Medical Instrument Technician (Polysomnography)

Summary

About the Position: This position is located at Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth under the Directorate of Surgery in Sleep Medicine, This position is for an evening shift. Primarily evenings, Work hours will be discussed during the interview. The below incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates Advance Leave Accrual Advanced In Hire Recruitment Incentive Student Loan Repayment This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

Duties

• Independently perform and monitor overnight polysomnographic studies.
• Prepare, calibrate, interface, and operate all equipment used in polysomnographic procedures.
• Explain procedures, and position patient to insure patient comfort for optimal recording of EEG.
• Record significant observations such as sleep stage, heart rate, respiration rate, oxygen saturation level, body position; presence and/or absence of sleep apnea, snoring, cardiac arrhythmias, and night terrors.
• Calibrate and maintain in proper working order complex respiratory equipment.
• Interpret data obtained from all night recording.
• Apply and verify appropriate physiological monitoring sensors.
• Identify and respond to technical and patient-related problems.
• Exercise independent judgment during overnight testing.
• Prioritize and independently manage technical and patient-care needs of overnight studies while maintaining continuous monitoring and accurate documentation.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.