Medical Instrument Technician; Diagnostic Ultrasound

Summary

This position is assigned to the Ultrasound Service (US) within the Radiology Department and supervised by the MRI/US Supervisory Radiologic Technologist (DRT). Minimum 1 year Ultrasound experience preferred. MSK Board Certified preferred. Ablation experience preferred. Pay ranges listed below for applicants qualifying: GS06: $63
-928 - $83
-105; GS07: $71
-039 - $92
-352; GS08: $78
-672 - $102
-270; GS09: $83
-636 - $108
-732; GS10: $89
-111 - $115
-838

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

• United States Citizenship:
  Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• English Language Proficiency
• Medical Instrument Technicians must be proficient in spoken and written English
• Are you proficient in spoken and written English? GS-6 Grade Requirements:
  Do you have at least have 1 year of experience comparable to the next lower grade level (GS-5) which demonstrates the KSAs and other characteristics related to the duties of the position? In addition - can you demonstrate the following Demonstrated Knowledge
  - Skills - and Abilities (KSAs):
  Knowledge of medical terminology and human anatomy in order to receive and interpret physician requests for routine - standardized ultrasonography procedures
• Knowledge of tissue harmonics and soundwave propagation within the body to adjust TGC (Time Gain Compensation) for optimal image quality
• Knowledge of the physics of velocity - frequency of sound waves - and their physical properties
• Ability to set up and adjust the ultrasound equipment to meet the conditions of the examination and the patient and to operate the equipment for standardized - routine procedures
• Ability to interact with patients explaining procedures and positioning the patient for the procedure
• Certification
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification is desirable
• GS-7 Grade Requirements:
  Do you have at least have 1 year of experience comparable to the next lower grade level (GS-6) which demonstrates the KSAs and other characteristics related to the duties of the position to be filled? This would be experience which provided the individual with the knowledge - skills - and abilities to independently conduct difficult but standardized diagnostic ultrasonography examinations
• In addition - the candidate must demonstrate the following Demonstrated Knowledge
  - Skills - and Abilities (KSAs)::
  
  Knowledge of the fundamentals of standard equipment operation - calibration and function
• Ability to set up and adjust the ultrasound equipment to meet the conditions of the examination and the patient and to operate the equipment for more complex - but standardized procedures
• Knowledge of zoom - expansion - prospectus - color Doppler - and pulsed echo Doppler
• Knowledge of the digital transmission of images
• Ability to alter standard - but complex procedures and protocols to meet patient needs and physical limitations
• Certification
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications are desirable
• GS-8 Grade Requirements:
  Do you have at least have 1 year of experience comparable to the next lower grade level (GS-7) which demonstrates the KSAs and other characteristics related to the duties of the position to be filled? This would be experience which provided the overall knowledge - skills - and abilities to conduct diagnostic ultrasound examinations in complex and unusual cases
• In addition - the candidate must demonstrate the following Demonstrated Knowledge
  - Skills - and Abilities (KSAs):
  Ability to perform diagnostic ultrasound examination on multiple areas of the body - including - but not limited to - the abdomen - pelvis - transvaginal - chest - small parts - thyroid - breast - and scrotum
• Ability to perform vascular studies such as vertebral - renal artery - aortic aneurysm - portal-systemic shunts - etc
• Ability to assist radiologists with biopsy procedures determining the location - depth - and required needle angle for the lesion to be sampled Ability to assist in surgical procedures and fluid aspirations
• Certification
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications are desirable
• GS-9 Grade Requirements:
  Do you have at least 1 year of experience comparable to the next lower grade level (GS-8) which is directly related to the…