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Medical Instrument Technician (Polysomnography-Sleep Medicine)

Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration
Veterans Health Administration
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Summary

The CPAP Clinic Technician is responsible for providing excellent care to patients with sleep disordered breathing who require the use of positive airway pressure. The CPAP Clinic Technician will educate patients on the use of positive airway pressure, evaluate patients in the CPAP Clinic to ensure adequate delivery of therapy with positive airway pressure equipment and supplies and monitor the effectiveness of therapy with positive airway pressure.


Overview

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Open & closing dates
06/18/2025 to 06/30/2025
Salary
$55,328 to - $71,932 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 8
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Murfreesboro, TN
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
None
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determination process
Announcement number
CBTG-12751951-25-AZ
Control number
839127900

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Clarification from the agency

All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.

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Duties

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This represents the full performance level. At this level Polysomnographic Technicians are able to interact fully with the patient and physician to diagnose sleep disorders including those that are uncommon or rare. They are able to conduct full sleep studies including overnight studies and evaluate the relationship of events, sleep stages, and possible medical conditions which influence or result from events occurring during sleep. They anticipate problems likely to occur during the sleep study and prepare for such situations, make changes in established procedures, or recommend alternative courses of action. They are able to mentor lower graded technicians.

  • The incumbent is responsible for evaluating veterans with sleep disordered breathing in the CPAP Clinic and occasionally in the acute or long-term care facilities at Alvin C. York. The functions include performing patient assessments, based on established policies and protocols, to provide proper patient education, function, fitting, and treatment (desensitization) of positive airway pressure equipment. The incumbent is responsible for receiving data from positive airway pressure devices in order to monitor patient compliance and response to therapy and notifying the appropriate sleep specialist for patients with a suboptimal therapeutic response. All clinical encounters must be appropriately documented in the electronic medical record in accordance with VHA guidelines.
  • Staffing the CPAP Clinic also requires handling phone calls related to the proper use of positive airway pressure devices. As such, all phone calls and other standard mechanisms of communication at TVHS, including CPRS alerts, email and Microsoft Teams, must be answered promptly. All phone calls must be answered or returned, and a note must be entered into the electronic medical record in accordance with VHA guidelines.
  • For high-risk patients seen in the CPAP clinic, the incumbent is responsible for collaborating with the Denver logistics Center to expedite the provision of positive airway pressure equipment.
  • For patients with newly diagnosed sleep disordered breathing and enrolled in the CPAP Education Clinic, the incumbent will order and set up positive airway pressure equipment as prescribed and in accordance to established policies and protocols. All clinical encounters and CPAP Supply consult notes must be appropriately documented in the electronic medical record in accordance with VHA guidelines and established policies and protocols.
  • The incumbent will provide patient instruction/education to include such things as equipment use, fitting, and maintenance.
  • The incumbent acts as first line liaison for questions from patients and their representatives, nurses, vendors, Prosthetics staff, and primary and specialty care services. As such, all phone calls and other standard mechanisms of communication at TVHS, including CPRS alerts, email and Microsoft, must be answered promptly.
  • The CPAP Clinic Technician works in coordination with patients, providers, staff and Prosthetics/vendors in matters related to the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders.
  • The CPAP Clinic Technician works in coordination with the Supervisor, Lead Technician and other sleep laboratory staff to ensure timeliness of patient education, delivery of services and effectiveness of the program.
  • The CPAP Clinic Technician works in coordination with providers to ensure that adequate therapy for patients with sleep disordered breathing is delivered and to identify and address significant clinical problems that require immediate attention.
  • Other duties as assigned by the Lead Technician, Supervisor and the Neurology Service Chief or designee.
Work Schedule: M-F 8-4:30 pm
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
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 #: 71163-F
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

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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.
  • Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements:

United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

Licensure or Certification: Licensure or Certification is not required for this occupation; however, it is strongly desirable at GS-6 or above as evidence of possession of the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities. Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certifications are desirable.

English Language Proficiency: Medical Instrument Technicians must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with chapter 2, section D, paragraph 5a.

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

GS-8 Medical Instrument Technician (Polysomnography)

Experience: At least 1 year of experience comparable to the next lower grade level, GS-7, which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics related to the duties of the positions to be filled. This would be experience which provided a knowledge of the more complex procedures as well as knowledge of the uncommon and/or rare sleep disorders.

Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:1. Advanced knowledge or the International Classification of Sleep Disorders and the ability to recognize uncommon and/or rare sleep disorders.2. Ability to summarize and report polysomnographic data in narrative form.3. Knowledge of event characteristics (e.g., respiratory, cardiac, sleep stage, seizures, etc.) and ability to take appropriate action.4. Ability to provide briefings and orientation to hospital staff including physicians.

Certification: Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) is required at this level.

Preferred Experience: Polysomnography Experience, Sleep Medicine. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications is desirable for employees at this level. Certification by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) is highly desired but not required at this level.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS 8.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described are the representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable the individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color, vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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/.

Additional information

Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.

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