Sleep Technologist - $10,000 Sign on Bonus
Posted Aug 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026
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Behavioral
Tell me about a time a patient was anxious or refused to wear the CPAP mask during a titration. What did you do?
patient education skill and ability to build trust quickly with someone in an uncomfortable, unfamiliar situation
How do you keep yourself alert and accurate on overnight shifts, especially toward the end of a stretch of night shifts?
self-awareness about fatigue management and reliability on a night-shift-heavy schedule
Tell me about a time you had to explain sleep apnea or PAP therapy to a patient who was skeptical or scared of the diagnosis.
communication skill and patient-centered care approach with people who may resist treatment
How would you mentor a new technologist or student who is struggling with electrode application or staying calm during an event?
willingness and ability to teach, given the role's expectation to mentor students and new hires
Technical
Walk me through how you'd set up a full PSG montage on a patient, from electrode placement to checking impedances before the study starts.
whether the candidate has hands-on competency with EEG/EOG/EMG/ECG lead placement and pre-study quality checks
How do you approach scoring a study when the signals are noisy or the patient moved a lot during the night?
understanding of AASM scoring rules and how to handle ambiguous or degraded data honestly rather than guessing
What's different about how you prepare and run an MSLT compared to a standard overnight diagnostic study?
depth of knowledge across the full range of testing types listed, not just routine PSG
What steps do you take to make sure a study meets accreditation and documentation standards before you hand it off in the morning?
attention to compliance and quality assurance practices required for accredited sleep labs
Situational
A patient's oxygen saturation drops sharply in the middle of the night and their airflow signal looks flat. What do you do in the next two minutes?
ability to recognize a real respiratory event versus artifact and respond with appropriate urgency and protocol
If you're running a split-night study and the patient hits criteria to switch to PAP titration at 1am but is deeply asleep and resistant to waking, how do you handle that transition?
judgment in balancing protocol requirements against patient comfort and sleep continuity
Describe a night where you had more than one patient to monitor and something went wrong with equipment on one of them. How did you prioritize?
multitasking under pressure and equipment troubleshooting skill during live monitoring
If you noticed a physician's order for a study didn't match what the patient actually needed based on their symptoms, what would you do?
judgment in escalating clinical concerns appropriately while respecting the care team hierarchy
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