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Medical Instrument Technician (Diagnostic Ultrasound)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
On-site Tucson, AZ $94K – $122K Apply by Jun 22, 2026 Medical Instrument Technician ESTJESTPISFPISTP Trades
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This position works directly with patients and Physicians and operates equipment that uses high-frequency soundwaves to take images and scans of the body's internal organs. Incumbent will operate diagnostic ultrasound equipment both in the department and in the portable setting. This position independently performs a wide range of routine and complex general ultrasound exams and vascular ultrasound studies, recognizing the need to make modifications during the examination.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Interpret requests or instructions from radiologists or medical officers.
- →Prepare room, equipment and materials needed for patient procedures.
- →Properly verifies the patient's identity using two unique identifiers and using active rather than passive identification; follows VHA directives and policies.
- →Explain procedures to patients in a manner that will gain cooperation, understanding, and allay apprehension.
- →Transfer patients from stretcher or wheelchair to sonographer exam table utilizing safe patient handling techniques; ergonomic methods and devices.
- →Positions the patient for desired results, utilizing positioning cushions and privacy shields as appropriate.
- →Performs diagnostic ultrasound examination on multiple areas of the body, including, but not limited to the abdomen, neck, chest, extremities, pelvis and retroperitoneal space, for the purpose of acquiring high quality examinations that assist in the diagnosis and treatment of patient medical disorders.
- →Performs Intra-Operative Ultrasound examinations to assist the Interventional Radiologists in tumor ablation procedures in a sterile surgical environment.
- →Sets up equipment, makes multiple simultaneous settings and adjustments in operation of the equipment, and manually maneuvers the transducer to perform the exam, insuring accurate results.
- →Obtain pertinent clinical data from the patient, electronic health record, requisition, and interviewing the patient and/or family.
- →Properly selects patient's information from the HIS/RIS list on the workstation, verify patient information prior to scanning.
- →Annotations are made, correct orientation of the image, configures the image before transmitting to PACS.
- →Maintain a neat and clean work area, always including desks and countertops.
- →Ensuring supplies within assigned work area are properly supplied/stocked so that examinations are not delayed due to lack of necessary equipment and supplies.
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
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