Duties
A Sleep Technologist must have the ability to organize and manage time effectively, exercise independent judgment, assume responsibility for their own work/actions, and sometimes work under stressful conditions, remain focused, maintain the ability to prioritize and transition between tasks quickly. They must possess ethical judgment, integrity, honesty, dependability and accountability.
The major functions of a MIT Polysomnography include, but are not limited, to the following and require that the employee, with or without reasonable accommodations, be able to:
- Patient instruction and education:
- Patient setup, calibration and acquisition performance verification
- Monitoring of multiple physiological data throughout the test
- Troubleshooting of polysomnographic recording equipment
- Identify and treat sleep related breathing disorders
- Recognize the need for medical intervention if patient safety is at risk
- Remove, and sterilize electrodes and sensors at completion of study
- The staging of the sleep studies
- Document all data in CPRS including for scoring
- Gather and Analyze Patient Information:
- Conduct and adhere to all Polysomnographic Procedures
- Maintains an expertise in the applications and devices used in portable unattended home sleep apnea monitoring. Including technical aspects, care, and cleaning
- Conducts a sleep clinic were patients are instructed on the "hook up" procedures used with portable monitoring devices and auto-titrating CPAP units to be issued for home use
- Conducts portable monitoring and autotitrating CPAP procedures in hospitalized patients suspected of having sleep apnea
- Educates other personnel, including respiratory therapists or physicians, in the use of portable monitoring when requested or required
- Maintains quality assurance in accordance with American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) guidelines and standards regarding Portable monitoring devices and autotitrating CPAP use
- Contributes to written administrative protocols regarding the home sleep study pathway when required
- Inventories, tracks and recovers portable sleep apnea monitoring equipment and auto-titrating CPAP units issued for home use or in- hospital use
- Trouble shoots patient questions regarding home sleep studies
- Manages home sleep study data in conjunction with the chief sleep technologist and the director of sleep medicine
- Conducts CPAP acclimatization procedures, and mask fittings/selections
- Maintains a work safe environment to include non-technical maintenance of equipment, safety checks, cleaning, stocking, etc.
- Consults with the lead Technologist in unusual situations for which there are no clear precedents.
- Treat veterans with physical disabilities, injuries, or disease by use of a wide range of techniques and procedures.
- Perform work using a variety of polysomnography equipment
- Emergency medical equipment (AED).
- Adapts the equipment to the veteran based on information gained through trained observation and laboratory procedures.
- They must be reliable, able to work independently and be self-motivated.
- Responsible for special projects in clinical and educational areas for patients and staff.
- Score sleep/wake stages by applying professionally accepted guidelines and clinical events according to center specific protocols.
Work Schedule: 7:30pm-7:30am, and 1 shift of 7:30pm-11:30am
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66
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Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 12427-F
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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How to Apply
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/25/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12735023.
- To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
- Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
Next steps
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