Lead Sleep Technologist
- UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine
- North Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Job Description
The Lead Sleep Technologist provides technical supervision for both nighttime and daytime technologists and ensures high-quality standards across all sleep studies. In addition to performing the full range of testing offered in the lab, the Lead will conduct, record, and score sleep studies in real-time in accordance with AASM guidelines.
Key responsibilities include supporting quality assurance initiatives, training and mentoring sleep technologists, and collaborating with the Sleep Center Medical Director to ensure timely scoring and reporting for physician interpretation. This role also plays a key part in maintaining patient safety throughout all testing.
Additional duties include:
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Ensuring proper functioning and calibration of all sleep lab equipment
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Designing and updating protocols for specialized studies
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Backing up all patient polysomnographic data
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Providing technical support for new procedures and protocols
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Assisting with day-to-day lab operations and workflow coordination
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Collaborating on quality improvement efforts across the lab
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Coordinating with the Manager, Medical Director, and administrative staff to ensure efficient operations
This is a leadership role that combines hands-on clinical expertise with operational oversight to support excellence in sleep medicine services.
Salary Range:
- CPR/BLS Certification is required.
- License from the Medical Board of California Polysomnographic Tech OR Respiratory Care Board of CA Respiratory Care Practioner License required (or Board Eligible)
- Experience with Basic computer skills.
- Experience in sleep recording instrumentation and scoring techniques .
- Comfort working with clinical research populations.
- Required to work flexible hours including nights and/or days as patient scheduling indicates.
- One of the following certifications is required:
- Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (RPSGT)
- National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
- Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT)
- Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT)
- Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) -SDS
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) -SDS
- Registered Sleep Technologist (RST)
- Experience in Polysomnography is required.
- Experience with Basic computer skills.
- Experience in sleep recording instrumentation and scoring techniques .
- Comfort working with clinical research populations.
- Experience training others in sleep procedures.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Patient experience focused.
- Required to work flexible hours including nights and/or days as patient scheduling indicates.
- Required to work in Westwood location as needed.
A PASSION FOR IMPROVING LIVES
Advance your career and experience true inspiration as you collaborate with an exceptional team of top clinicians. As an allied health professional at UCLA Health, you’ll enjoy ongoing opportunities for learning and development so you can continually enhance your skills while positively impacting our world-class patient care. Within our inclusive and supportive culture, you’ll take on unique, high-acuity cases for one of the most vibrant and diverse communities in the world. It’s the chance to bring your best to a variety of highly challenging situations.
If you’re ready to live out your passion and advance your clinical career, we invite you to explore opportunities throughout our system of award-winning hospitals and more than 280 community-based clinics throughout Southern California. We have openings in these areas:
● Clinical Lab & Pathology
● Imaging
● Pharmacy
● Phlebotomy
● Rehab
● Respiratory Therapy
● Social Work
No matter where you serve with UCLA Health, the cultural, recreational, and lifestyle advantages of our Southern California locations will elevate your standard of living.