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Medical Instrument Technician (Diagnostic Ultrasound)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 107 days ago
On-site Des Moines, IA $75K – $97K Apply by Sep 18, 2026 Medical Instrument Technician ESTJESTPISFPISTP Trades
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The VA Central Iowa Health Care System is recruiting for 1 full-time Medical Instrument Technician (Diagnostic Ultrasound) for the Diagnostic Imaging Service Line.
What You'll Do
- →The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers.
- →This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest.
- →As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran.
- →This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community.
- →This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The MIT coordinates a variety of technical procedures that require independent judgment, ingenuity, and initiative in the application of non-ionizing high frequency ultrasonic waves to humans for diagnosis of disease in the clinic or on the inpatient unit.
- →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.
- →Sets up and adjusts all equipment and manually maneuvers the transducer to perform the exam.
- →Performance of the examination requires proper alignment and position of the patient.
- →Receives and identifies patients, explains methods of procedures, assists movement of patients to and from wheelchairs, carts and tables, positions the patient and performs examinations requested.
- →Evaluates the nature of critical and emergency procedures and rearranges priorities to accommodate them.
- →Performs ultrasonography studies, records as well as prepares the processed media for interpretation by the Staff Radiologist.
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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓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.
- ✓Must have a valid driver's license.
Personality Fit
Job ID: e7b9a407-abc7-4efc-8e58-e45c3ea1b39b
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