Medical Instrument Technician (Echocardiography) Position Available In Davidson, Tennessee

Medical Instrument Technician (Echocardiography)
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Details

Posted:

15-Apr-25

Location:

Nashville, Tennessee

Categories:

Allied Health

Internal Number:

831116000
Summary
The incumbent works in the Medicine Specialty Service

• Cardiology Section
• of the Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). The sonographer has intimate knowledge of thoracic anatomy and physiology related to cardiovascular function. Echocardiography technicians at this level identify and record anomalies indicative of disease
• injury
• or other medically significant conditions from ultrasound imaging and simultaneous recordings of the Doppler.

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:

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 in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d)

Grade Determinations:

In addition to meeting the basic requirements stated above

• the following qualifications criteria must be met in determining the appropriate grade assignment of candidates
  GS-9:

Experience:

At least 1 year of experience comparable to the next lower grade level which demonstrates the knowledge

• skills
• abilities
• and other characteristics related to the duties of the positions to be filled
  This would be experience which provided the overall knowledge
• skills
• and abilities to conduct diagnostic echocardiography examinations in complex and unusual cases
  In addition
• the candidate must demonstrate the following

KSAs:

While we no longer require essay-style responses to our Knowledge’s Skills

• Abilities
• and Other Characteristics (KSAOs)
• you must be able to demonstrate that you possess the (below) competencies which are necessary to perform the work of the position
  Please ensure your resume/CV/application contains sufficient information to support the level of experience/education/training
  otherwise
• we will not be able to award you credit for the experience/education/training you claim
  In addition to the core competencies defined at the GS-8 full performance level
• positions at this grade may be lead
• supervisory
• or non-supervisory with specialized advanced knowledge and assignments
  Knowledge
• Skills and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the one year of experience
• applicants must also demonstrate the following

KSAs:

Ability to produce diagnostic quality images and Doppler frequency shift recordings using M-mode

• two-dimensional
• pulsed and continuous wave Doppler spectral display
• and color flow Doppler imaging
  Knowledge of normal echocardiographic findings and deviations produced by a wide variety of cardiovascular diseases
  Ability to perform complex procedures such as cardiac studies of the four chambers of the heart and valves using sector scanning techniques to detect stenotic and incompetent valves
• chamber enlargement
• and pericardial effusion and cardiovascular studies deriving pressure gradients across obstructed valves
• etc
  Ability to perform complementary ultrasonic examinations (including noninvasive) transthoracic
• Bubble studies and contrast echocardiography
• (invasive) stress echocardiography
• and transesophageal echocardiography
  Ability to adapt transducer positioning
• instrument controls
• and examination techniques to the individual patient being studied and the problem being evaluated including recognizing pertinent abnormalities and documenting abnormal findings
  GS-9 Knowledge
• Skills and Abilities (KSAs): In addition
• the candidate must demonstrate the following

KSAs:

Knowledge of the more complex examination and treatment procedures and techniques in order to provide training and supervision in these procedures

• to evaluate and initiate performance improvement projects
• and to write policies
• procedures
• and protocols
• that pertain to Echocardiography
  And the potential to acquire the following

KSAs:

Knowledge of JCAHO and other regulatory requirements
Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with employees at varying grade levels
Ability to manage and supervise employees Ability to provide or provide for

• staff development and training
  Assignment
  This represents the full performance level
  Echocardiography technicians at this level identify and record anomalies indicative of disease
• injury
• or other medically significant condition from ultrasound imaging and simultaneous recordings of the Doppler
  They incorporate the causes and results of a variety of symptoms and conditions into a plan of ultrasonic diagnostic examination
  They change and develop sounding techniques to accommodate such variables as limited patient mobility
• variation in physical condition or dimension of the patient
• presence of prosthesis or foreign objects
• and ultrasonic response of different body parts
  They produce diagnostic quality images and Doppler frequency recordings using M-mode
• two-dimensional
• and Doppler ultrasound
  Certification
  Registration by Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) as a Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) or by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) as a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) is highly 30 desirable
  Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications are also desirable
  Assignments
  For all assignments above the full performance level•the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope•complexity (difficulty)•and range of variety•and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time

Reference:

For more information on this qualification standard

• please visit https://www.

va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-9.

Physical Requirements:

The incumbent must be able to travel to treatment areas with ease while pushing an Echo Machine
The incumbent must be able to stand for up to 8-10 hours while providing patient care
The incumbent must be able to lift up to 20 pounds of equipment

• supplies and records
  The incumbent must be able to manipulate the probes during the procedure
• pushing against the patient’s chest to obtain the appropriate images
  Additionally
• the incumbent will be required to transport patients on stretchers
• beds and wheelchairs
  There is the potential for extended periods of sitting at computer terminals
  The incumbent is expected to use proper preventive ergonomic techniques to perform duties.

Duties
Echocardiography technicians incorporate the causes and results of various symptoms and conditions into a plan of ultrasonic diagnostic examination
They change and develop sounding techniques to accommodate such variables as limited patient mobility

• variation in physical condition or dimension of the patient
• presence of prosthesis or foreign objects
• and ultrasonic response of different body parts
  They produce diagnostic quality images and Doppler frequency recordings using M-mode
• two-dimensional
• and Doppler ultrasound
  They work with the physician to complete transesophageal echocardiograms and stress echocardiology procedures
  They are responsible for adhering to all departmental
• service
• hospital
• agency
• and national regulations and policies
  The supervisory medical instrument technician for echocardiography will maintain competencies for fellow medical instrument technicians (Echocardiography) and will serve as the technical director for the echocardiology department

Medical Technologist:

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OPEN CONTINUOUS

ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30

• 2025 or until the position is filled
  The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be February 25
• 2025
• with subsequent cut-off dates on 03/11/2025 and every two weeks thereafter

Work Schedule:

Monday

• Friday from 8:00am until 4:30pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be offered to highly qualified candidates Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance):

Not Authorized 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)

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.

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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 Statement #: 71026-F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized
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