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Respiratory and Sleep Technician resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what respiratory and sleep technicians actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most respiratory and sleep technicians should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Respiratory and sleep technician with experience in lung function testing, overnight polysomnography, and patient care. Skilled in operating diagnostic equipment, scoring sleep studies, and maintaining accurate records. Committed to delivering high-quality results that support specialist diagnosis and patient management.
Key skills
- Patient care and support
- Clinical assessment and treatment
- Infection control and hygiene
- Plant and equipment operation
- Medical administration and records
- Compumedics polysomnography systems
- Nox Medical sleep diagnostic software
- Diagnostic spirometers
- Pulse oximeters
- CPAP and bilevel titration devices
- Attention to detail
- Written communication
Experience: example bullet points
- Performed spirometry, lung volume, and gas transfer tests on up to 25 patients per day, ensuring accurate calibration and quality control.
- Monitored overnight polysomnography recordings in a six-bed sleep unit, identifying artefacts and clinical events for specialist review.
- Scored sleep stages and respiratory events from polysomnography data, reducing reporting turnaround from five days to three.
- Maintained and calibrated respiratory diagnostic equipment, achieving consistent compliance with infection control standards.
- Prepared patients for lung function and sleep studies, explaining procedures clearly to reduce anxiety and improve test quality.
Education
Typical entry is via a Bachelor of Health Science (Clinical Measurement), a Diploma of Respiratory Technology, or a Certificate IV in Health Care with on-the-job training. Some technicians hold postgraduate qualifications in sleep science.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- ANZSRS
- Certified Respiratory Function Scientist
- CRFS
- Registered Polysomnographic Technologist
- RPSGT
- spirometry
- polysomnography
- PSG
- CPAP titration
- bilevel titration
- lung function laboratory
- sleep unit
- infection control
- AS/NZS 4187
- patient records
- clinical documentation
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.