Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist (Ultrasound)
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Description: Department Of Veterans Affairs is looking of Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist (Ultrasound) right now, this job will be assigned in Texas. More details about this job opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 954712
To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the batt! le, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities and leadership positions at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the Nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/
The South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) is com! prised of two inpatient campuses: the Audie L. Murphy Memorial! VA Hospital in San Antonio and the Kerrville VA Hospital in Kerrville, Texas. The STVHCS serves one of the largest primary service areas in the nation, with 63 counties, and is part of the VA Heart of Texas Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 17), with offices located in Arlington, Texas. Providing a service to Veterans with a working staff of more than 3,100 employees, South Texas provides health care services for 93,000 Veterans. The STVHCS is a facility providing primary, secondary and tertiary health care in medicine, surgery, psychiatry, and rehabilitation medicine. It also supports a 90 bed Extended Care Therapy Center, a 30-bed Spinal Cord Injury Center, an eight-bed Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, and a Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center. Affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the system has an active ambulatory care program with numerous satellite outpatient clinics. VA professionals feel good about their ca! reers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities.
City of San Antonio Information : http://www.sanantonio.gov/
These vacancies are advertised at the single grade at which this position will be filled above the full performance level. As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.
NOTE: The Professional Standards Board (a peer-review group) will review the selected candidateÂ's education and experience and recommend the step at which the candidate will be placed in that specific grade . The salary is based o! n the grade and step approved for the selected candidate.
VA e! ncourages persons with disabilities to apply.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
U. S. Citizenship
Must pass pre-employment examination
English Language Proficiency required
Designated and-or Random Drug Testing required
Background and-or Security Investigation required
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm DUTIES:
This position is located in the non-invasive vascular
laboratory within Surgical Service for South Texas Veterans Health Care System
(STVHCS). Incumbent will direct the clinical
vascular laboratory activities.
Responsibilities include independently performing a variety of technical
procedures which require extensive knowledge of peripheral vascular and cerebrovascular
anatomy, physiology and pathology. Also
includes managing the ultrasound research program for the vascular surgeons and
coding procedures for third party billing.
Additionally, the incumbent must display independent judgment, !
ingenuity, and initiative. The duties encompass
the performance of complex non-invasive examinations involving the application of
high frequency ultrasonic waves to humans for diagnosis of disease. It also includes the performance of imaging studies
for visualization and physiological testing for the valuation of hemodynamic
significance of disease. Additionally,
this position entails broad clinical care of patients with vascular disease who
are seen in outpatient and inpatient status.
Incumbent follows Radiologist protocol of patients when performing their
procedures. Evaluations the nature of critical
and emergency procedures, and rearranges patients scheduled to accommodate them. She/he will maintain records of patients
examined and works under the general direction of the lead technician with
supervisory authority exercised by a Supervisory Management Analyst.
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are no! t authorized for this position.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
·
Citizenship. Citizen of the United States.
·
Certification. All
applicants must be certified in general radiologic technology by the American
Registry of Radiologic Technology (ARRT) (R).
·
Experience or Education.
Completion of a full-time training
course of at least 24 months duration (or the equivalent) in a post-high school
diagnostic radiologic technology program, evidenced by a certificate or an
associateÂ's degree, accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in
Radiologic Technology (JRCERT), and certification by the American Registry of
Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) in radiology.
·
Public Law 97-35, the
Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act of 1981, requires that persons
who administer radiologic procedures meet the credentialing standards in 42 CFR
Part 75, Standards for the Accreditation of Educational Programs an! d the
Credentialing of Radiographic Personnel.
Essentially, they must have successfully completed an educational
program that meets or exceeds the standards described in that regulation, and
is accredited by an organization recognized by the Department of Education, and be certified as
radiographers in their field.
·
English Language Proficiency. Diagnostic
Radiologic Technologists must be proficient in spoken and written English.
Creditable
Experience
Knowledge of
Current Radiologic Technology Practice. To be creditable, experience must have
demonstrated possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other
characteristics (also referred to as Â"core competenciesÂ") associated with
current radiologic technology practice.
This may have been evidenced by the equivalent of 1 year of active
practice, which is paid or non-paid employment as a DRT as defined by ARRT.
Quality of
E! xperience.
Experience is only creditable if it was earned after com! pletion of the
basic requirements identified above.
Experience as a graduate DRT is creditable provided the candidate
functioned as a DRT and subsequently passed the certification examination.
Part-Time Experience. Part-time experience as a DRT is creditable
according to its relationship to full-time work week. For example, a DRT would receive 1 week of
full-time credit for each 2 weeks of half-time work.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR GS-09 LEVEL:
Completion of 1 year of experience equivalent to
the GS-08 grade level directly related to ultrasound involving the delivery of ionizing radiation and
must fully meet the KSAs at that level. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate
the following technical KSAs and demonstrate the potential to acquire the
assignment specific KSAs designated.
For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level
duties must consist of significant scope, complex! ity (difficulty), and range of
variety, and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time.
Demonstrated
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
1.
Knowledge of cross-sectional and
longitudinal vascular anatomy.
2.
Ability to provide intra-cranial and
trans-cranial vascular examinations.
3.
Knowledge in
pre-procedural, procedural, and post-procedural care of patients.
4.
Ability to assess factors that may
contradict the procedure.
5.
Ability to
communicate orally and in writing with people from different social and
economic backgrounds.
6.
Ability to provide
Doppler information of peripheral vessels.
CERTIFICATION IN ULTRASOUND, CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR), AND BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) IS HIGHLY DESIRABLE.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENC! E.
References : VA Handbook 5005/15, Part II, Appendix ! G25, DIAGNOSTIC RADILOGIC TECHNOLOGIST QUALIFICATION STANDARD , dated March 2006.
VA Handbook 5005 at http://www.va.gov/ohrm/joblistings/VAQualStds.doc (also available in the local Human Resources Office).
Physical Requirements: Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist Functional Requirements: Moderate lifting (15-44 pounds), Moderate carrying (15-44 pounds), Use of fingers with both hands, walking (4 hours) and Standing (4 hours) with both legs, Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously, Near vision correctable at 13' to 16' to Jaeger 1 to 4, Hearing (aid permitted), Mental and Emotional Stability required.
APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from ! schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Veterans' Preference:
When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on their application or résumé. Applicants claiming preference based on service-connected disability, or based on being the spouse or mother of a disabled or deceased Veteran, must complete an SF 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference. Veterans who are still in the service may be granted tentative preference on the basis of information contained in their applications, bu! t they must produce a DD Form 214 or other proof prior to appointment t! o document entitlement to preference. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx . HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment. You may also be evaluated based upon the question responses you provide during a structured interview. In responding to structured interview questions you should be sure to cite specific examples of experience, explain exactly what you did, and the outcome. BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to he! lp balance work and life. For more information please visit us at http://www.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp .
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. OTHER INFORMATION:
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave.
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