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How to get into Polysomnograhy without being an RT
Hello. My name is Bob. I am a 42 year home builder working on a career change, to sleep tech. Wow! Confusing! I've been taking random online medical classes, just to get back into the swing of learning. I then planned on taking the 80hr. A-Step program in sleep medicine next month, to make me, what I thought, eligable for an entry level position at a sleep lab however, I've come to the realization that in order to become a poly tech, I'll have to become a resp. therpst. first. It seems no clinic will bring me in as a sleep tech trainee, even if I go and get the 80hr. A-STEP course done. They all seem to want RT's. I was hoping to get in with just the education of sleep technology, and without having to go back to a college for 2 years to become an RT. Does anyone have some advice???
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As mentioned, the A-step modules are a great place to start. Once you have a few completed, it shows how serious you are about getting into the field. A potential employer may hire you just for that. There are some sleep techs out there that are not even doing these!
A couple of the books I used to get Registered are:
Principles and Practices of Sleep Medicine by Kryger, Roth, and Dement
Atlas of Clinical Polysomnography by Nic Butkov
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