Rhonda Mc Lemore

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Rhonda Mc Lemore

Objective: To have the opportunity to utilize my experience and knowledge to advance my career in the field of sleep medicine.

Experience

2022-Current RWJBH, Trinitas Medical Center Cranford, New Jersey

Registered Polysomnography Scoring Technologist, RPSGT

• Score clinical sleep/wake stages according AASM guidelines.

• Score clinical events such as respiratory, cardiac, limb movements, arousals

etc., utilizing AASM standards.

• Generate accurate reports by tabulating sleep/wake and clinical event data.

2022-Current Nyxoah, Medical Device Company US/Belgium, Germany

Field Sleep Technologist, RPSGT

• Attend Polysomnography at clinical research trial sites across the US.

• Perform Titrate and optimize therapy for subjects with OSA who have been

implanted with Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator.

• Score sleep studies to determine if stimulation is effective in abolishing

OSA, improving O2 saturations, reduce arousals, snoring and normalizing

sleep architecture.

• Provide sleep support to the Field Clinical Engineer, Principal Investigator

(PI) Sleep Physicians and Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC), in

developing subject therapeutic treatment plan.

• Perform Wakeful device titrations to establish motor and

uncomfortable threshold therapy settings.

• Contribute to new research directions and ideas for future device

development.

• Train and educate subjects on device usage and benefits in effort to

increase compliance.

• Perform remote home base administrative duties, i.e, manage subject

compliance, develop treatment strategies, attend Teams remote meetings.

2017-2022 St. Peter’s University Hospital New Brunswick, New Jersey

Senior Sleep Technologist RPSGT

•Nominated as an Honoree from the American Academy of Sleep Technologists (AAST) as being a leader, mentor, and motivator in the direct profession as a Polysomnographic Technologist.

•Work closely with the Medical Director to ensure that the proper regulations were in place for the Sleep Center to pass the 5-year accreditation.

•Thorough knowledge of adult and pediatric sleep study scoring according to the AASM guidelines.

•Responsible for initializing, scoring, and teaching patients how to use the HSAT device.

•Enter clinical data into the final report to assist with physician interpretation.

•Troubleshoot PSG software systems and equipment components, maintain and repair equipment malfunctions, install software programs and provide training to the technologists and physicians as needed.

•Responsible for Quality Control to improve technologist work performance.

•Monitor and perform nocturnal Polysomnograms, MSLT, MWT, CPAP, and BiPAP titrations O2 administration according to the sleep center protocol.

•Perform HSAT education, device configuration, and download.

•Perform mask fittings and PAP desensitization.

•Schedule patient appointments and initiate authorizations for sleep study procedures.

•Provide education for health fairs, physician’s patients, and community events.

•Train new trainees entering the field of sleep medicine.

2012-2017 JFK Medical Center Edison, New Jersey

Registered Sleep Technologist Per-Diem RPSGT, RST, CSE

•Monitor and perform routine PSG Split night studies, Parasomnia, Seizure, and Multiple Muscle studies as well as CPAP/BIPAP titrations and O2 administration according to the sleep center protocol.

•Routinely fit patients for PAP mask and perform desensitization’s pre-test procedure.

•Train new technicians and students on PSG fundamentals.

•Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions.

2005-2017 RWJUH New Brunswick, New Jersey

Chief Polysomnographic Technologist RPSGT, RST, CSE

•Responsible for technician accountabilities, patient charting, billing, coding, scheduling appointments, obtaining insurance authorizations, and troubleshooting equipment malfunction archiving.

•Monitor Polysomnograms, CPAP/BIPAP titrations, MSLT, Home Sleep

Studies,

MWT, Actigraphy.

•Perform Mask Interface fittings and PAP desensitization.

•Responsible for case studies and educating medical interns on knowledge of sleep disorders and scoring.

• A-Step Instructor AASM 80-hour program in the teaching of interested students hrough an A-STEP 80-hour introductory course in obtaining practical and didactic knowledge and skills to prepare to sit for the RPSGT or RST board examination.

•Attend case study reviews led by the sleep center medical director.

•Marketing to Health Fairs, physicians’ offices, and private organizations.

2004/2005 Sleep Care Mt. Laurel, New Jersey

Senior Polysomnographic Technologist RPSGT

•Responsible for the daily operations of satellite sleep labs.

•Daily communication with a sleep specialist, and pulmonary physicians.

•Perform CPAP/BIPAP set-ups, mask fittings, and CPAP desensitizing.

•Train new technicians entering the field of sleep to have a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of polysomnographic procedures.

•Score Pediatric/Adult and Research Polysomnogram recordings, report accountabilities, as well as archive final data and interpretation.

•Responsible for troubleshooting and ordering equipment.

•Perform Nocturnal Polysomnogram recordings, MSLT, MWT, Parasomnia, and Seizure studies.

•Perform Split night studies according to protocol, CPAP, BIPAP, as well as O2 administration.

•Appropriately respond to critical events that occur in sleep such as cardiac and medical emergencies.

•Interact with patients to assure comfort and provide education on OSA, UAR, etc.

2003-2004 St. Luke’s University Hospital Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Polysomnographic Technician

•Develop skills in collecting, analyzing, and integrating patient information to classify and meet the specific needs according to the physician’s order.

•Review important information from the patient history and physical documents to identify any specifications that might be relevant or seen during the sleep study.

•Perform physiological calibrations to ensure proper signals and adjust before the start of the test.

•Document routine observations of sleep stages, other testing parameters, and clinical events, to facilitate accurate scoring of the sleep study.

•Apply surface electrodes, and sensors according to the accepted published standards.

•Thoroughly follow sleep center protocols according to the testing process.

•Perform and monitor routine nocturnal polysomnogram on pediatric and adult patients.

•Perform routine PAP titrations, mask fittings, and PAP desensitization.

Education:

Liberal Studies minor Healthcare Management (Thomas Edison State University) 2022-Current

AAS Health Studies minor Polysomnographic (Thomas Edison State University) 2019-2022

American Board of Sleep Medicine (RST) 2011

Board of Registered Sleep Technologists (RPSGT) 2005

Skills: Microsoft Office, BLS, RPSGT, RST

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