Sleep Medicine Physician (MD/DO) - South Dakota Job at Commonwealth Medical Services, Rapid City, SD

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  • Commonwealth Medical Services
  • Rapid City, SD

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

Job Tags

Full time, Weekday work,

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