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Aspirus is currently seeking a POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGIST in Wausau, Wisconsin to work in the Regional Sleep Disorders Center at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Duties include, but are not limited to:
Performs calibration procedures with electrophysiologic amplifiers, data recorders and central computer station.Electrically interfaces data outputs of capnographs, oximeters and respiratory inductive plethysmographs to inputs of electrophysiologic amplifiers and recorders.Selects appropriate transducers for use with the patient.Applies transducers to patient.Performs operational checks of recording devices prior to initiating study.Insures patient comfort and safety during testing.Identifies and corrects artifacts during the course of recording during sleep.Ensures the accuracy and safety of instruments in use during recording with patients.Sets up and maintains nasal/oral thermocouples, impedance converters, EOG/EEG/EKG/EMG surface electrodes, oximetry probes, capnography sampling lines and inducive plethysmogram converters.Removes transducers from the patient post testing.Cleans and/or sterilizes transducers after use.Hours: This position is Full Time; 0.9 FTE or 72 hours per pay period. Night shift. 6p – 6a shift
Experience/Qualifications
Knowledge of sleep disorders and testing normally acquired through completion of an Associate Degree of Science from an AMA approved school of Respiratory Care and/or completion of an Associate Degree of Electroneuro diagnostics is preferred but not required.Two years’ experience as a Polysomnographic Technologist recommended.One year experience in respiratory care beneficial.Employee Benefits
Aspirus Wausau Hospital is the flagship of the Aspirus system that serves patients in 14 counties across northern and central Wisconsin, as well as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is a licensed private/not-for-profit facility with 325 beds and staffed by 350 physicians in 35 specialities. Aspirus Wausau Hospital is a Level II trauma center that provides primary, secondary and tertiary care services as a regional referral center. Specialty referral service emphasis exists in cardiology and cardiothocric surgery, orthopedics and cancer. The hospital has an average daily inpatient census of 220 with approximately 15,000 admissions per year. Outpatient visits exceed 50,000 and there are also more than 24,000 annual emergency department visits. To learn more about Wausau click the following link: Wausau, Wisconsin
Best known for its world-class cardiovascular program, Aspirus Wausau Hospital also provides leading edge cancer, trauma, women's health, and spine and neurological care.
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Aspirus Health is a non-profit, community-directed health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin. Its 11,000 employees are focused on improving the health and well-being of people throughout Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Aspirus serves communities through four hospitals in Michigan and 13 hospitals in Wisconsin, 75 clinics, home health and hospice care, pharmacies, critical care and air-medical transport, medical goods, nursing homes, and a broad network of physicians. For more information visit aspirus.org.
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