• Address: New York, NY 10008 (map)
• Date Posted: 11/06/09
• Job Type: Full-time

Company Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Position Title Sleep Technician
Job Code 183509
Job Location New York City
Description Under direction performs technical services in the Department of Neurology: produces sleep recordings; prepares and calibrates polygraphs and other ancillary equipment; applies electrodes and other sensors to patients; monitors recordings over an overnight sleep period; analyses and generates reports of sleep studies; assesses qualitative sleep EEG features; reviews respiratory and EKG data; maintains equipment; assists in training new technicians; demonstrates laboratory procedures to staff; performs other job related duties as required.
AAS degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred; must have basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology regarding cardiopulmonary and neurophysiological systems; must have knowledge of sleep physiology and diagnostic sleep record techniques; BLS certification required; must be able to work night hours; excellent organization and communication skills.
No relocation assistance is provided for this position.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Founded in 1898, and affiliated with what is now New York-Presbyterian Hospital since 1927, Weill Cornell Medical College is among the top-ranked clinical and medical research centers in the country. In addition to offering degrees in medicine, Cornell also has Ph.D. programs in biomedical research and education at the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and with neighboring Rockefeller University and the Sloan-Kettering Institute, has established a joint MD-PhD. program for students to intensify their pursuit of Cornell's triple mission of education, research, and patient care.

Weill Cornell Medical College's educational mission emphasizes the importance of combining a strong foundation in the medical sciences with extensive clinical training in patient care. By promoting a true social commitment, stimulating creativity, and fostering independent thought and study, Weill Cornell Medical College continues to cultivate the best of tomorrow's leaders in the field of medicine.
Weill Cornell Medical College is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer.