Medical Instrument Technician (Ultrasound)

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About the Position: Incumbent serves as as an advanced Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, performing a wide variety of diagnostic ultrasound examinations including, but are not limited to, abdominal, renal, pelvic, obstetric, carotid, venous, vascular, testicular, thyroid, musculoskeletal, neonatal head, transplant, and biopsy-related studies.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing patient ultrasound examinations and performing administrative duties such as checking in patients, preparing reports, and maintaining ultrasound files.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

OR Education: One and a half years of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Diagnostic Medical Sonography OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total semester hours minus 18) by 9. Add the two percentages. Major Duties:

• Utilize diagnostic two-dimensional imaging, spectral Doppler analysis, color and power Doppler, angio techniques, and real-time ultrasound imaging across multiple organ systems in both inpatient and outpatient radiology settings.
• Operate ultrasound equipment to obtain diagnostic-quality images.
• Acquire, annotate, and ensure accurate patient identification, documentation, and proper storage of images to create a permanent diagnostic medical imaging record for interpretation by the radiologist.
• Perform routine and periodic quality control testing, including phantom imaging and system performance evaluations, to verify image resolution and equipment functionality.
• Provide comprehensive training, instruction, and technical oversight in the operation and clinical application of ultrasound equipment.