Sleep Medicine Physician (MD/DO) - South Dakota

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