Medical Instrument Technician (Echocardiography)

Department of Veterans Affairs • Little Rock, AR

55d • Onsite

About The Position

The Echocardiography Technician works under the supervisory direction of Nursing Services and direction of Cardiology in Medicine Service. The sonographer must have a comprehensive understanding of cardiovascular and thoracic anatomy, and cardiovascular pathophysiology to recognize normal and abnormal cardiovascular structure, function, and abnormalities of blood flow to identify and record anomalies. Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:

Responsibilities

• Assists in immediate patient management in cases of emergent echocardiographic findings.
• Teaches basic techniques to cardiology residents and fellows, and students assigned to the Echo Lab.
• Provides call echo coverage during off duty hours including weekends and holidays.
• Oversees as needed echo call schedules.
• Performs preventative maintenance of equipment and coordinates service with biomedical engineering.
• Assists in writing Policies, Procedures and Protocol development.
• Assists in performance of contrast echocardiograms and performs contrast enhancing agents i.e. Agitated Saline, Definity, Optison.
• Ability to assist cardiologists in performing transesophageal echocardiograms.
• Assists with EKGs and Stress Echoes as needed.
• Assists in maintaining and ordering adequate supplies.
• Assists in cardiology with consults and tracking to include inpatient and outpatient consults.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
• Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience.
• Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
• Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees