Senior Sleep Technologist - North Hollywood

General Information

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Work Location: North Hollywood, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

4 variable night shifts based on operational needs; 8:00pm - 6:30am including weekends and holidays

Posted Date

08/25/2026

Salary Range: $42.96 - 56.71 Hourly

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

32683

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The sleep technologist is to perform and evaluate routine and specialized overnight polysomnograms (PSGs), Multiple Sleep Latency Tests (MSLTs), and ensure patient safety. Major duties include calibrating equipment, attaching sensors to patients, performing bio-calibration, monitoring laboratory equipment, observing patients while they sleep, make decisions to initiate Bi/CPAP titration or other treatment should patients meet lab criteria, and score polysomnographic recordings on request. Occasionally work days to perform MSLTs, infant and pediatric recordings, scoring of records, daytime studies, and other functions as requested by the lab manager. Responsible to work at all UCLA Sleep Lab locations as needed for Laboratory operations.

Level of effort (%) in specific activities related to scoring of records, performing daytime studies, and other functions. Level of effort (%) in specific activities noted in this job description may vary and may either increase or decrease depending on patient volume and Center needs.

The sleep technologist reports to the Lab Manager and Supervisor, but may also receive instruction from Medical Director, staff physicians, or other designated personnel. The technologist should follow Laboratory protocols and policies for emergency situations as well as policies and procedures for reporting of non-emergency situations related to facilities, medical record, engineering, etc. The Technologist will work independently within their scope of practice and as a team member to ensure the smooth operation of the Sleep Disorders Center.

Candidates will be placed according to their experience and current career ladder level.

Job Qualifications

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• CPR/BLS Certification is required.
• License from the Medical Board of California Polysomnographic Tech OR Respiratory Care Board of CA Respiratory Care Practitioner License required (or Board Eligible)
• Required to work flexible hours including nights and/or days as patient scheduling indicates.
• Basic computer skills are required
• Comfort working with clinical research populations.

Senior Polysomnography Technologist

Salary Range: $42.96 - 56.71/hr

• RPSGT certification is required
• Minimum two (2) years Polysomnography experience is required
• Demonstrated ability to score 30 second epochs is required
• Experience in sleep recording instrumentation and scoring techniques required.

Polysomnography Technologist

Salary Range: $38.57 - 50.93/hr

• Knowledge of Polysomnography and PAP titrations preferred
• 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)

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.