Job Description

Schedule & Work Conditions

• 8-hour shifts (8:00am–4:30pm or 8:00pm–4:30am)

• Weekdays and weekends as needed

Minimum Required Qualifications (MANDATORY)

Applicants must meet ALL of the following:

Licensure & Credentials

• Active Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential (NBRC)

• Active California Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) License
  
  Registered Sleep Technologist (RST) – AAS

• Current ACLS Certification

• Current BLS Certification

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of Respiratory Therapy experience

• Minimum 1 year Critical Care experience

• Minimum 2 years Polysomnography (PSG) experience

• Experience performing full-night polysomnograms and split-night studies

Core Responsibilities

Polysomnography Duties

• Perform and monitor full-night polysomnography studies

• Conduct split-night diagnostic/titration studies

• Apply sleep staging using EEG, EOG, EMG per Rechtschaffen & Kales standards

• Perform CPAP/BIPAP titration studies

• Continuous recording of airflow, oximetry, ECG, EMG

• Maintain technical sleep logs (manual and electronic)

• Perform scoring and documentation

• Respond appropriately to abnormal findings

• Ensure patient safety throughout testing

Respiratory Therapy Duties

• Manage mechanical ventilation (invasive & non-invasive)

• Set up CPAP, APAP, and BiPAP devices

• Respond to Rapid Response and Code Blue events

• Provide airway management and ventilatory support

• Perform ABG sampling and interpretation

• Educate patients and families on respiratory therapies

• Collaborate with Pulmonary and Critical Care teams