Position Description If you want to get way ahead in your career, it makes sense to be with an organization that's way ahead of the curve. Formed in 1997, ProHealth Physicians has grown to become Connecticut’s leading primary care physician organization. With over 90 locations throughout the state of Connecticut, our family of primary care doctors and specialists care for more than 360,000 people statewide. In fact, ProHealth serves every county and provides roughly ten percent of the primary care delivered to patients in the state. We're leaders in thinking and in serving our communities. For instance, we're a C.M.S. approved Accountable Care Organization (ACO), covering over 30,000 Medicare patients associated with our community - based primary care providers. We're also nationally recognized as a NCQA Level III Medical Home. That kind of progressive leadership makes us perfect fit for OptumCare and UnitedHealth Group's expanding family of providers. This is a place where you can stay way ahead as you do your life's best work.(sm)
ProHealth Physicians is currently seeking a full time overnight sleep technologist for our AASM Accredited Farmington and Wallingford Sleep Lab. The full time position will consist of three 11 hour shifts with the possibility of a fourth. The applicant must be a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist. The technologist will be responsible for patient set-up, artifact free data acquisitions, troubleshooting equipment and split - night studies including CPAP / BiPAP / Auto SV and O2 titrations.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Performs overnight In - lab testing operations
- Focus on compliance, quality patient care, program productivity and patient satisfaction
- Participates in training, staff meetings and clinical education for In - lab compliance and professional certifications
- Participates and complies in performance improvement procedures, addressing patient issues that may arise from patient satisfaction surveys or patient focus groups
- Participates and complies with daily In - lab operations
- Proficient with In - lab testing, In - lab patient set - up, CPAP initiation, titration, and adaptive ventilation
- Proficient with HST distribution, data management and trouble shooting
- Participates and complies with accrediting organizations, payer requirements and ProHealth policy and procedures
- Maintains regular communication with the In - lab manager to share information re: program operations, equipment function, and patient satisfaction
- Contributes and participates with marketing initiatives that will support the growth of the program
Required Qualifications:
- Registered Polysomnographic Technologist
- CPR certified
- Experience with both adult and pediatric (preferred) populations
- Efficient patient set - up, ability to run artifact free data acquisitions, ability to troubleshoot equipment and proficiency in split - night studies including CPAP / BiPAP / Auto SV and O2 titrations
Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Job Keywords: Registered Polysomnographic Technologist, RPSGT, Wallingford, Farmington, Sleep Technologist, Sleep Medicine
