Medical Instrument Technician (Diagnostic Ultrasound)

Job Title

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Interpret requests or instructions from radiologist or medical officers.
• Independently interpret and carry out the requests made by physicians.
• Prepares room, equipment and materials needed for patient procedures.
• Explains procedures to patient in a manner that will gain cooperation, understanding, and allay apprehension.
• Transfer patients from stretcher or wheelchair to sonographer exam table utilizing safe patient handling techniques; ergonomic methods and devices.
• Positions the patient for desired results; utilizing positioning cushions and privacy shields as appropriate.
• Performs diagnostic ultrasound examinations on multiple areas of the body, including, but not limited to the abdomen, neck, chest, extremities, pelvis, and retroperitoneal space, for the purpose of acquiring high quality examinations that assist in the diagnosis and treatment of patient medical disorders.
• Performs Intra-Operative Ultrasound examinations to assist the Interventional Radiologists in procedures in a sterile surgical environment.
• Sets up equipment, makes multiple simultaneous settings and adjustments in operation of the equipment, and manually maneuvers the transducer to perform the exam; insuring accurate results.
• Properly selects patient's information from the computerized Radiology Information System (RIS) as well as the work list management portion of the Health Information System (HIS/)-RIS interface on the workstation, verifies patient information by performing a timeout process prior to scanning.
• Troubleshoot equipment for error or malfunction.
• Perform computer work and required forms associated with patient exams, credit of patient visits, complications and/or quality improvement activities of the department.
• Distributes ultrasound examinations and related information to the radiologist responsible for the interpretation of the exams.
• Other duties as assigned.

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Work Schedule: Intermittent

Compressed/Flexible: Not 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 #: 93980-A, 93981-A, 93982-A, 94317-0

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs