Medical Instrument Technician (Polysomnography)

Allied Health Professional

Major duties include the following:

• Downloads, confirms adequate recording, and electronically transfers reports to the electronic health record folder for completion.
• Scores sleep studies and alerts providers of critical or urgent results.
• Assists in communicating sleep study results with patients and arranges for appropriate follow-up in the sleep clinic.
• Independently programs and sets up initial positive airway pressure (PAP) equipment for issue to Veteran based on prescription, including pressure adjustments per prescription or provider recommendation.
• Works with a variety of brand and types of positive airway pressure (PAP) equipment such as CPAP, BiPAP, ASV, AVAPS, and other others as well as conducting mask fittings to assure optimal mask seal and patient comfort.
• Educates Veterans on safe and proper use of PAP machine, mask, and associated equipment to assure optimal function and sleep quality. This may be done in a group or in one-on-one formats.
• Ensures patient's significant other or caregiver fully understands setup procedures and function of BiPAP/CPAP unit.
• Troubleshoots PAP equipment in CPAP clinic or in other settings as required and evaluates mask interfaces to determine causes for poor efficacy, compliance, or need for equipment replacement to correct problems whenever possible or discuss with sleep specialist if needed.
• Ability to fill in as overnight sleep technician responsibilities in case of emergencies while following duty hour limitations or overtime protocols.

Work Schedule: 7:30pm-7:00am 6 days & 7:30pm-6:30am 1 day per pay period.

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

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)

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 93079-A

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

US Department of Veterans Affairs