Ashia Brown

Compassionate and caring RPSGT seeking to work in Sleep Medicine as a Registered Sleep Technologist assisting with the diagnosis of sleep related disorders and applying the appropriate therapeutic measures and education to patients for better sleep and health.

Registered Polysomnographic Technologist - Aya Healthcare - Mary Washington Sleep and Wake Center, Fredericksburg, Va

(2022-12)

Travel Sleep Tech position with Mary Washington Sleep and Wake Center in Fredericksburg, Va

• Follow company’s policy and procedures.
• Prepare patients for testing.
• Work with Respironics Alice G3, OmniLab and Epic.
• Titration of Cpap/Bipap/ASV and oxygen.
• Record carbon dioxide end tidal levels.
• Accurate documentation on studies.
• Score studies prior to end of shift with accurate report.
• Prepare home sleep study patients for testing by explaining how to apply test applications and how to start and end test.
• Charge sleep and HST, and complete required logs.

Registered Polysomnographic Technologist - Albermarle Pulmonary Medicine Associates - Elizabeth City, NC

(2022-03 - 2022-06)

• Explain test procedures to sleep lab patients and introduced patients to CPAP machines and masks.
• Thoroughly communicated with patients regarding Cpap usage/compliance and importance of sleep health.
• Titration of Cpap/Bipap/oxygen.
• Scored sleep studies, follow lab policy and procedures.
• Work with Cadwell Sleep and ResMed Easy Care TX control

Registered Polysomnographic Technologist - Virginia Neurology & Sleep Medicine - Suffolk/Chesapeake Va

(2021-11 - 2022-06)

• Provide quality patient care and excellent communication with patients regarding testing procedures, sleep disorders, pap machines and masks.
• Effectively titrated CPAP, BIPAP, ASV, and oxygen.
• Reviewed and implemented physicians orders.
• Worked with Respironics Alice G3 and Respironics Omni Lab

Registered Polysomnographic Technologist, Lead - Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group Sleep Health Clinic - Newport News, Va

(2018-05 - 2021-10)

• Provided leadership and training to all techs, took call at night, set up educational meetings and mask fittings, troubleshooting equipment, scoring/reports timely, review physician orders, ordering of supplies, invoices, charges, patient logs, QA logs, assisted with accreditation of sleep lab, covered for night techs as needed.
• Worked with Respironics Alice G3 and ResMed Easy Care titration system.

Registered Polysomnographic Technologist - Chesapeake Regional Medical Center - Chesapeake, Va

(2016-10 - 2018-04)

• Provided patient care, communication, education about sleep health, testing procedures, and pap therapy.
• Accurately fitted patients with a variety of masks.
• Data collection and documentation.
• Initiate pap therapy and/or oxygen as necessary per laboratory protocol.
• Scored studies prior to shift end.
• Worked with Somnostar and Respironics Omni lab titration system.

Registered Polysomnographic Technologist - Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine - Virginia Beach, Va

(2013-10 - 2022-06)

prn until June 2022

• Provide quality patient care, communication, and sleep health education.
• Accurately collect data and documentation.
• Correctly read physician orders and provide appropriate pap therapy.
• Provided patients with mask fittings and allowed time for desensitization.
• Completely scored studies prior to shift end.
• Worked with Rembrandt, Cadwell, and Somnostar.

Registered Polysomnographic Technologist - SleepMed - Portsmouth, Va

(2012-07 - 2014-03)

• Performed sleep studies and titrations.
• Followed lab protocols.
• Informed patients of testing procedures.
• Collect data and documentation.

Registered Polysomnographic Technologist - Rockford Memorial Hospital - Rockford, Il

(2010-10 - 2011-09)

• Prepared patients for testing and communication of test procedures, pap therapy, and sleep health.
• Followed physician orders and lab protocols.
• Provided pediatric testing.
• Scored sleep studies.
• Worked with Nihon Khoden system.

Registered Polysomnographic Technologist - Merit Sleep Management - Lombard, Il

(2009-11 - 2010-10)

• Provided patients with information about test procedures, wiring, and monitoring devices.
• Followed physician's orders.
• Fitted patients with correct mask sizes and allowed patient's time for desensitization.
• Provided patients information about sleep disordered breathing and sleep health.

Registered Polysomnographic Technologist - Joliet Pain Care Center - Joliet, Il

(2006-05 - 2008-03)

• Performed day sleep studies, MSLTs, and scored sleep studies.
• Prepared patients for testing by effectively communicating test procedures.
• Experienced working in company's DME, set up patients with cpap, mask fitting, and inventory of DME supplies.
• Follow up phone calls to patients regarding therapy.
• Participated in cpap support groups.

EEG/Sleep Tech - Mercy Medical Center - Clinton, Ia

(2003-03 - 2006-05)

• Performed sleep studies and also worked in EEG performing EEGs on patients, both inpatients and outpatients, and worked with pediatrics in both EEG and Sleep testing.
• Scheduled sleep and EEG studies, scored sleep studies.
• Mentored students on correct 10/20 measurements and recognition of abnormal EEGs.

Certified Medical Assistant - Clinton Urgent Care - Clinton, Ia

(2000-08 - 2004-08)

• Triage patients, administered shots and vaccines to both adult and pediatrics.
• Performed phlebotomy,blood work, drug analysis, and sterilization of equipment.
• Assisted physician in minor surgical procedures and gynecological exams.
• Filed reports and charts, scheduled appointments and cleaned exams rooms.

Associate of Applied Science - Electroneurodiagnostics - Scott Community College (2003-08)

Medical Assistant - Hamilton Technical College (2001-05)