Medical Instrument Technician (Cardiac Catheterization) – DETAIL up to 120 Days Position Available In Palm Beach, Florida

Medical Instrument Technician (Cardiac Cheterizion) – DETAIL up to 120 Days Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Thomas H. Corey VA Medical Center – West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System Summary Medical Instrument Technicians (Cardiac Cheterizion) perform, under a physician’s direction, diagnostic tests, both invasive and noninvasive, of the pulmonary system (lung) and the cardiovascular system (heart and circulion). They opere, monitor, and collect da from instruments used in procedures such as cardiac cheterizion, angiography, valvuloplasty, angioplasty, electrophysiology studies, cardiac pacing, or cardiac pacemaker or lead wire insertion. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/13/2025 to 06/20/2025 Salary $65,084 – $84,607 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: West Palm Beach, FL 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Detail Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTC-12750066-25-DMD

Control number 838772700 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency Open to Current Veterans Health Administrion (Agency) Employees ONLY, including West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System (Facility) Employees. Facility Employees will have FIRST considerion. Videos Duties

• THIS JOB OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR A TEMPORARY DETAIL NOT TO EXCEED 120 DAYS

• The Medical Instrument Technician (MIT) – Cardiac Cheterizion serves in Pient Care Services the Thomas H.

Corey VA Medical Center. Cardiac Cheterizion/Electrophysiology Technicians perform, under a physician’s direction, diagnostic tests, both invasive and noninvasive, of the pulmonary system (lung) and the cardiovascular system (heart and circulion). The MIT (Cardiac Cheterizion) duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: Cardiac Cheterizion Technician this level function as full members of the Laborory Team. They scrub, circule, opere equipment, etc., on the most complex examinion and trement procedures such as left and right hearth cheterizions, percutaneous coronary, carotid and peripheral interventions, endocardial biopsy, radio frequency ablion procedures, and intra-aortic balloon pump therapy. They mentor and train lower graded technicians, nursing students, and cardiopulmonary/electrophysiology technology students on laborory procedures and assist the supervisor/manager with quality control and performance improvement activities. Provides technical assistance to the cardiologist during all procedures occurring in the Ch lab/Electrophysiology lab. These duties include but are not limited to: LHC, RHC, PCI, Stent deployment, IABP, TAVR, Atherectomies, pericardiocentesis, biopsies, temporary pacemakers, EP studies, permanent pacemaker and ICD placement. Monitors the progression of procedures requiring independent judgment in order to provide specific instrument and or cheters, as they are needed in anticipion of request. Assists the unit manager improving technical training for new employees, fellows and students. Directs pient inquiries to approprie person. Be able to function independently during a diagnostic cheterizion from pient preparion table setup, scrub, hemodynamic monitoring, circule, sheh pulling and pient educion. Be able to assist with more compliced procedures such as right heart cheterizion, temporary pacemaker insertions, intra-aortic balloon pump, Percutaneous Transluminal Cardiac Angioplasty (PTCA) and peripheral vascular studies. Accure monitoring and recording of intra-vascular pressures and electrocardiograph tracings require knowledge of normal/abnormal waveforms and cardiac rhythms. Must distinguish electrical artifact from normal/abnormal pressures and EKG pterns. Operes digital radiographic computer systems, assists physician in procedure by performing scrub person duties, injection of contrast, and/or panning during the procedure. Has expertise in da acquisition, da storage and rearrangement, da retrieval, independent operion of programs used to analyze a variety of cardiac functions (i.e., coronary anomy, coronary flow reserve, mapping, LV function and EF calculion). Assist with trouble shooting equipment failures and correct the problem short of electrical involvement. Calibrion of instruments and calculion of all pressures, heart res and other recorded parameters. Retrieving and re-calculion of da as necessary. Ability to archive images in both CD and PAC systems. Preps pient prior to procedures.

Work Schedule :

Monday – Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Stion (Relocion Assistance):

Not Authorized Pay:

Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step re of the approprie grade may be determined after considerion of higher or unique qualificions or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Re 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)

Telework :

Not Available Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. Functional Stement # :

PD41053F

Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. 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 ( ). 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. Must pass pre-employment physical examinion. 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

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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 Proficiency. Medical Instrument Technicians must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with chapter 2, section D, paragraph 5a, per VA Handbook 5005, Qualificion Standards. Educion. There are no specific educional requirements for this occupion. Educion may be substituted for experience only the GS-4 and GS-5 levels. Licensure or Certificion. Licensure or Certificion is not required for this occupion; however, it is strongly desirable as evidence of possession of the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Desired certificions include:

Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certificions Cardiovascular Credentialing Internional (CCI) as a Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS).

GRADE REQUIREMENTS

In addition to meeting the basic requirements sted above, the following qualificions criteria must be met in determining the approprie grade assignment of candides. Specialized Experience. At least 1 year of experience comparable to the next lower grade level, GS-08, which is directly reled to the duties of the position to be filled, and must fully meet the KSAs th level.

This experience includes:

Experience which demonstres possession of the knowledge required in order to provide all aspects of cardiac cheterizion technician services. Knowledge of standard medical terminology to interpret physician orders or instructions. Cardiac cheterizion technicians this level function as full members of the Cardiac Cheterizion Laborory Team. They scrub, circule, opere equipment, etc., on the most complex examinion and trement procedures including procedures such as endocardial biopsy, radio frequency ablion procedures, and intra-aortic balloon pump therapy for very critical pients. They prepare and administer cardiac medicions as directed by the tending physician. They mentor and train lower graded technicians, nurses, nursing students, and cardiopulmonary technology students on cardiac cheterizion laborory procedures and assist the supervisor/manager with quality control and performance improvement activities. Additionally, the knowledge, skills, and abilities the next lower grade level (GS-8) are: Ability to scrub, circule, and monitor advanced procedures (including electrophysiological) to include rotoblion, intravascular ultrasound, RADI or wave-wire, angio-jet, filter wires, myocardial biopsies EPS, permanent pacemaker insertions, AICD insertions, and biventricular pacemaker insertion. Advanced knowledge of equipment, medicions, and supplies used in the Cardiac Cheterizion Laborory and the ability to set-up, calibre, opere, and troubleshoot this equipment. Knowledge and understanding of wave forms from the gre vessels and all chambers of the heart including the ability to recognize and distinguish normal from abnormal, artifact from abnormality, and forewarn the physician of an impending life-threening situion. Knowledge of quality control and performance improvement indicors for the Cardiac Cheterizion Laborory and ability to prepare and analyze quality control of test results. Please ensure your resume/CV/applicion contains sufficient informion to support the level of experience/educion/training; otherwise, we will not be able to award you credit for the experience/educion/training you claim. If selected, you may be required to submit narrive responses then. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): In addition, the candide must demonstre the following technical KSAs the GS-09 grade level and the potential to acquire the assignment specific KSAs designed by an asterisk (

• ):: 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 the Cardiac Cheterizion Laborory.
• Knowledge of JCAHO and other regulory requirements. Ability to communice effectively and professionally with employees varying grade levels.
• Ability to manage and supervise employees.
• Ability to provide, or provide for, staff development and training.

Preferred Certificion:

Registrion by Cardiovascular Credentialing Internional (CCI) as a registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) is highly desirable. Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certificions are also desirable for employees this level.

Preferred Experience:

IABP/Impella experience Pacer/CD device scrub experience Clinical Certificion Experience in Ch Lab EP experience Scrub experience

ACLS Reference:

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please . The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-09.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands of the work requires, occasional heavy lifting, (45 pounds and over), occasional heavy carrying (45 pounds and over), modere straight pulling, frequent pient positioning on exam table, modere walking, occasional climbing, near vision correctable 13″ to 16″ to jaeger 1 to 4, far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other, ability to distinguish basic colors, ability to distinguish shades of colors, hearing aid (permitted), emotional stability, ability to hear whispered voice, the use of fingers, reaching above shoulder, prolonged standing (6-8 hrs.), ability for rapid mental and muscular coordinion simultaneously.

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 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 JOB OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR A TEMPORARY DETAIL NOT TO EXCEED 120 DAYS

may be termined any time, or extended based on the needs of facility. This is a bargaining unit position. 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. Area of Considerion – Eligible applicions reviewed and referred in the following order: Current permanent VA Employees of the facility. All other VA Agency Employees.

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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 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action 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. Other (1) Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript 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 06/20/2025 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

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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 Diana Dieringer Phone Address West Palm Beach VA Medical Center 7305 North Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410 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 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action 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. Other (1) Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript 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 06/20/2025 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

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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 Diana Dieringer Phone Address West Palm Beach VA Medical Center 7305 North Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410 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 06/13/2025 to 06/20/2025 Salary $65,084 – $84,607 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: West Palm Beach, FL 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Detail Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTC-12750066-25-DMD

Control number 838772700 ., .