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Medical Instrument Technician (Echocardiography)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 46 days ago
On-site Decatur, GA $78K – $101K Apply by Aug 10, 2026 Medical Instrument Technician ESTJESTPISFPISTP Trades
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The Atlanta VA Health Care System is seeking an experienced Medical Instrument Technician (Echocardiography). This position requires full competence in performing both echocardiography and vascular ultrasound studies, with the ability to work independently in outpatient and inpatient clinics as well as in mobile settings under the supervision of a cardiology provider.
What You'll Do
- →Major Duties: Ability to performs 2D, M-Mode, continuous and pulse wave Doppler and color flow exam.
- →Performs transthoracic examinations.
- →Performs stress echocardiograms with and without pharmaceuticals.
- →Assists physician of results of exam.
- →Receives patients, explains procedure and performs exam.
- →Assist Cardiology Fellows in performing and interpreting echo exams.
- →Independently setting, calibrating and operating of machinery.
- →Knowledge of normal echocardiography findings and deviations produced by a wide variety of cardiovascular diseases.
- →Ability to perform complex procedures such as cardiac studies of the four chambers of the heart using sector scanning techniques to detect stenotic and incompetent valves, chamber enlargement, and pericardial effusion and cardiovascular studies deriving pressure gradients across obstructed valves, etc.
- →Ability to perform complementary ultrasonic examinations (including noninvasive) transthoracic echocardiography, Bubble studies and contrast echocardiography (invasive), stress echocardiography, and transesophageal echocardiography.
- →Ability to adapt transducer positioning, instrument controls, and examination techniques to the individual patient being studied and the problem being evaluated including recognizing pertinent abnormalities and documenting abnormal findings.
- →Ability to interact with patients explaining procedures and positioning and prepping the patient for procedure.
- →Ability to follow policy for sterilization process for TEE probes.
- →Ability to complete diagnostic studies ordered by and in collaboration with physician on all tours of duty with minimal or no direct supervision; coordinates appointments/ workload according to appropriateness of patients/ staffing.
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.
- ✓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.
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