Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Sleep Neurologist

Location: Intrepid Spirit Center (ISC), Fort Bragg, NC

Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, 40 hours per week (between 0600–1800; typical clinic hours 0700–1600)

Position Overview

The Sleep Neurologist (Somnologist) provides specialized evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of sleep and sleep-related neurological disorders for Service Members receiving care at the Fort Bragg Intrepid Spirit Center (ISC). The position supports interdisciplinary assessment and treatment of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), Anomalous Health Incidents (AHI), and complex neurological, cognitive, and behavioral health conditions. The Somnologist serves as a subject matter expert in sleep medicine and contributes to integrated, patient-centered care within a Military Treatment Facility (MTF) environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive outpatient sleep medicine services, including examination, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with sleep and breathing disorders of moderate to high complexity.
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• Evaluate patients with sleep disturbances related to TBI, neurological injury, behavioral health conditions, and AHI exposure.
• Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic studies, including polysomnography, multiple sleep latency testing, maintenance of wakefulness testing, actigraphy, overnight oximetry, and related neurological and sleep assessments.
• Diagnose sleep disorders and develop treatment plans that may include positive airway pressure therapies, oxygen therapy, pharmacologic interventions, and behavioral modalities.
• Conduct comprehensive neurological examinations as part of sleep medicine evaluations, including cranial nerve, motor, sensory, and cerebellar assessments, as appropriate.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary ISC teams, including neurologists, physiatrists, psychologists, audiologists, nurses, therapists, and social workers, to support coordinated care planning.
• Provide consultation and referral coordination with primary care managers and specialty clinics for conditions outside the scope of sleep medicine.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in sleep medicine for complex and multifaceted neurological and neuropsychiatric cases.
• Participate in interdisciplinary case conferences, quality assurance activities, and clinic process improvement initiatives.
• Educate and provide consultation to other healthcare providers, trainees, and clinical staff as assigned.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and timely clinical documentation in MHS GENESIS in accordance with DHA, MTF, and Joint Commission standards.
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• Close encounter documentation within three (3) business days and respond to secure patient messages within one (1) business day.
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• Complete required training and maintain proficiency in MHS GENESIS, Dragon dictation software, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Comply with all regulatory, credentialing, privileging, peer review, utilization management, and quality assurance requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) from an accredited U.S. or Canadian medical school (or approved equivalent).
• Board Certification: Board eligible or board certified in Sleep Medicine.
• Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted medical license in any U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia.
• Residency/Training: Successful completion of an ACGME- or AOA-accredited internship and residency program, with appropriate training in sleep medicine.
• Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Experience: Experience providing sleep medicine services in an outpatient or interdisciplinary clinical setting; experience treating complex neurological or TBI-related sleep disorders preferred.
• Security Requirements: Ability to obtain and maintain required background investigation and installation access credentials.
• Other Requirements: Ability to work under a personal services arrangement with day-to-day clinical supervision comparable to government personnel; compliance with DHA policies, MTF procedures, and Joint Commission standards.

Job Tags

Traineeship, Internship, Work at office, Monday to Friday, Night shift,

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