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This Medical Instrument Technician (Polysomnography) position is located within the Sleep Disorders Laboratory at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas. If you are not a current, permanent VA employee or Federal employee from another agency, you should apply under CBST-12924928-26-JA. Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include (but are not limited to): * Explains procedures and protocols to patients to insure patient comfort for optimal sleep recording tests. * Operates polysomnographic recording instruments to obtain an electroencephalographic record of the patient sleep, Recognizes and annotates normal sleep stages respiratory events, sleep movements, nocturnal seizure, parasomnias and REM behavior disorders. * Conduct respiratory related treatment with nasal continuous positive pressure (PAP) in patients per sleep laboratory protocol or as instructed by the physician. * Completes patient assessments through direct contact, charts reviews and other means as appropriate and share the information with health care team members. * Responsible for selecting and adapting equipment and techniques to individual patients to comply with the physician's instructions. * Collects, analyzes and integrates patient information to identify and meet the patient-specific needs. * Prepares and calibrates Nocturnal and Home Sleep Testing equipment required for testing to determine proper functioning and adjust if necessary. * Performs appropriate physiologic calibrations to ensure proper signals and makes adjustments if necessary. * Follows procedural protocols for Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT), adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV), and parasomnia studies, PAP, oxygen titration and Inspire Device Activation, etc. Inspire device titration to ensure collection of appropriate data. Work Schedule: Intermittent; subject to change based on the needs of the facility Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child. Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66. Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 580-02133-F; 580-02134-F; 580-02118-F; 580-02119-F; 580-02120-F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized