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Med Instrument Tech (Diagnostic Ultra Sound)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 61 days ago
On-site Fredericksburg, VA $95K – $123K Apply by Jul 23, 2026 Medical Instrument Technician ESFJINFJISFJISTJ HealthcareTrades
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The Medical Instrument Technician (MIT), Diagnostic, Vascular, and Breast Ultrasound position is assigned to the Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Service at the Fredericksburg Healthcare Center. MIT's at this level perform the complete spectrum of General, Vascular and Breast Ultrasound Imaging.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties may include but are not limited to: The technician requires knowledge of image acquisition in Ultrasound, and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) and can carry out his/her assignment independently.
- →Performs all ultrasound examinations, including Vascular Imaging, ranging from the routine to the highly specialized.
- →Performance of the examination requires proper alignment and position of the patient.
- →Sets up and adjusts all equipment and manually maneuvers the transducer to perform the exam.
- →Performs ultrasound examinations of the breast, axillary, abdomen, neck, chest, extremities, trans vesical/transvaginal pelvis imaging, and retroperitoneal space for purpose of acquiring high quality examinations that assist in the diagnosis and treatment of patient medical disorders.
- →Performs vascular imaging, both arterial and venous.
- →Perform contrast enhanced ultrasound.
- →Performs Ultrasound Elastography.
- →Performs Breast sonography which includes, but is not limited to diagnostic, axillary, and screening.
- →Experienced in the preparation and set up of procedures.
- →Assists with pre and post procedure patient care for ultrasound guided procedures, such as breast and axillary biopsies and ultrasound guided localization procedures.
- →Knows and understands the principles of ultrasound and the highly specialized ultrasound equipment to approve the acceptability or reject ability of each scan.
- →This includes preparation and supplies, scanning motions, Time Compensated Gain (TCG), zoom or expansion, hard copy, picture-oriented examination, organ-oriented examination and initial interpretation of the examination.
- →Technician notes of the examination require identifying normal and pathological appearances.
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 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.
- ✓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
Job ID: 046c054f-7553-4366-9183-cb6e9047a8ac
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