Lead Medical Instrument Technician (GI)

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Major Duties Include but are not limited to the following:

• Knowledge of complex gastroenterology procedures ablation procedures mucosal resection
• procedures fine needle aspiration procedures stenting and capsule studies.
• Ability to provide briefings and orientations to hospital staff including physicians.
• Knowledge of regulatory and advisory agencies such as Joint Commission Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA) American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASG) and applicable laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).
• Knowledge of endoscopic equipment and use in basic and complex endoscopic procedures.
• Ability to set up endoscopy equipment ensuring endoscopes and ancillary equipment functions
• properly.
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology related to the GI system with ability to recognize and report obvious abnormalities during procedures.
• Ability to assist physician with specialized complex procedures.
• Knowledge of universal precautions and disinfection techniques and ability to follow SOPs to clean reusable medical equipment (RME).
• Ability to use basic computer systems and programs to record patient and endoscopic data adhering to patient privacy and information security policies.
• Ability to act as a mentor or preceptor to lower graded technicians.
• Ability to analyze deviations from the expected determine whether the deviations are machine or patient related and respond according to the findings.
• Ability to deliver patient care including vital sign measurements and medication administration. Maintains an adequate inventory of disposable supplies and demonstrates skill in the VAs Group Inventory Process (GIP). Reorders supplies needed for day to day functioning via the Purchase Card Program. Follows all policies and procedures required by the VAs Purchase Card Program and demonstrates knowledge of the program by functioning within the programs guidelines.

• 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.
• 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.
• Education: There are no specific educational requirements for this occupation. Education may be substituted for experience only at the GS-4 and GS-5 levels. See the grade requirements part of this standard for information regarding educational substitutions.
• Licensure or Certification: Licensure or Certification is not required for this occupation; however it is strongly desirable at GS-6 or above as evidence of possession of the essential knowledge skills and abilities. For all specialties identified in this standard Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certifications are desirable. Training which does not result in official certification does not meet this definition.
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
• English Language Proficiency: Medical Instrument Technicians must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with chapter 2 section D paragraph 5a this part.

1. Knowledge of complex gastroenterology procedures such as ERCP with spy glass ablation procedures mucosal resection procedures fine needle aspiration procedures and capsule studies.
2. Ability to provide briefings and orientations to hospital staff including physicians.
3. Knowledge of regulatory and advisory agencies such as Joint Commission Occupational.
4. Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA) American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and applicable laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).
5. Knowledge of medical terminology related to GI and biliary systems used to identify pathology or for specimen identification and procedure documentation and knowledge of.