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Polysomnographer

SSM Health · WI · Full time

Posted Oct 2, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

How do you explain a sleep study to a nervous first-time patient?

What they are checking: Whether they can put patients at ease, since anxiety makes for poor sleep and poor data.

This is a night shift role. How do you take care of yourself so you're alert all night?

What they are checking: Whether they can sustain night work while staying sharp enough to watch patients closely.

What would you do

Partway through the night, an EEG lead starts showing artifact. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can fix signal problems without waking the patient more than necessary, protecting study quality.

A patient's oxygen saturation drops into the low 70s and stays there. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they recognize when a patient needs intervention and follow emergency procedures during the study.

How do you handle a patient who refuses to wear the CPAP mask partway through the night?

What they are checking: Whether they can coach patients through mask discomfort by trying different fits or settings.

What would you do if you saw signs of a seizure or a dangerous heart rhythm during a study?

What they are checking: Whether they can spot medical emergencies on the screen and respond quickly.

About the work

Walk me through how you hook up a patient for an overnight sleep study.

What they are checking: Whether they know proper placement for EEG, EOG, EMG, EKG, airflow, effort belts and oximetry to get clean data.

How do you decide when to start CPAP during a split-night study?

What they are checking: Whether they know split-night criteria and protocols so patients get treatment without a second night.

How do you score sleep stages and respiratory events, and which scoring rules do you follow?

What they are checking: Whether they know AASM scoring standards, which affect diagnosis and insurance coverage.

How do you clean and maintain the equipment between patients?

What they are checking: Whether they follow infection control and equipment care, which protects patients and keeps studies running.

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The full job description

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It's more than a career, it's a calling WI-SSM Health Sleep Center Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. In this role you will perform diagnostic sleep studies related to the evaluation and treatment of patients with sleep disorders. Department: Sleep Lab Schedule: 36-hour, Night shift position, days to be determined Apply today. SSM Health – We bring out the incredible in you, every day. Job Summary: Performs diagnostic sleep studies related to the evaluation and treatment of patients with sleep disorders. Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES • Prepares patient and equipment for ordered testing. Interviews patient to determine sleep disorder issues and to explain testing procedures. • Performs and documents testing. Monitors the patient throughout testing and intervenes as necessary to resolve patient needs or equipment issues. • Applies patient monitoring devices (EEG electrodes, EKG, EMG, EOG, airflow, respiratory effort, and oximetry) and records physiologic calibrations. • Collects, analyzes and integrates patient information to identify and meet patient-specific needs; scores, interprets, and reports results of sleep studies. • Prepares, calibrates, repairs and maintains equipment required for testing. Determines and reports needed repairs/replacements. • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. • Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION EXPERIENCE • No experience required. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS • Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication. • Constant standing and walking. • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. • Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry. • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. • Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors. • Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. • Occasional lifting/moving of patients. • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. • Occasional driving. • Rare crawling and running. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) • And • Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) - Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) • Or • Registered Sleep Technologist (RST) - American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM) Work Shift: Night Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 3602000007 Sleep Lab Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36 SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Click here to learn more.

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