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The Medical Instrument Technician - Polysomnography (MIT), plays a crucial role in the evaluation, management, & education of patients with sleep disorders, ensuring high-quality patient care & adherence to sleep medicine protocols. They support patients through telehealth, in-person appointments, and telephone consultations, ensuring optimal use of positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy. Requires expertise in sleep disorder diagnostics, PAP technologies, & adherence to regulatory standards.
Major duties: *** This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until December 21, 2026. The initial cutoff date for referral of eligible applications will be November 2, 2026. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as needed basis until positions are filled. *** Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Responsibilities include triaging consults, facilitating CPAP clinic operations, managing sleep study data, and providing direct patient education and equipment troubleshooting.
Duties include, but are not limited to: Applies established protocols for accurate sleep study interpretation and scoring. Demonstrates proficiency in identifying and treating sleep-related breathing disorders. Provides expertise in PAP therapy, including mask fitting and device setup (CPAP, BiPAP, AVAPS, Servo Ventilator). Ensures appropriate oxygen therapy coordination with Home Oxygen services.
Conducts PAP mask fittings and patient education on equipment use. Performs CPAP/BiPAP setup, troubleshooting, and re-evaluation. Enrolls and manages patients within CPAP/BiPAP clinic follow-up programs. Demonstrates strong customer service skills, providing compassionate patient interactions. Utilizes CPRS to manage patient records, consult tracking, and clinic scheduling. Reviews and archives sleep studies, ensuring data accuracy and compliance.
Generates technical summary reports for physician review and quality assurance. Ensures contract compliance with home oxygen/CPAP providers. Develops and implements process improvements for clinic efficiency. Provides guidance to patients on PAP-related concerns through multiple communication channels. Collaborates with healthcare teams to ensure continuity of care. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30AM to 4:00PM Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary & 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: May be available on an Ad-hoc basis as determined by the agency policy.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 53982A, 53983A, 53984A, 53985A, 53986A Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements: 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. 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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Education: Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.