Job Description

Sleep Medicine Physician (MD/DO)

Position Summary

The Sleep Medicine Physician provides comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, and management of sleep disorders across adult and/or pediatric populations, depending on training and credentialing. This role emphasizes evidence-based care, interdisciplinary collaboration, and longitudinal management to improve sleep health, daytime functioning, and overall quality of life.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluate and manage patients with sleep disorders including obstructive and central sleep apnea, insomnia, hypersomnia, narcolepsy, parasomnias, circadian rhythm disorders, and restless legs syndrome
• Perform comprehensive sleep histories and physical examinations
• Interpret diagnostic studies including in-laboratory polysomnography, home sleep apnea testing, and actigraphy
• Develop and implement individualized treatment plans, including positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy, oral appliance referral, behavioral interventions, and pharmacologic management
• Monitor treatment adherence and effectiveness; adjust therapy as needed
• Provide outpatient sleep clinic care and inpatient consultation services as applicable
• Collaborate with pulmonology, neurology, cardiology, psychiatry, otolaryngology, primary care, and behavioral sleep medicine providers
• Participate in multidisciplinary sleep conferences and care planning
• Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatment options, sleep hygiene, and lifestyle modification
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
• Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, and outcomes initiatives
• Supervise and educate residents, fellows, advanced practice providers, or sleep technologists as applicable
• Comply with all regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited medical school
• Completion of an accredited residency program in a primary specialty (e.g., Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Neurology, Pulmonology, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, or Otolaryngology)
• Completion of an accredited Sleep Medicine fellowship
• Board-eligible or board-certified in Sleep Medicine
• Ability to obtain and maintain unrestricted state medical licensure
• DEA registration or eligibility

Skills and Competencies

• Expertise in sleep disorder diagnosis and management
• Strong clinical judgment and diagnostic reasoning skills
• Proficiency in interpretation of sleep studies
• Excellent communication and patient counseling abilities
• Ability to manage chronic conditions longitudinally
• Commitment to evidence-based, patient-centered care

Work Environment

• Outpatient sleep clinics and accredited sleep centers with possible inpatient consultation responsibilities
• Schedule typically includes weekday clinic hours with limited call depending on practice model

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit, stand, and move throughout clinical environments
• Manual dexterity for examinations and device management
• Visual and auditory acuity sufficient for interpretation of diagnostic studies and patient communication

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