The incumbent will be located at the William S. Middleton Hospital. The incumbent reports to the Lead Technologist, Sleep Disorders Center, who reports to the Chief or Respiratory Therapy, Chief of Medicine and to the Administrative Director and Clinical Director. The Medical Director has staff authority of the overall functioning of the Sleep Disorders Center, and reports to the Chief of Medicine who reports to the Chief of Staff. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/28/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge of operation of telecommunication systems. Knowledge of performance management concepts, principles, and practices related to planning, monitoring, rating, and rewarding employee performance. Performs program cost analysis and cost-effectiveness study for operating or administrative programs. Assists with budget formulation, justification, and execution; financial management and financial reporting . OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., if related. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. ["The incumbent will be located at the William S. Middleton Hospital. The incumbent reports to the Lead Technologist, Sleep Disorders Center, who reports to the Chief or Respiratory Therapy, Chief of Medicine and to the Administrative Director and Clinical Director. The Medical Director has staff authority of the overall functioning of the Sleep Disorders Center, and reports to the Chief of Medicine who reports to the Chief of Staff. Duties include but not limited to are listed below. Major Duties: The MIT works independently and collaboratively to plan and carry out the work of the section to achieve optimum efficiency. The MIT alerts supervisory staff to any deviations in technical or professional performance and works with the supervisory level for any needed interventions. The MIT will serve both internal and external customers. This includes patients, family members, physicians, licensed independent practitioners, nurses, volunteers, allied health professionals and all VA employees. The incumbent will ensure productivity is maintained at the established level for the program for which they are responsible. The incumbent will handle conflict and problems relating to all customers in a constructive and appropriate professional manner. The position requires the incumbent to possess or develop an understanding of any particular or unique cognitive, emotional, or physical need of the patient they are serving. Sensitivity to the special needs of all patients in respect to age, developmental requirements, and culturally related factors must be consistently achieved. Performs quality checks to ensure readiness for use during the procedure. Establishes and monitors quality control/record keeping systems and measures to assure the accuracy and validity of results. The incumbent ensures that all equipment is kept clean and safe for use in the diagnostic examinations. Independently explains the procedures and positions the patients for a variety of procedures considering the patient's age, mental and physical status in order to alter the information delivery to the patient. Performs triage, rearranges schedule according to patient priorities, oversees lower graded employees. Provides an assessment of the patient's condition throughout the patient's stay in the Department and responds appropriately when a patient's condition falls below the baseline assessment of what is stable. Checks in and stages patients for Sleep screening and CPAP clinics. Assists patients with proper fit for CPAP equipment and masks. Work Schedule: Nights, weekend rotation Telework: This is not a telework position. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Med Inst Tech(Sleep Tech)/PD000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required"]

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