# Sleep Medicine Physician (MD/DO) - South Dakota

> Commonwealth Medical Services · Rapid City, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-01-17

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** West - Monument Health

## 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

## Apply

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