Clinical Coordinator (Polysomnography)

Summary

About the Position: The Clinical Coordinator (Polysomnography) provides support to the A. T. Augusta Military Medical Center in Fort Belvoir VA, helping ensure consistent, high-quality patient care and facility operations. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Responsibilities

Schedule all types of sleep studies (e.g., polysomnography, CPAP/BiPAP titrations, MWT, MSLT, home sleep testing and PAP naps), assign RPSGT staff, manage patient flow, and ensure adequate staffing and coverage, including administrative aspects.

Oversee polysomnography, CPAP titrations, MSLT, MWT, and other studies while ensuring proper patient preparation, equipment setup, safety, comfort, privacy, and technologist performance, promoting high-quality care.

Direct involvement in patient care as appropriate to the coordinator's scope, such as performing mask fitting and providing patient care for CPAP users.

Review study quality, scoring, documentation, develop and maintain clinical protocols, standard operating procedures, checklists, and quality-assurance processes.

Ensure compliance with accreditation requirements, organizational policies, regulatory requirements, privacy, and infection-control practices, and patient-safety guidelines.

Ensure equipment maintenance, calibration, cleaning, repair, and availability of supplies.

Orient, train, mentor, and evaluate RPSGTs and other staff. Track credentials, coordinate continuing education, support competency assessments, and assist with recruitment and staff development.

Address technical or clinical issues, monitor performance metrics (e.g., study completio, participate in audits, incident reviews, and support quality-improvement initiatives, including efforts to increase the efficiency of providers.

Serve as a primary communication link among RPSGTs, sleep physicians, referring providers, patients, and other stakeholders. Communicate with sleep physicians regarding abnormal findings, technical problems, or urgent patient concerns.

Report staffing, operational, clinical, compliance, and quality concerns medical director.

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. Basic Requirement for Clinical Coordinator (Polysomnography): Degree: Bachelor's or graduate (or higher level) degree with major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes coordinating day-to-day operations of a sleep disorder center; scheduling and managing sleep study appointments; overseeing quality assurance activities; and compiling data for reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Health Education, Biological Sciences. 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 second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Preferred: Certification in Clinical Sleep Health (CSH) obtained through BRPT, demonstrating advanced knowledge in patient-centered sleep health education and management, or willing to obtain CSH certification after hire. Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT), certified by the BRPT, with demonstrated competency in sleep study preparation, data acquisition, scoring, and patient care.

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/.