023's Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.

Department Overview

This specialized department provides attended diagnostic testing services relating to the control of respiration, sleep staging, and esophageal pH recordings. Currently, Children's Minnesota Hospitals has one of the only diagnostic sleep labs in the upper mid-west dedicated solely to the care of the pediatric population. Patients range in age from pre-term infants to young adults with special needs. The sleep lab is nationally accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Position Summary

This position is comprised of a wide variety of important responsibilities regarding infant, pediatric and young adult diagnostic testing. All duties directly impact patient care and are focused on obtaining a diagnosis and / or therapy options for referring physicians. The position interfaces closely with Sleep Disorder Providers, Sleep Psychology, nursing staff, patient and families and others both inside and outside the hospital. Procedures Include : Polysomnograms (inpatient and outpatient), CPAP / BiLevel titrations, Oxygen titrations, seizure montages, impedance pH testing, HST education and set up, EKGs (inpatient and outpatient), scoring 4 channel studies for both inpatient and outpatients, Sleep Lab tours and Multiple Sleep Latency Testing.

Cross Campus work may be required.

Qualifications :

License / Certification / Registration :

• Current BLS certification required
• RPSGT obtained within 2 years of employment

Education :

Experience :

The posted salary represents a market competitive range based on salary survey benchmark data for similar roles in the local or national market. When determining individual pay rates, we carefully consider a wide range of factors including but not limited to market indicators for the specific role, the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate, internal equity and organizational needs.

In addition to your salary, this position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits. Positions that require night, weekend or on-call work may be eligible for shift differentials or premium pay.

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.

Children's Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.