Medical Instrument Technician (Echocardiography)

Echocardiography Technician

The incumbent works in coordination with the cardiology team at the Truman VA Medical Center in Columbia, MO to provide ultrasound imaging of the heart for cardiac diagnostic testing. The Echocardiography Technician will be part of the VISN 15 CARDIO-VET Network and is expected to travel for the position. The duties of this position include but are not limited to:

• Close interaction with cardiologists who interpret the echocardiograms; as well as trainees, nurses, and the multidisciplinary teams in the care of the cardiac patient.
• Work with and learn new techniques as the field of diagnostic echocardiography grows
• Participation in quality improvement activities
• Performs high level of cardiovascular testing with cardiology physicians and performs transthoracic echocardiograms, transesophageal echocardiograms and stress echocardiograms
• Travel to multiple duty locations within the CARDIO-VET Network (mainly Camdenton and Sedalia) for team meetings and other clinical responsibilities
• Inventory and coordination of supplies necessary to conduct echocardiograms
• Work with Biomedical engineering to maintain all ultrasound equipment
• Ensure timely transfer of diagnostic images to the reporting server for inpatient and outpatient exams
• Operation of diagnostic equipment to provide adequate imaging of 2D, 3D, doppler, and M-mode imaging of the heart and associated structures

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8.5 hours shifts with possibly of a compressed tour

Compressed/Flexible: Available

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not authorized

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When 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)

Telework: Not available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 000000 Medical Instrument Technician (Echocardiography)

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs