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