Medical Instrument Technician-Polysomnography Job in Brockton, MA

Summary

This job is open to

• The public

  U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties

The Polysomnographic technologist has multiple clinical and technical responsibilities. The majority of these functions will be performed at the Bedford Veterans Administration Site within VISN 1 under the direction of the Boston Healthcare System. The responsibilities at this location will include but not limited to managing the Home Sleep Study Program, Establishes and maintains CPAP Compliance Monitoring Program, as well as providing a Sleep Clinic Support for equipment, education and any other related issues that arise to meet the patient's needs.

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Act independently and recognize that technical decisions will vary with each patient based on their medical condition and patient reaction to the variety of tests performed. Each action by the technologist may further vary due to the response or result from the patient.
• Participates in the development of new procedures and assists and reviews existing procedures, updating them in accordance with new equipment and clinical practice.
• Set up the patients with monitoring devices according to established rules and protocols.
• Recognize and respond appropriately to critical events that can occur in sleep, such as cardiac arrhythmias, seizure disorders, and other medical emergencies.
• Provides oversight of the HST program to assure that it meets with all Joint Commission, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and other regulatory bodies prescribed standards.
• Assists in ordering sleep lab equipment.
• Provide instruction to day and night sleep lab staff to insure quality and efficiency of care.
• Score sleep studies as well as be up to date on rule changes of scoring
• Communicate effectively with a range of personnel within the Health System, including physicians, nurses, administration and clinic managers.
• Registered with the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologist - Maintain BLS certification.
• Maintain a safe work environment.
• Keep up to date on changes in sleep medicine by regularly attending courses related to sleep medicine with the ability to adapt to future technological changes and continue educational development.
• Performs triage, rearranges schedules according to patient priorities.
• Responsible for downloading compliance data utilizing disk or wireless modems to track patient compliance and creates reports for the sleep specialist to review in clinic.

• This position is in the Excepted Service.
• This position is a NAGE Bargaining Unit position.
• Due to a critical staffing shortage, 38 U.S.C. § 7412 waives the requirement to apply Veterans' preference for this job announcement.
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
• Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) will be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.

How You Will Be Evaluated

Required Documents

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 05/22/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12729876.

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2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.

Next steps

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.

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NOTE: Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted. HCP in violation of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, remote and onsite, paid and without compensation, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work at these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with patients outside VA medical facilities.