Medical Instrument Technician Echocardiography

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
US - Mississippi - Flowood
November 15, 2024

Summary

The Medical Instrument Technician (MIT) functions as a member of the Cardiology multidisciplinary team and works in the Cardiology/Echo Section of the VA Medical Center.

This job is open to

Federal employees - Competitive service

Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Federal employees - Excepted service

Current excepted service federal employees.
Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of this agency.

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• If you are not a current, permanent VA employee or Federal employee from another agency, you should apply to CBST-12593917-24-LS

This is an open continuous announcement. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available. Applications will remain on file until March 31, 2025.

Duties performed include but are not limited to the following:

Identifies and record anomalies of the heart indicative of disease, injury, or other medically significant conditions from ultrasound imaging and simultaneous recordings of the Doppler;
Incorporate the causes and results of a variety of symptoms and conditions into a plan of ultrasonic diagnostic examination;
Change and develop sounding techniques to accommodate such variables as limited patient mobility, variation in physical condition or dimension of the patient presence of prosthetics or foreign objects, and ultrasonic response of different body parts;
Produce diagnostic quality images and doppler and Doppler frequency recordings using M-mode, two-dimensional, and Doppler ultrasound;
Provides training and supervision of complex examination and treatment procedures and techniques;
Assists in performing Treadmill stress tests when available;
Assists with immediate patient management in cases of emergent echocardiographic findings;
Assists with immediate patient management in cardiology clinic when required per local site policies;
Teaches basic techniques to cardiology residents, fellows, and students assigned to the laboratory;
Performs preventive maintenance of the equipment and coordinates service with biomedical engineering including help with researching/obtaining quotes for parts/services needed.
Assists in writing Policies, Procedures and Protocol development.
Assists in performance of stress echocardiograms.
Assists in performance of contrast echocardiograms- Agitated sterile saline, contrast agents.
Ability of assisting cardiologist in performing transesophageal echocardiograms.
Performs Holters/Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring when available.
Assists in maintaining and ordering adequate supplies used in the Echo department.
Assist Medical Service with all cardiology clinic consultations tracking to include inpatients and outpatients consults.
Any other duty as assigned by the Cath Lab Supervisors and/or Chief of Cardiology.
Assists in the transport of patients when transportation services are not available

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm. Subject to change based on the needs of the facility.

Telework: Not available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 00612-F

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increasesWhen setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416. 66. Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

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Requirements Conditions of Employment

You must be a U. S. Citizen to apply for this job.
All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
You may be required to serve a probationary period.
Subject to background/security investigation.
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
Must pass pre-employment medical evaluation.
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications

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.

Basic Requirements:

Citizenship. Citizenship of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g, this part. )
Education. There are no specific educational requirements for this occupation. Education may be substituted for experience only at the GS-4 and GS-5 levels.
Licensure or Certification. Licensure or Certification is not required for this occupation; however, it is strongly desirable at GS-6 or above as evidence of possession of the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities. For all specialties identified in this standard, Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certifications are desirable. Training which does not result in official certification does not meet this definition.
English Language Proficiency. Medical Instrument Technicians must be proficient in spoken and wr.

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

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