Currently recruiting an Sleep Medicine Physician (Somnologist) to provide care to active duty military members and their families at the Intrepid Spirit Center, Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Sleep Medicine Physician (Somnologist) is a full-time position, 80 hours per two weeks, 8 or 10 hour day shifts, Mon. - Fri., between 6: 00 AM to 6: 00 PM. Full benefits, including 22 days paid vacation/sick leave and 11 paid Federal holidays.
DUTIES OF THE SLEEP MEDICINE PHYSICIAN (SOMNOLOGIST):
- Serve as a somnologist in Sleep Medicine responsible for the examination, diagnosis and treatment of the full range of outpatients seen in the clinic. The presence of multiple chronic conditions and a wide range of sleep and breathing disorders and diseases, complicated diagnoses and treatments, requires the training and experience of a board-certified specialistmin Sleep Medicine.
- Performs a wide range of medical duties covering all aspects of disorders involving Sleep Medicine that is of moderate to severe complexity.
- Examine patients, orders, interprets, and evaluates the full range of tests when indicated in patients when diseases or pain syndromes are affecting sleep.
- Understand and utilize scoring standards as recommended by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
- Make diagnoses and prescribes appropriate treatments to include continuous positive airway pressure, bi-level airway pressure, oxygen, drugs or behavioral modalities.
- Make referrals to the appropriate clinics. Communicates with patients, referring physicians and the appropriate primary care manager for management of disorders outside the specialty of Sleep Medicine.
- Provide prescription renewal and telephone consultative services. Provide recommendations or definitive evaluation for sleep medicine and breathing related disorders in the referral region through phone consultation, telemedicine, and authorization and evaluation of air evacuation patients as appropriate. Provide episodic care to clinic patients on a walk-in basis.
- Teach and provide consultation to other health care providers nurse practitioners, physician s assistants, medical students, interns, residents, and fellows).
- Provide chart, polysomnography, and multiple sleep latency testing review for quality assurance purposes in the area of Sleep Medicine as requested.
- Examine and conduct thorough studies of presenting patients utilizing and ordering evaluation assets including electroencephalography, Magnetic-encephalography (MEG), olfactory testing, and neuro-regenerative, neuro-imaging, vestibular, and sleep study evaluations.
- Conduct comprehensive neurological exams on patients to include cranial nerve, motor/sensory and cerebellar function.
- Interpret and report out results of polysomnograms and electroencephalograms, magnetic encephalography (MEG), olfactory testing, neuro-regenerative, and neuro-cognitive evaluations.
- Provide expert assessment and interpretation of polysomnography, multiple sleep latency, maintenance of wakefulness testing, actigraphy, and overnight oximetry.
- Be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in sleep medicine in collaboration with clinicians in other medical specialties on cases involving complicated and multifaceted neurological and neuropsychiatric problems.
- Oversee and educate interdisciplinary teams responsible for testing and treating patients with sleep issues, ensuring that the highest standards of professional practice and ethics are maintained.
- Make recommendations to the ISC Director for improvement of patient and family services and clinical operations related to the implementation and conduct of quality improvement strategies.
- Work in collaboration with interdisciplinary team consisting of clinic physicians and psychologists, neuroscience researchers, pharmacists, nurses, and professionals in various specialties. Continually fosters an interdisciplinary approach to care that relies on pattern recognition of physical, behavioral, social, and spiritual conditions.
- Utilize patient records, patient performance, and family interviews and counseling as they contribute essential data in the diagnostic process and appropriate patient care.
- Organizes clinical data systematically for effective retrieval for clinic and investigational requirements.
- Responsible for analyzing problems that occur in the delivery of services, collection of related data and information, and implementing solutions and follow up plans to assure that the actions were appropriate.
- Complete training to obtain knowledge and maintain competency in the following systems;
- Possess knowledge on Dragon dictation software, MHS Genesis, and Microsoft Office programs.
- Comply with regulatory, MTF, and Joint Commission quality inspection/ peer review/utilization management requirements, and applicable system applications.
- Serve as physician liaison to a referral management coordination call center, in support of care allocation for clinical referrals.
- Contractor employees shall prepare all documentation to meet or exceed established MTF standards, to include, but not limited to: timeliness, accuracy, content, and signature. Contractor employees shall only use DoD approved acronyms for documentation in the patient health records. (DoDI 6025.13 and DoDM 6055.05)
- Document and close notes in MHS Genesis within three (3) business days of patient encounters.
- Respond to beneficiary messages submitted and received in the MHS Genesis secure portal systems within one (1) business day.
QUALIFICATIONS OF THE SLEEP MEDICINE PHYSICIAN (SOMNOLOGIST):
- Degree/Education: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.). Graduate from an accredited medical school in the United States or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association;Association of American Medical Colleges;Liaison Committee on Medical Education;Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S Department of Education and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) at the time the degree was obtained (e.G. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must provide education and medical knowledge substantially equivalent to accredited schools in the United States. Evidence of equivalency to accredited schools in the United States is demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country, or successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination.
- Equivalency Determination Request: The Contractor may not request an equivalency determination as a substitute for education requirements on this labor category.
- Certifications: Basic Life Support
- Board Certification: Board eligible/certified in sleep medicine.
- Licensure: A current, valid, unrestricted license as a Somnologist from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
- Internship/Residency: Internship/Residency: Successful completion of an internship and residency program (corresponding to the specialty required in the TO) which has been approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Committee on Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic Association. Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree, a candidate must have had at least 1 year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting (i.E., a 1-year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training). For purposes of this requirement, graduate training programs include only those internship, residency, and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada. Descriptions of such programs are described below:
- An internship program involves broadly based clinical practice in which physicians acquire experience in treating a variety of medical problems under supervision (e.G., internal medicine, surgery, general practice, obstetrics-gynecology, and pediatrics). Such programs are in hospitals or other institutions accredited for internship training an appropriate accrediting body.
- A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in a hospital or an institution accredited for training in the specialty by an appropriate accrediting body.
- A fellowship program involves advanced training (beyond residency training) in sleep medicine or a given medical specialty in either a clinical or research setting in a hospital, or an institution accredited in the United States for such training.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen (for access to Gov't computer systems).
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS OF THE SLEEP MEDICINE PHYSICIAN (SOMNOLOGIST):
- Competitive starting salary
- 22 days paid vacation per year!
- 11 paid Federal holidays per year
- Health & Welfare benefit contributes toward health insurance and short- and long-term disability
- Dental & Vision plans, 401(K)
ABOUT THE ARORA GROUP:
The Arora Group is an award-winning, Joint Commission-certified nationwide healthcare services company that, for over 30 years, has provided medical care for the men and women who serve our country in the U.S. Armed Forces. Our mission is to provide world-class care and give our healthcare professionals opportunities to improve their skills, learn from the best, and serve the needs of active duty service members, their families, and veterans.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Know Your Rights
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The Arora Group
sick time, 401(k)
Oct 01, 2025