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Medical Instrument Technician (Diagnostic Ultrasound)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Rice Lake, WI $62K – $80K Apply by Jun 29, 2026 Medical Instrument Technician ESFJINFJISFJISTJ HealthcareTrades
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Functions as a Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) General Ultrasound sonographer with Vascular imaging. This position is the designated Ultrasonographer responsible of all workflow issues as related to the ultrasound section and the Vascular imaging for all work done at the assigned CBOC.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Ensures the activities within the Ultrasound section at the clinic are thoroughly completed and takes appropriate action as required to insure their efficient and effective operation.
- →Responsible for the quality assurance of the image (positioning/label/technique/network information) prior to transmission to the PAC's network.
- →Works with nursing and other clinical supervisors in addressing the Ultrasound Section issues and to support the maintenance of high-quality patient care.
- →Participates in quality assurance/improvement activities and/or trainings and ensure compliance with JCAHO requirements.
- →Participates in the compilation and analysis of data on CBOC Ultrasound activities and prepares reports to the supervisor/management team.
- →Performs in a clinical setting all ultrasound examinations ranging from the routine to the highly specialized studies.
- →Knows and understands the principles of ultrasound and the highly specialized equipment well enough to essentially approve the acceptability or rejectability of each scan.
- →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, and annular phased array.
- →Receives/identifies patients (by 2 identifiers), explains methods of procedures, assists movement of patients to and from wheelchairs, carts and exam tables.
- →Advises radiologist or referring physician of critical/acute results of exams in a timely manner.
- →Responsible for 1) protecting that data from unauthorized release or from loss, alteration, or unauthorized deletion and 2) following applicable regulations and instruction regarding access to computerized files, release of access codes, etc., as set out in a computer access agreement which the employee signs.
- →Evaluates the nature of critical and emergency procedures and rearranges priorities to accommodate them, during a busy clinical operation, and performs add on patients throughout the day.
- →Maintains records of patients treated, exams performed, scans taken, etc.
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: 0e29f70d-6139-47fc-9e51-dbee9e95e043
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