Sleep Lab Coordinator - OU Children's Hospital

General Description:

Under general supervision, assists in planning, directing and coordinating activities for the Sleep Lab programs.

Essential Responsibilities:

Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.

• Performs and supervises sleep and breathing studies on pediatric and adult patients.

• Provides services, timely and efficiently, at appropriate levels to all patients and in all settings served by the department.

• Coordinates methodological and systematic gathering and retrieval of patient data.

• Performs application of electrodes for sleep parameters.

• Obtains results of studies for physicians.

• Supervises laboratory staff, and provides educational literature and information to medical students, physicians, nursing staff, and others.

• Coordinates services in adult and pediatric/infant sleep lab.

• Maintains sleep laboratory equipment.

• Assigns duties to the professional and support staff based on patient care needs.

• Provides advanced clinical expertise and education to departmental staff members.

• Supervises and evaluates work performance in terms of patient clinical records, patient outcomes, customer relations and efficiency/effectiveness of service.

• Maintains inventory standards of supplies and equipment.

• Directs patient care as needed.

General Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's degree required.

License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required: Current Registered Polysomnography Technologist (RPSGT). Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association required upon hire.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must have effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Must demonstrate analytical skills needed to prepare budget.

• Ability to work with others as a team and to ensure quality patient care.

• Good computer skills.