Lead Medical Instrument Technician (Ultrasound)

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education/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 ultrasound procedures; providing ultrasound guidance for diagnostic procedures; maintaining ultrasound equipment; and assisting with distribution of workload among subordinates.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position such as Sonography or Radiology.

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 18. Add the two percentages.

The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. Preferred: Certification by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) with experience in vascular (VT), obstetrics (OB), and/or breast (BR) exams.

Perform a wide variety of complex diagnostic ultrasound examinations to support the diagnosis and treatment of disease or injury.,Utilize diagnostic two-dimensional imaging, spectral Doppler analysis, color and power Doppler, angio techniques, and real-time ultrasound imaging across multiple organ systems.,Review completed examinations for technical adequacy and diagnostic completeness.,Analyze sonographic findings to distinguish between normal and pathological conditions,Ensure work assignments of the other employees of the team are carried out.,Distribute and balance the workload among employees in accordance with established workflow or job specialization.,Provide training, instruction, and technical oversight to military personnel, sonographers, students, radiology residents, emergency room residents, and physician assistants in the operation and clinical application of ultrasound equipment.,Perform routine and periodic quality control testing, including phantom imaging and system performance evaluations.