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This position is located in the Medical Care Line in the Pulmonary Section, Diagnostic Sleep Laboratory. The incumbent conducts polysomnograms and CPAP trials on patients in the sleep laboratory; scans patients’ health records for medical conditions and medications pertinent to the performance of each sleep laboratory procedure; explains procedures and protocols to patients to insure patient comfort for optimal recording of test; operates polysomnographic recording instruments to obtain an electroencephalographic record of a patient’s sleep; recognizes and annotates normal sleep stages, obstructive, central and mixed sleep apneas, sleep movements, nocturnal seizures, and parasomnias such as nocturnal myoclonus or REM behavior disorder; monitors recorded eye movements, patient limb, and chin motion as recorded by surface electromyography, nasal air flow thermistors, chest and abdominal strain gauges, ECG and pulse oximetry recordings and annotates record when these are abnormal or disturbed by artifact; operates audiovisual recording instruments; scores polysomnograms using computer assisted scoring program identifying sleep stages, apneas, oximetry readings, and movements partially while record is being produced, completing scoring at the end of the study; conducts respiratory related treatment trials with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or bilevel positive airway pressure (BIPAP) in patients per sleep laboratory protocol or as instructed by the physician; prepares the patient for tests by reassuring the patient, providing basic education concerning the nature of the testing, allaying fears, or misconceptions; performs operator maintenance of all sleep laboratory equipment and requests maintenance on equipment that he/she cannot maintain as needed; performs other miscellaneous duties as time permits or in the event of patient cancellation and various other duties as assigned.Applications will be accepted from United States citizens nationwide. Permanent Full-Time.

The successful candidate conducts polysomnograms and CPAP trials on patients in the sleep laboratory; scans patients health records for medical conditions and medications pertinent to the performance of each sleep laboratory procedure; explains procedures and protocols to patients to insure patient comfort for optimal recording of test; operates polysomnographic recording instruments to obtain an electroencephalographic record of a patients sleep; recognizes and annotates normal sleep stages, obstructive, central and mixed sleep apneas, sleep movements, nocturnal seizures, and parasomnias such as nocturnal myoclonus or REM behavior disorder; monitors recorded eye movements, patient limb, and chin motion as recorded by surface electromyography, nasal air flow thermistors, chest and abdominal strain gauges, ECG and pulse oximetry recordings and annotates record when these are abnormal or disturbed by artifact; operates audiovisual recording instruments; scores polysomnograms using computer assisted scoring program identifying sleep stages, apneas, oximetry readings, and movements partially while record is being produced, completing scoring at the end of the study; conducts respiratory related treatment trials with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or bilevel positive airway pressure (BIPAP) in patients per sleep laboratory protocol or as instructed by the physician; prepares the patient for tests by reassuring the patient, providing basic education concerning the nature of the testing, allaying fears, or misconceptions; performs operator maintenance of all sleep laboratory equipment and requests maintenance on equipment that he/she cannot maintain as needed; performs other miscellaneous duties as time permits or in the event of patient cancellation and various other duties as assigned.