Polysomnographer / Sleep Tech
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Polysomnographer / Sleep Tech

Assignment Overview

• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Specialty: Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics
• Location: New Haven, Connecticut (North Haven site)
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: ASAP
• Shift: Night, 6:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m. (3x12 hours)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week, with guaranteed hours
• On-call: Not required
• Float: Does not float within scope to meet facility needs
• Parking: Free parking
• Registration: Not required
• First-time travelers: Accepted

Required Qualifications

• At least 1 year of polysomnographer experience, with experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross

Background, Health, and Documentation

• 7-year criminal background check, completed within 12 months of start and updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, completed within 30 days of start
• Highest-level education verification. Only accredited schools are accepted, and diplomas are not accepted. Internationally educated candidates need a foreign equivalency report and diploma.
• Photo ID matching legal name, provided on the first day
• Employment application with a 7-year work history and no gaps greater than 90 days
• Verification of the last 7 years of employment. Attestations are not acceptable.
• Two professional references within 3 years
• Skills checklist completed within 12 months of start
• Physical exam completed within 12 months of start
• 10-panel drug screen completed within 12 months of start. Panels cannot be combined, and it does not need annual updates.
• Fit test completed within 12 months of start and updated annually. Candidates must be clean shaven for fit testing.
• TB documentation: negative T-SPOT or QGold within 6 months of start, or 2 negative PPDs within 12 months. TB questionnaire updated annually.
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines
• Hepatitis B: positive titer, proof of the 3-dose series, or a declination within 1 year of start
• Varicella: positive titer, 2 vaccines, or physician-documented history
• Flu vaccine or exemption required during flu season (09/01 to 03/31). Declinations are not allowed. Deadline is 12/01.

Training and Attestations

• Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment training, with attestation
• Chaperone Policy training, with attestation
• Fire Safety module, with attestation
• New employee orientation module: copy due by end of day on the start date