Diagnostic Radiology Technologist (MRI) Position Available In Washington, Tennessee

Diagnostic Radiology Technologist (MRI) Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, TN Summary As a Diagnostic Radiologic MRI Technologist above the full performance level the Mountain Home VA Medical Center, the incumbent has the responsibility for the performance Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) exams under the direction of the Radiologist. Operes and maintains a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner to obtain highest quality specialized images, which are used by physicians to diagnose the nure and extent of disease and other phologies. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/16/2025 to 06/30/2025 Salary $70,993 – $92,288 per year Pay scale & grade GS 10 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Johnson City, TN 1 vacancy 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 10 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

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Control number 838840900 This job is open to The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Videos Duties VA Careers –

Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist:

The MRI technologist participes in the establishment of scan protocols and sequences in the execution of specific applicions, as approprie. Provides guidance and instruction to support staff, students, and ors in MRI imaging procedures and safety standards, to assure safety in and around the high magnetic environment. Functions or duties of this position include but are not limited to: Receives pients and ensures proper identificion. Provides pient educion. Continually assesses the condition and needs of pients to ensure pient safety, comfort and privacy before placing the pient in the MRI scanner. Interviews each pient before the examinion to determine if the pient has a contraindicion for MRI. The MRI Technologist functions as an expert, regarding software and hardware capability and performance of the MRI unit. The technologist selects the proper pulse sequences to best demonstre the pients’ phology. The technologist optimizes each system parameter to obtain optimal images. Maintains protocol exam booklet, which includes, positioning, acquisition parameters and oriention of slices. The technologist makes recommendions to improve, maintain, and to upde the MRI protocols for the radiologist. The technologist effectively coordines with physicians, nurses, pients and other medical personnel of the Veterans Administrion Hospital , to assure th the service is carried out in a prompt and effective manner. Maintains highest quality pient supervision, monitoring pients’ condition with specialized equipment keeping constant check on vital signs and the pient’s comfort. The MRI technologist resolves individual problems and refers unsolved problems to the chief radiology technologist for solutions. The technologist oversees maintenance of the MRI suite ensuring cleanliness, proper mechanical operion, and execution of infection control policy and maintenance of supply levels for each exam. The MRI technologists keep abreast of newly developed MRI accessories, exams, protocols and systems. The MRI technologist is the liaison between the MRI department, engineering, and MRI equipment manufacturer. Facilites the implemention of software updes, hardware updes, and services calls for repair, calibrion, and maintenance of cryogens. The technologist performs daily quality control on the MRI system. Maintains quality assurance programs for the laser imager and pient monitoring equipment. The technologist monitors the PACS system to ensure images are archiving and transferring properly. The MRI technologist performs all major duties including coordining the schedule for MRI pient examinions. Prioritizes and evalues the nure/need of critical or emergency procedures. Maintains a record of pient studies and examinions performed. The technologist confers with other technologist on new developments and examinion protocol changes. The MRI technologist performs venipuncture and injects contrast merial for MRI exams as necessary. The MRI technologist serves as a liaison with all levels of management pertaining to the MRI section.

Work Schedule :

Monday-Friday 3:00pm-11:00pm 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 # : 60175-F Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not Authorized 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 :

United Stes Citizenship:

Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Certificion. All applicants must be certified in general radiologic technology by the American Registry of Radiologic Technology, Radiography (ARRT) (R). Advanced ARRT certificion is required for assignments th include computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or Mammography (M) duties performed independently, as applicable. Advanced certificion indices th the incumbent can opere independently and has demonstred specific clinical competency in the approprie specialty and taken and passed the designed examinion. Educion. Completion of a full-time training course of least 24 months in durion (or the equivalent) in a post-high school diagnostic radiologic technology program, evidenced by a certifice or an associe degree, accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Educion in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) or from other accrediting agencies as recognized by the Department of Educion (DOE). Exception for Non-Certified, Entry Level Candides. Non-certified DRTs who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for ARRT (R) certificion may be given a temporary appointment as a gradue DRT under the authority of 38 U.S.C. § 7405(c)(2)(B). The appointing official may waive the requirement of certificion for a period not to exceed two years for a DRT th provides care under the supervision of a certified DRT or above the full performance level. This exception only applies the GS-5 entry level technician. For grade levels above the entry level, the candide must be certified. Temporary appointments of non-certified DRTs may not be extended beyond two years or converted to a new temporary appointment. Loss of Credential. An employee in this occupion who fails to obtain certificion within two years, or who fails to maintain the required certificion must be removed from the occupion, which may also result in terminion of employment. English Language Proficiency. DRTs must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d). 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).

Grade Determinions :

GS-10 This specialty modality requires additional knowledge of superconducting magnets, the physics of superconducting magnets, and how they rele to the human anomy in medical imaging. The technologist must be educed in the safety factors governing a magnetic environment th pients, ors, and equipment enter. The practitioner must have specialized knowledge of cross sectional anomy and how it reles to the soft tissues and vessels of the human body. The technologist must also have specialized knowledge in the radio-frequency surface coils required for each specific anomical area to be imaged. This assignment may also perform basic magnetic resonance safety program duties. Technologists must be knowledgeable in contrast media, power injectors, and

PACS. DRT

assignments th include performance of independent duties in this subspecialty require advanced ARRT (MRI)certificion. Experience. At least one year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) directly reled to the position being filled th demonstres the clinical competencies described th level. 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 least 25% of the time. Employees are trained to work in one or more difficult and complex modalities performing procedures reled to these modalities as well as performing general diagnostic procedures. At this grade level, any assignment in a single modality must demonstre significant complexity. Such assignments are unique, perhaps with expert specializion in complex areas of radiologic technology, Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) regulions, and intermedie QM type duties within the program. The candide must demonstre all of the following technical

KSAs:

Knowledge of radiion protection standards, devices and techniques, including concepts of accumuled dosage, dose monitoring, and genetic changes. Ability to utilize advanced imaging software th supports complex imaging programs and recognize changes in equipment and procedures th might result in increased exposures, and ability to recommend methods to prevent such exposures. Knowledge of basic physics including concepts of energy, electric power, magnetic fields, and properties of x-ray, to understand the operion of the equipment. Knowledge and skill in positioning of pients for a wide variety of highly complex imaging (CT, MRI, IR, ultrasound, mammography) studies.

Reference:

VA Handbook 5005 Part II Appendix G-25, Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist Qualificion Standards. For more informion on this qualificion standard, please . The full performance level of this vacancy is GS 10.

Physical Requirements:

See VA Directive and Handbook 5019. Educion

IMPORTANT

A transcript must be submitted with your applicion if you are basing all or part of your qualificions on 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 (VA) Current, Active Certificion given by ARRT as both an ARRT(R) and ARRT(MRI) Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) 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 06/30/2025 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 Crystal Conley Phone Address James H Quillen VA Medical Center Corner of Lamont Street and Veterans Way Mountain Home, TN 37684 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 (VA) Current, Active Certificion given by ARRT as both an ARRT(R) and ARRT(MRI) Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) 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 06/30/2025 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 Crystal Conley Phone Address James H Quillen VA Medical Center Corner of Lamont Street and Veterans Way Mountain Home, TN 37684 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 06/16/2025 to 06/30/2025 Salary $70,993 – $92,288 per year Pay scale & grade GS 10 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Johnson City, TN 1 vacancy 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 10 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

CBTG-12750859-25-CMC

Control number 838840900 ., .