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Night Sleep Technician

(ID: 2024-7010)

Axle is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations nationally and abroad. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the top research organizations and facilities in the country including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Axle is seeking a Night Sleep Technician to join our vibrant team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) supporting the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) located in Bethesda, MD.

Benefits We Offer:

  • 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees
  • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
  • 401K match up to 5%
  • Educational Benefits for Career Growth
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Flexible Spending Accounts:
    • Healthcare (FSA)
    • Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)
    • Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)
    • Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

Overall Position Summary and Objectives

Contractor will independently provide support services to satisfy the overall operational objectives of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

 

Deliverables:

 

  • Work products and documents related to monitoring population of patients for sleep testing. – Ad-Hoc 

  • Work products and documents related to scoring sleep studies within AASM; preparing reports for review and interpretation; maintaining sleep diagnostic software, and all categories and brands of sleep diagnostic systems. – Ad-Hoc 

  • Work products and documents related to monitoring, troubleshooting and arranging for repair of equipment; maintaining patient and staff safety. – Ad-Hoc 

  • Work products and documents related to writing policies and procedures for Sleep Service; generating statistical reports to monitor productivity and operational issues; reviewing and updating Policy and Procedure manual. – Ad-Hoc

 

Work Details:

 

  • Ensure patient employee safety, and Quality Assurance. 1 
  • Triage and advise clinical staff on additional sleep testing parameters when other information may be useful or must be obtained to promote research goals. 2 
  • Perform daytime testing according to AASM Guidelines and established policies and procedures. 3 
  • Employ a high level of expertise regarding sleep peripheral sensors and their application to a specific patient population or category of patient when performing sleep studies.
  • Score sleep studies within the AASM Service Directors guidelines; score all sleep studies; prepare reports for review and interpretation by the Service Director.
  • Troubleshoot all equipment; monitor the condition of diagnostic equipment and repair replacement of the same; ensure patient employee safety, and Quality Assurance.
  • Ensure that scoring and reports provided by technicians and sleep technologists are consistent, reliable and adhere to the same standards as outlined by the Service Director.
  • Maintain availability by phone for technologists working at night to help trouble shoot technical equipment needs, or other challenges that may arise during study acquisition.
  • Score research data acquisitions.
  • Periodically monitor other scored records to ensure that reliability is maintained.
  • Perform polysomnographic recording based on individual patient requirement including, EEG lead and physiological monitoring placement or adjustment, monitoring leg movement, apnea, and sleep behavior. Design and implement workflow processes for ordering, scheduling and coordinating sleep studies for the Sleep Service.
  • Work with Sleep Service, nursing staff, protocol staff, NIH Clinical Center staff, and laboratory staff to schedule sleep studies to ensure adequate staffing for sleep study patients.
  • Provide recommendations on recruitment of technical staff.
  • Assist with quarterly Quality Assurance of Sleep technologist night staff.
  • Assist staff with writing policies and procedures specific for the Sleep Service.
  • Generate and maintain statistical reports to monitor department productivity and other key metrics.
  • Act as Point of Contact on the hospital ordering system; work in CRIS and Enterprise.
  • Scheduling.
  • Assist with preparation of supporting documentation for requisitions, sole-source justifications, and purchase descriptions routine Sleep Service and capital equipment purchases.
  • Troubleshoot all equipment; monitor the condition of diagnostic equipment and repair or request replacement.
  • Monitor and report on the level of resource spending for supply cost and productivity.
  • Keep sleep laboratory data aggregated and accessible.
  • Report any significant clinical and or operational issues to the Service Director.
  • Orient incoming staff to include Fellows Post-Bac IRTAs Sleep technologist on sleep device related issues.
  • Orient staff on the current AASM standards for data acquisition and Sleep Service Equipment.
  • Maintain adequate supplies needed for sleep laboratory.
  • Communicate with staff on any technical issues concerning sleep technicians and or acquisition systems.
  • Work in collaboration with protocol teams and clinical staff when coordinating sleep studies.
  • Maintain and revise workflow processes as needed to continue Sleep Service operations.
  • Maintain constant dialogue and working relationships with nursing teams on all units where sleep studies are performed.
  • In collaboration with the Sleep Service Team, expand the Sleep Service into all NIH Clinic Center areas as needs arise, i.e., Pre-surgical OSA screening, mask-fittings, incorporation of 7SE-N beds, addition of testing resources.
  • Work products and documents related to monitoring population of patients for sleep testing. 

 

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 represents priority rankings, where 1 is highest priority and 5 is lowest priority of those ranked

Minimum Education

Bachelor

Additional Qualifications:

 

Certifications & Licenses:

  • Bachelor’s degree and Registered Electroencephalographic Technologist (REEGT) 

 

Field of Study:

  • Miscellaneous Health Medical Professions 

     

Software:

  • Microsoft Office Suites 

 

Skills:

  • Maintain subject matter expertise with respect to the sleep study process.

 

Disclaimer:The above description is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individuals assigned to this position or job description. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job description or responsibilities as needed.

The diversity of Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment based on age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact: careers@axleinfo.com

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Salary Range
$45—$50 USD

Recruitment and Outreach Specialist

(ID: 2025-8879)

Axle is a bioscience and
information technology company that offers advancements in
translational research, biomedical informatics, and data
science applications to research centers and healthcare
organizations nationally and abroad. With experts in
biomedical science, software engineering, and program
management, we focus on developing and applying research
tools and techniques to empower decision-making and
accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the
top research organizations and facilities in the country
including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of
Health (NIH).

Axle
is seeking a
Recruitment and Outreach Specialist to join our vibrant team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) supporting the National Institute on Aging (NIA) in Baltimore, MD.

Benefits We Offer:

  • 100%
    Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees
  • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
  • 401K match up to 5%
  • Educational
    Benefits for Career Growth
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Flexible
    Spending Accounts:

    • Healthcare (FSA)
    • Parking
      Reimbursement Account (PRK)
    • Dependent
      Care Assistant Program (DCAP)
    • Transportation
      Reimbursement Account (TRN)

Overall Position Summary and Objectives

The contractor will independently provide support services to satisfy the overall operational objectives

Deliverables:

  • Work products and documents related to high school student Entry and Exit Interviews.
  • Weekly one-on-one meetings.
  • Development and delivery of high school student orientations, evaluations; and recruitment plans for high school students. – Ad-Hoc 
  • Work products and documents related to managing, supporting, and enhancing training activities for IRP high school students.
  • Serve as training coordinator; improve training and education opportunities for high school students at the NIA. – Ad-Hoc 
  • Work products and documents related to organizing and implementing the NIA IRP Shock Academy for Introduction to Laboratory Skills (SAILS), the OITE Workshops, Seminars, Counseling, and a curriculum of workshops for high school students. – Ad-Hoc 
  • Work products and documents related to coordinating and implementing activities in coordination with the NIA IRP Training Director and NIA IRP Recruitment Specialist. – Ad-Hoc 
  • Work products and documents related to reporting on plans, priorities, and progress to NIA IRP Training Director and NIA IRP Recruitment Specialist.
  • Written reports are required as well as responses to data calls.
  • Meetings and events are attended. – Ad-Hoc

Work Details:

  • Provide support for the NIA IRP Training Office; including trainee communication and event assistance. 1
  • Initiate outreach opportunities for trainees with organizations in Baltimore City and surrounding communities. 2 
  • Plan, design, and implement a career tracking program and evaluate the impact NIA training may have had in enhancing the careers of high school trainees. 3
  • Develop and coordinate a curriculum of workshops for high school trainees. 4  
  • Organize and implement the NIA IRP Shock Academy for Introduction to Laboratory Skills (SAILS) for high school students. 5 
  • Collaborate with the Deputy Scientific Director and the NIA IRP Recruitment Specialist on the development of recruitment and training and monitoring of all high school and post-baccalaureate trainees. 
  • Recruit student applicants to the SAILS program from local Baltimore City Schools as well as from students within a 40-mile radius of the Baltimore campus. 
  • Develop the selection process for student interns, establishing a selection committee composed of NIA IRP scientific staff and chaired by the NIA Training Director. 
  • Develop and deliver a four to five-hour orientation designed for NIA high school interns. Arrange regular individual meetings and check-ins with all high school students and facilitate peer and near-peer networking opportunities. 
  • Assess lab climate with careful attention to whether the environment is appropriate for high school trainees through site visits and exit interviews. 
  • Develop and implement regularly occurring scientific mentor training for all scientific staff supervising high school students and other NIA trainees. 

  • Coordinate and implement, in collaboration with the NIA Training Director and the NIA IRP Recruitment Specialist, the following activities: 

    – New high school student‘ Responsible Conduct of Research Training; Yearly ‘Refresher Responsible 

    – Conduct of Research Training for high school students; 

    – Conduct high school trainee onboarding and orientation meetings with the NIA IRP Recruitment Specialist.

    – Conduct exit interviews with all departing intramural research program high school trainees.

    – Enter and analyze all Exit Data and provide a yearly report.

    – Coordinate OITE Workshops, Seminars, and Counseling related to high school trainees.

    – Regularly update the NIA KIOSK Training Office Site with information relevant to high school trainees. 

  • Coordinates community outreach efforts and activities for the program. 
  • Develop and execute study recruitment plans and strategies, to include marketing, community outreach, health education, etc. for all clinical research studies and provide support for promotional special events such as open houses, outreach and community events, tours, etc. 
  • Coordinate the community outreach and social marketing platform and maintain a consistent message in the community regarding the program’s mission. 
  • Work with staff on planning and implementing the program to encourage participation by the public in clinical trials and in building public trust and make recommendations to Principal Investigators and researchers for media campaigns for research study protocols. 
  • Facilitate and interact with community organizations and advocacy groups on behalf of the research program. Works closely with management to coordinate the content of materials, advertisements, and marketing messages. Initiate and maintain databases of pending and approved materials, core community contacts, recruitment, and participation histories, and program performance measures. 
  • Coordinate relevant data, including facts, figures, statistics, and graphics for use in documents and presentations. Monitor and evaluate program metrics and management of program timelines.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 represents
priority rankings, where 1 is highest priority and 5 is
lowest priority of those ranked

Minimum Education:

Bachelor

Additional Qualifications:

Certifications & Licenses:

  • Bachelor’s degree in the sciences, education, or a related discipline
  • Minimum of three (3) years of related experience. 

 

Field of Study:

  • Biology  

  • General Education 

     

Software:

  • MS Office 

 

Skills:

  • Previous experience with teaching, training, counseling, or mentoring high school students. 
  • Experience working with outside vendors. 
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.

Disclaimer:The
above description is meant to illustrate the general
nature of work and level of effort being performed
by individuals assigned to this position or job
description. This is not restricted as a complete
list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or
assignments required. Individuals may be required to
perform duties outside of their position, job
description or responsibilities as needed.

The diversity of
Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly
committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of
employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination
or harassment based on age, race, gender, religion, national
origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status,
sexual orientation, status with respect to public
assistance, and other characteristics protected under state,
federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or
induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.

Accessibility: If
you need an accommodation as part of the employment process
please contact: careers@axleinfo.com

This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.

Salary Range
$70,000—$80,000 USD