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Medical Instrument Tech (Diagnostic Ultrasound)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 88 days ago
On-site Coatesville, PA $82K – $106K Apply by Jul 15, 2026 Medical Instrument Technician ENTJESFJESTJISTJ OperationsHealthcare
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This position is within the Coatesville VA Medical Center, providing treatment of medical, surgical, and psychiatric patients, both inpatient and outpatient services. The work requires a high degree of judgment in responding to both employee and patient concerns and providing solutions to process problems as they affect day-to-day operations.
What You'll Do
- →The incumbent works closely with the Sonographer, Radiology Supervisor, radiologist, clinicians, technologists, and clerical staff to assure optimum quality control, high quality diagnostic/therapeutic exam results, and patient satisfaction.
- →This specialty modality uses high frequency sound waves and other diagnostic techniques for medical purposes.
- →The technologist must be competent in the production, use, recognition, and analysis of ultrasound images and patterns used for patient diagnosis and treatment.
- →The sonographer is regarded as the expert source and the interpreting radiologist relies heavily on the skills, knowledge, and abilities of the sonographers in providing a final interpretation.
- →The technologist requires knowledge of image acquisition in ultrasound and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) and can carry out his/her assignment independently.
- →Performs, in a hospital setting all ultrasound examinations ranging from the routine to the highly specialized.
- →Performs Liver Elastography exams utilizing the elastography software.
- →Assists radiologist with all steroid injections that need to be performed under ultrasonic guidance (fingers, hands, shoulders) which includes knowledge of sterile technique.
- →Experience imaging structures while simultaneously obtaining Doppler signal, M-mode and recording images and Doppler shift recordings along with patient information for interpretation by a radiologist.
- →Receives and identifies patients using two (2) patient identifiers, explains methods of procedures, assists movement of patients to and from wheelchair, table, positions the patient and performs examinations as requested.
- →Controls technical factors on ultrasound unit, which will affect time, gain, amplitude, velocity, frequency, attenuation, absorption, reflection, scattering, refraction, and diffraction.
- →Selects between non-focused, fixed-focus, linear phased array, an annular phased array.
- →Assists Lead Ultrasound Technologist in establishing protocols for routine examinations and makes independent judgments when it is necessary to deviate from standard procedures.
- →Advises radiologist of significant abnormalities that would require their immediate attention and visualization while the patient is undergoing exam.
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: 1311c19d-5cfd-4b81-b518-f20e2caebdb4
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