Medical Instrument Technician - Polysomnography

Veterans Health Administration • Salt Lake City, UT

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Instrument Technician - Polysomnography evaluates, manages, and educates patients with sleep disorders, supporting high-quality patient care and adherence to sleep medicine protocols. The role supports patients through telehealth, in-person appointments, and telephone consultations, with a focus on appropriate use of positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy. It requires expertise in sleep-disorder diagnostics, PAP technologies, and regulatory standards.

The technician triages consults, supports CPAP clinic operations, manages sleep-study data, and provides patient education and equipment troubleshooting. The role also includes coordinating oxygen therapy with Home Oxygen services, maintaining patient records and clinic schedules in CPRS, reviewing and archiving sleep studies, preparing technical reports for physician review and quality assurance, ensuring provider contract compliance, and collaborating with healthcare teams to support continuity of care.

This is an open continuous announcement through December 21, 2026. The initial application cutoff is November 2, 2026; eligible applications received later may be referred at regular intervals or as vacancies occur. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Ad-hoc telework may be available under agency policy; this is not a virtual position. The full-performance level is GS-8, and selections may be made at grades GS-4 through GS-8. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized.

Applicants must meet applicable U.S. citizenship, English proficiency, and grade-specific experience or education requirements. The job requires a 1- or 2-year trial period. Physical duties include standing, bending, walking, stooping, pushing and pulling patient stretchers and mobile imaging equipment, occasionally lifting and carrying items up to 30 pounds, keyboard use, and positioning patients. Heavy lifting of totally incapacitated patients is performed with assistance. Work may involve eyestrain, disagreeable odors, minor injuries, and transporting portable equipment to patient bedsides.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship, subject to the stated exception for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Meet the applicable GS-grade experience or education requirements: GS-4 requires one year of qualifying experience or two years of post-high-school education/an associate degree in a directly related field; GS-5 requires one year of qualifying experience or four academic years of related post-high-school education/a relevant bachelor's degree; GS-6 requires one year of qualifying experience at the next lower level; GS-7 requires one year of qualifying experience at the next lower level, including ability to independently conduct difficult standardized polysomnography examinations; GS-8 requires one year of experience comparable to GS-7, including knowledge of complex procedures and uncommon or rare sleep disorders.
• Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities for the grade sought, including relevant medical terminology, equipment operation, patient positioning and response recognition, polysomnography procedures, sleep-study equipment, PAP titration and therapy, sleep-stage scoring, and reporting as applicable to the grade.
• Complete required background/security investigation and onboarding steps.
• Submit all application requirements listed in the announcement's Required Documents section.
• Participate in the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Serve a 1- or 2-year trial period, subject to written certification for continued employment.
• Meet the stated physical demands, including patient positioning and equipment handling.

Nice To Haves

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification is strongly desirable at GS-6 or above.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification is highly desirable at GS-8.
• Registration by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) is highly desirable.
• Grandfathering provision may apply to current VHA employees in this occupation who meet the applicable criteria.

Responsibilities

• Apply established protocols to interpret and score sleep studies accurately.
• Identify and treat sleep-related breathing disorders within the scope of the role.
• Provide PAP therapy expertise, including mask fitting and setup of CPAP, BiPAP, AVAPS, and Servo Ventilator devices.
• Coordinate appropriate oxygen therapy with Home Oxygen services.
• Fit PAP masks and educate patients on equipment use.
• Set up and troubleshoot CPAP/BiPAP equipment and re-evaluate patients.
• Enroll patients in and manage CPAP/BiPAP clinic follow-up programs.
• Provide compassionate patient service and guidance on PAP-related concerns through telehealth, in-person visits, and telephone consultations.
• Use CPRS to manage patient records, consult tracking, and clinic scheduling.
• Review and archive sleep studies and ensure data accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare technical summary reports for physician review and quality assurance.
• Ensure contract compliance with home oxygen and CPAP providers.
• Develop and implement process improvements to improve clinic efficiency.
• Collaborate with healthcare teams to ensure continuity of care.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for eligible employees and their families; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.
• Eligible applicants may request prior work or military service credit toward annual leave accrual; approval is not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed