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Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
The Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist operates general radiography and fluoroscopy equipment to acquire diagnostic radiographs of patients and support fluoroscopic exams and procedures to enable the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Exams requests are screened for appropriateness and reviewed with a radiologist as needed. Exams are largely done by protocol however some clinical presentations may require the technologist to tailor exams to meet the unique requirements of the specific patient.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties and responsibility include, but are not limited to: Receive patients, confirm patient identification, obtain patient history, provide patient education, provide reassurance, and ensure patient comfort.
- →Perform fall risk assessment and mobilize appropriate assistive lifting and transfer devices as needed.
- →Apply strategies to reduce risk of falls- remove obstacles and tripping hazards.
- →Review exam requests for appropriateness before performing exams.
- →Screen for duplicate requests, repeat of a recent exam, or redundant evaluation completed by another imaging modality.
- →Perform general maintenance operations on equipment such as warm-up and shutdown sequences, calibration, QC and basic troubleshooting.
- →Maintain logs to document equipment performance history and malfunctions.
- →Identify deviations from equipment specification and initiate service or other corrective action.
- →Evaluate exams for diagnostic quality before submitting them for interpretation.
- →Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 8:00am-4:30 pm with rotated nights, weekends, holidays, and on call Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 0000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Requirements
- ✓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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's 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.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: 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.
Personality Fit
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