Diagnostic Radiologic PACS Technologist

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Major duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Performs daily imaging system performance checks according to manufacturers guidelines and identifies outliers and malfunctions and initiates work orders to address problems.
• Assists with the technical and administrative duties such as: equipment and space needs utilization; policy procedure and goal development; and oversight of all quality assurance programs associated with these systems.
• Provides training for Radiologists on PACS and VR software.
• Works as a team member with RRVAMC PACS Team and PACS colleagues across VISN 9 to develop continual upgrades programs and capabilities to the PACS system utilizing knowledge of imaging modalities devices configurations and optimum requirements of the PACS systems as needed in a radiological environment.
• Performs daily imaging system performance checks according to manufacturers guidelines. Identifies outliers and malfunctions and initiates work orders to address problems.
• Assures transmittal of images to PACS. Performs PACS duties which includes capturing computerized radiographs and digital images; applies an algorithm configures the image and verifies patient information before transmitting them to the picture archive system.
• Member of the Imaging Service PACS and Performance Improvement Team providing updates regularly.
• Other duties as assigned

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

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.
• Certification. All applicants must be certified in general radiologic technology by the American Registry of Radiologic Technology Radiography (ARRT) (R). Advanced ARRT certification is required for assignments that include computed tomography (CT) magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) or Mammography (M) duties performed independently as applicable.

• Education. Completion of a full-time training course of at least 24 months in duration (or the equivalent) in a post-high school diagnostic radiologic technology program evidenced by a certificate or an associate degree accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) or from other accrediting agencies as recognized by the Department of Education (DOE).

• Experience. At least one year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade GS-10 level directly related to the position being filled that demonstrates the clinical competencies needed to provide services as a quality control technologist DRT team leader supervisory radiologic technologistPACS technologist clinical program director or an assistant chief radiologic technologist

1. Knowledge of contingency plans during equipment downtimes.
2. Ability to act as liaison for Radiology with biomedical engineering and Ol&T VISN PACS Administrators and vendor support
3. Ability to develop methods and programs to evaluate monitor and maintain digital imaging and voice recognition systems.
4. Ability to lead a team of multidisciplinary members in accomplishing strategic planning and integration of PACS and network elements.
5. Ability to perform complex system administrator functions such as: oversight of RIS (Hospital Information System/Radiology Information System) links AE titles individual and user group creation and access management etc.
6. Knowledge of VA and other national guidelines pertaining to PACS network VistA imaging and database security.
7. Knowledge of specific positioning technique and imaging procedures so he/she will be able to perform and reconcile image information correctly and efficiently during technical post processing and evaluation.