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Medical Instrument Technician (Polysomnography) - RPSGT
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 6 days ago
On-site Minneapolis, MN $40K – $87K Apply by Sep 11, 2026 Medical Instrument Technician ESFJINFJISFJISTJ HealthcareTrades
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The primary duties of the Medical Instrument Technician (Polysomnography) - RPSGT are to independently monitor patients during all stages of sleep utilizing a variety of sophisticated recording devices, score and analyze sleep stages in clinical polysomnographic (PSG) recordings, and perform interventions, such as positive airway pressure and oxygen therapies, with minimal supervision.
What You'll Do
- →This announcement is open continuous.
- →Certificates will be issued to the hiring manager on a weekly basis until all positions have been filled.
- →Announcement will remain open until all vacancies are filled and may close sooner than 9/11/2026.
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Receives/acts on assignments for a variety of difficult examinations on compromised patients for planned, urgent & emergent tests.
- →Performs full range of complex procedures using specialized equipment requiring precise adjustments to respond to individual patient needs, conditions or test sequences.
- →Performs sleep monitoring (PSG) on individuals with variety of sleep disorders.
- →Explains procedures and positions patient to insure comfort during variety of tests, taking into account the patient's age, mental and physical status.
- →Applies electrodes according to recognized standards using The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events.
- →Applies thoracic and abdominal transducer; pulse oximeter finger or ear probe; respiratory effort belts; nasal/oral sensors; and other equipment.
- →Recognizes sleep apnea, sleep movements, nocturnal seizures, and parasomnias such as nocturnal myoclonus and rapid eye movement (REM) behavior disorder; makes adjustments in recording parameters to optimize performance of sleep studies Annotates seizures, abnormal sleep behavior and significant respiratory events on electroencephalographic records in real time.
- →Recognizes artifacts, movements and diagnostic findings making changes in recording techniques and parameters to optimize display of the phenomenon.
- →Scans and examines environment of recording to detect/eliminate possible sources of artifacts, recognizes artifacts as they occur in real time; works rapidly to diagnose/eliminate artifacts, in order to preserve integrity of recording.
- →Monitors patient, diagnostic equipment, recording and video equipment throughout the study; obtains artifact-free data and tracings; records significant observations.
- →Provides an assessment of the patient's condition throughout the patient's stay.
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.
Personality Fit
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