Peter Nguyen
Long Beach,CA
Summary
Patient-focused Registered Polysomnographic Technologist committed to delivering high-quality care. Adept at performing procedures to help obtain patient diagnoses and develop treatment plans.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist
Children's Hospital of Orange County
12.2014 - Current
- Greet Parents at main lobby of hospital and escort family to Sleep Center.
- Assure family feels comfortable.
- Explained in details of testing procedure which was ordered by Family doctor.
- Answer any questions family might have.
- Carefully and accurately place EEG and monitoring sensors on patient.
- Working with patients with special needs.
- Working with patients with difficulty tolerating procedure.
- Work together with other Techs to ensure safety of patients and tech.
- Successfully collect and accurately score study.
- Initiate CPAP/ BIPAP and O2 titration according to Dr's order.
- Titrate per LAB protocol.
- Contact on-call physician during the night if patient needs immediate medical attention due to severity of study.
- In the AM transfer all studies to database. Assure work area is clean and sanitized.
- Carefully D/C patient in the morning and escort family back to Lobby.
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
09.2019 - 10.2025
- Explained thoroughly testing procedure to each patient.
- Attend to patient need.
- Ran complete and accurate sleep studies in an Adult Lab Setting.
- Accurately Score and Stage Studies per AASM criteria.
- Successful CPAP/ BiPAP and ASV Titration.
- Initiate Supplemental Oxygen per Lab Protocol.
- Mask Fit in the morning for patients who did not meet SPLIT night criteria in time or insufficient AHI events.
- Safely unhook patient and discharge patient.
Education
Associate in Science (A.S.) - Polysomnography
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
Costa Mesa, CA05.2013
High School Diploma -
Waterford Kettering High School
Waterford, MI05-2005
Skills
- Registered Polysomnographic Technologist
- EEG placement
- Sleep study scoring
- CPAP titration
- ASV titration
- BPAP titration
- Safety compliance
- Patient care
- Patient education
- Family engagement
- Attention to detail
- Effective communication
- Time management
- Critical thinking
- Respiratory event scoring
- Pediatric sleep studies
- Oxygen saturation monitoring
- Above Global Average AASM ISR Scoring
Certification
BRPT Registered Polysomnographic Technologist
References
- Shabnam Zaidova, RPSGT
Shabnam.Zaidova@choc.org
(610) 780-8810
Languages
English
Full Professional
Vietnamese
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
09.2019 - 10.2025
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist
Children's Hospital of Orange County
12.2014 - Current
Associate in Science (A.S.) - Polysomnography
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
High School Diploma -
Waterford Kettering High School