Medical Instrument Technician (Echocardiography)

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Major Duties include but are not limited to:

• Performs echocardiography studies (heart ultrasound) and records the procedure for interpretation by a cardiologist.
• Responsible for ensuring all procedure images are properly filed and the final procedure reports are downloaded onto CPRS.
• Assists with transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE) and processing TEE scopes. Echocardiograph procedures include M-mode two-dimensional color Doppler. Certain areas of the heart may require focused images based on the consultation notes provided by the cardiologist.
• Must have a comprehensive knowledge of cross-sectional cardiac anatomy.
• Required to successfully complete a competency assessment for reprocessing the transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) scopes
• Maintains an adequate supply inventory to ensure there are no delays in procedures due to the lack of required supplies
• Performs patient preparation before initiating the procedure
• Initiates an electronic procedure report for each patient and provides initial information prior to the cardiologist completing the procedure report. Responsible for ensuring all completed reports are properly downloaded into CPRS
• Assesses proper functioning of equipment and contacts biomedical engineering if equipment is not working properly.
• Verifies the accuracy of the Equipment Inventory List for the Echocardiography program.

• 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 dentification 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.

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.
• Licensure or Certification. 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.
• English Language Proficiency. Must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with chapter 2 section D paragraph 5a.

1. Ability to produce diagnostic quality images and Doppler frequency shift recordings using M-mode two-dimensional pulsed and continuous wave Doppler spectral display and colorflow Doppler imaging.
2. Knowledge of normal echocardiographic findings and deviations produced by a wide variety of cardiovascular diseases.
3. Ability to perform complex procedures such as cardiac studies of the four chambers of the heart and valves using sector scanning techniques to detect stenotic and incompetent valves chamber enlargement and pericardial effusion and cardiovascular studies deriving pressure gradients across obstructed valves etc.
4. Ability to perform complementary ultrasonic examinations (including noninvasive) transthoracic Bubble studies and contrast echocardiography (invasive) stress echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography.
5. Ability to adapt transducer positioning instrument controls and examination techniques to the individual patient being studied and the problem being evaluated including recognizing pertinent abnormalities and documenting abnormal findings.