Travel Polysomnographer
Santa Rosa, CA
Prime Staffing
5x8 hrs, Days

Travel Contract – Polysomnographer / Sleep Technologist

Start Date: November 16, 2026
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Open Positions: 1
Shift: Day Shift, 5×8-Hour Shifts
Hours: 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
Experience Required: Minimum 1 Year
Patient Ratio Experience: 1:2
Charting System: Epic (Required)

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Polysomnographer / Sleep Technologist to perform sleep studies and monitor sleep-related physiological activity in both adult and pediatric patients. The ideal candidate will have experience with sleep study procedures, respiratory monitoring, scoring, and positive airway pressure (PAP) titration.

Important: An active Respiratory Care Practitioners License is mandatory.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience.
• Experience working with both adult and pediatric patients.
• Active Respiratory Care Practitioners License (mandatory).
• BLS certification.
• RPSGT certification, or RRT with SDS, as applicable to the facility’s credentialing requirements.
• Experience with Epic charting.
• Ability to perform sleep studies, monitor patients, and document findings accurately.

Required Clinical Skills

Monitoring & Diagnostics

• End-tidal CO₂ monitoring.
• Cardiac abnormality monitoring and ECG.
• EEG and oxygen saturation monitoring.
• Periodic Limb Movement (PLM) monitoring.
• Polysomnography (PSG).
• Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography (RIP).

Sleep Study Types

• Baseline sleep polysomnography.
• Adult Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT).
• Pediatric Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT).
• Home sleep testing.
• Seizure studies.

Sleep Staging & Scoring

• PSG scoring and sleep-stage identification.
• Arousal and transient arousal recognition.
• Hypopnea and respiratory event scoring.
• Complex sleep apnea.
• Cheyne-Stokes respiration.
• Periodic breathing.

PAP Titration & Mask Fitting

• CPAP, BiPAP, ASV, and VPAP titration.
• Oxygen administration.
• Full-face masks, nasal masks, and nasal pillows.
• Patient education and mask fitting.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Alice and ResMed equipment.
• Experience in hospital and independent sleep laboratory settings.

Additional Responsibilities

• Monitor patients during sleep studies and ensure accurate data collection.
• Recognize and document respiratory events and sleep abnormalities.
• Perform sleep study scoring and assist with appropriate titration procedures.
• Educate patients on testing procedures and equipment use.
• Follow infection control standards and departmental protocols.
• Maintain accurate documentation in Epic.

Ideal Candidate

A qualified Sleep Technologist with at least one year of experience working with both adult and pediatric patients, strong sleep diagnostics and scoring skills, and the mandatory Respiratory Care Practitioners License.

Interested candidates: Please share your updated resume, license details, certifications, and relevant adult and pediatric sleep study experience.