Medical Instrument Technician (Vascular) Position Available In Buncombe, North Carolina

Medical Instrument Technician (Vascular) Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Veterans Health Administrion Summary Medical Instrument Technicians (Vascular) opere diagnostic equipment using ultrasound to record vascular informion such as vascular blood flow, blood pressure, limb volume changes, oxygen surion, cerebral circulion, peripheral circulion, and abdominal circulion. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/17/2025 to 06/25/2025 Salary $61,111 – $79,443 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Asheville, NC Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 9 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTA-12752101-25-CT

Control number 839010000 This job is open to The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Videos Duties Duties may include, but not limited to:

Clinical Oversight:

Oversee and perform highly specialized or difficult examinions to include: Vascular Technology – lower and upper extremity arterial, cervical carotid, upper and lower DVT evaluion, vein mapping for bypass, abdominal aortic and visceral vessel duplex, ultrasound evaluion for endoleak after endovascular aneurysm repair, vein map for

AVF, AVF

duplex, digital plethysmography. Diagnostic Medical Sonography- abdominal, neurologic, and ophthalmic. Additionally, technicians must possess experience with physiologic testing including ankle brachial index testing, segmental and digital pressure and waveform testing, plethysmography testing, waveform and pressure evaluions for vasospastic and positional vascular phenomena, and transcutaneous Doppler studies. Triage lab appointments and serve as relief technologist/sonographer during temporary staffing shortages or heavy exam schedules. Correle findings of non-invasive examinions with findings of other radiologic diagnostic procedures. Ensure the accure evaluion of results of ultrasound studies and approprie recommendions for further vascular laborory diagnostic procedures. Relay urgent preliminary findings.

Quality Oversight:

Oversee and adhere to comprehensive Quality Assurance plan. Ensure approprie standards are maintained. Present Vascular Lab studies in weekly or monthly multidisciplinary vascular conferences. Coordine and direct monthly “Lab Rounds” and quarterly QA meetings for on-going educion and quality control. Ensure adherence to laborory policies including relaying of preliminary findings and pient charting. Work with the Medical Director to develop and/or maintain guidelines for laborory interpretion.

Care Coordinor:

Interact with physicians, technologists/sonographers, fellows, residents, nurses, and clerical staff regarding daily operions, da management and pient care issues. Receive and identify pients, explain methods of procedures, assist movement to/from wheelchairs/carts/tables, position the pient, and perform all requested examinions. Coordine schedule, working with clerical staff to meet pient care needs and hospital standards. Evalue the nure of critical and emergency procedures and rearrange priorities to accommode them. Main records of pients treed, exams performed, scans taken, etc.

Maintain Skill:

Know and understand the principles of ultrasound and the highly-specialized equipment well enough to essentially approve the acceptability of each scan. This includes preparion and supplies, scanning motions, TCG (Time Compensed Gain), zoom or expansion, hard cop, picture-oriented examinion, organ-oriented examinion, and initial interpretion of the examinion. The technician shall remain current on technology advances, diagnostics, and other operional administrive aspects of laborory through active involvement in local, regional, and nional professional societies and other professional educion affiliions.

Role Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Operional Management Personnel Management Equipment Management Lab space Management Program Planning Promote services Performs other duties, as assigned.

Work Schedule :

Monday-Thursday 7:00AM-5:30PM Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probionary period. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Qualificions Applicants pending the completion of educional or certificion/licensure requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements :

United Stes Citizenship:

Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficient May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria).

Educion:

There are no specific educional requirements for this occupion.

Certificion/ Registrions:

Not required, but highly desirable. Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Registrion by Cardiovascular Credentialing Internional (CCI) as a Registered Vascular Sonographer (RVS) or by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) as a Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT)

Grade Determinions:

GS-9: In addition to the core competencies defined the GS-8 full performance level, positions this grade may be lead, supervisory, or non-supervisory with specialized advanced knowledge and assignments. ( GS-8 Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 1. Knowledge of cross-sectional and longitudinal vascular anomy in normal and abnormal vessels, anomical planes and tissue structures, physiologic effects of disease entities th impact the vascular system, signs and symptoms of acute and chronic vascular disease, and the characteristic appearance of aneurysms, pseudoaneurysms, thromboses, stenoses, occlusions, AV fistulae, and morphology of herosclerotic plaque formulion. 2. Ability to provide Doppler informion of peripheral vessels; demonstre characteristic differences reled to the organs they supply; accurely quantify carotid artery stenoses; and identify and correle specific waveform analysis, plethysmographic tracings, velocity changes, and pressure gradients characteristic of normal, obstructed, or occluded vessels or grafts. 3. Ability to perform intracranial (transcranial) vascular examinions. 4. Ability to opere the instruments to extract the highest quality image utilizing the approprie transducer frequency, Doppler angle, focal zones, gain, depth, color map, wall filter, and sample volume. 5. Ability to provide objective da to document progression or regression of disease.)

Experience:

At least 1 year of experience comparable to the next lower grade level, which is directly reled to the duties of the position to be filled, and must fully meet the KSAs th level. This would be experience which demonstres the knowledge, skills, and abilities to fully perform all vascular ultrasound tests and examinions and to function as a technical director of the vascular laborory and provide oversight and/or guidance to other technicians. In addition, the candide must demonstre the following technical KSAs and the potential to acquire the assignment specific KSAs designed by an asterisk (

• ):

Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

KSAs 1, 2, and 3 are approprie for all positions this level. KSAs 4 and 5 are to be used in accordance with their approprieness for the specific assignment. 1. Knowledge of the more complex examinion and trement procedures and techniques in order to provide training and supervision in these procedures, to evalue and initie performance improvement projects, and to write policies, procedures, and protocols, th pertain to vascular ultrasonography.

• 2. Knowledge of JCAHO and other regulory requirements. 3. Ability to communice effectively and professionally with employees varying grade levels.
• 4. Ability to manage and supervise employees.
• 5.

Ability to provide, or provide for, staff development and training.

Reference:

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Physical Requirements:

This position is mostly sedentary, typically the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there are times th may require walking, standing, bending, and carrying of light items like papers or books. You may be required to assist pients in wheelchairs and pushing equipment to other areas of the hospital. Must be able to help transfer pients if needed.

Educion Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : . Additional informion Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion)

Leave:

Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

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Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have – whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Other PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans’ Preference:

When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 “Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference” with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please . If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/25/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Christina Trull Phone Address Charles George VA Medical Center 1100 Tunnel Road Asheville, NC 28805 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Other PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans’ Preference:

When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 “Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference” with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please . If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/25/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Christina Trull Phone Address Charles George VA Medical Center 1100 Tunnel Road Asheville, NC 28805 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/17/2025 to 06/25/2025 Salary $61,111 – $79,443 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Asheville, NC Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 9 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTA-12752101-25-CT

Control number 839010000 ., .