Medical Instrument Technician (Polysomnography)

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. Major 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. Qualifications: Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the Education and / or Experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. GS-08 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: conducting polysomnography tests; analyzing polysomnography test results; maintaining polysomnography equipment.. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: One and a half years of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as: Polysomnography or Sleep Technology. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total semester hours minus 18) by 9. Add the two percentages.