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Medical Instrument Technician (Echocardiography)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
On-site Leavenworth, KS $72K – $93K Apply by Jun 22, 2026 Medical Instrument Technician ESTJESTPISFPISTP Trades
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The Echocardiography Technician has the intimate knowledge of thoracic anatomy and physiology related to cardiovascular function. They are responsible for adhering to all departmental, service, hospital, agency, and national regulations and policies. They identify and record anomalies indicative of disease, injury or other medically significant condition from ultrasound imaging and simultaneous recordings of the Doppler.
What You'll Do
- →Functions: The Echocardiography Technician must possess the ability to organize and manage time effectively, exercise independent judgment, assume responsibility for their own work/actions, and sometimes work under stressful conditions, remain focused, maintain the ability to prioritize and transition between tasks quickly.
- →They must possess ethical judgment, integrity, honesty, dependability and accountability.
- →Technician must be reliable and able to work independently.
- →The technician is responsible for performing job functions in accordance with the mission, vision, and values of VA EKHCS.
- →The technician working at this level must assume the functions and responsibilities of lower grade levels.
- →In addition, the major functions include, but are not limited to: Knowledge and performance of standardized echocardiography concepts: a.
- →Anatomy and physiology of the heart and great vessels b.
- →ECG strip interpretation c.
- →Cardiac arrhythmias d.
- →Hemodynamic conditions of the cardiac cycle e.
- →Basic ultrasound physics f.
- →Type and severity of a variety of cardiac problems including valvular dysfunction, myocardial wall kinesia, effusions, endocardial lesions, etc.
- →Knowledge and performance of echocardiography procedures: a.
- →Ability to produce diagnostic quality images and Doppler frequency shift recordings using M-mode, two-dimensional, three-dimensional, four-dimensional, pulsed and continuous wave Doppler spectral display, and color flow Doppler imaging. b.
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: 982618cb-51a4-43d3-a659-c38368008562
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