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Lead Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · Springfield, MO · 1 mo ago
Healthcare$200/hrFull-time
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for sections present: About the role? Not present. Responsibilities? Duties section. Requirements? Qualifications? Skills? Benefits? Pay? Schedule? We have Work Schedule line. Also Pay line. Benefits: many benefits listed (Paid Time Off, Parental Leave, Child Care Subsidy, Retirement, Insurance, Telework not available). Also EDRP info. Also Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized etc. Should we include Benefits section? Yes, there is substantive content: Paid Time Off, Parental Leave, Child Care Subsidy, Retirement, Insurance, Telework not available. Also EDRP is a benefit? Could be separate but we can include in Benefits. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. We need to preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate like cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Not present. We need sections only when posting has real specific content. Let's extract: - Summary: includes EDRP eligibility, application within four months, program approval award up to $200,000, eligibility period one to five years determined by VHA Education Loan Repayment Services after review. - Qualifications: includes basic requirements: US Citizenship, English Language Proficiency, Certification (ARRT), Advanced ARRT certification required for CT, MRI, Mammography duties performed independently, etc. Education: completion of full-time training course at least 24 months, certificate or associate degree accredited by JRCERT or recognized by DOE, may qualify via Grandfathering Provision for current VHA employees. Grade Determinations: Lead Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist - GS-10 Experience: at least one year experience equivalent to next lower grade level directly related demonstrating clinical competencies. Knowledge - Skills and Abilities (KSA's): list of abilities (feedback to supervisor, resolve informal employee complaints, monitor/report status, perform general and specialized diagnostic radiologic procedures in advanced levels of complex treatment situations). Also Physical Demands: typical, may require standing, lifting, carrying, sitting, stooping, bending, pulling, pushing, may need PPE, annual TB screening. Work Environment: office/clinic setting, minimal risks, normal safety precautions, adequately lighted, heated, ventilated, ability to handle several tasks at once sometimes stressful. - Duties: includes description of role, location, functions as primary technologist for pain management imaging, provides technical guidance/mentorship/daily oversight for DRT staff GS-9 and below, schedules and monitors work assignments, makes daily adjustments, primary point of contact for problem resolution, participates in new employee orientation, on-the-job training, competency assessments, performs complete spectrum of CT imaging, performs general diagnostic radiology (x-ray) exams, prepares/administers contrast materials, performs daily and pre-operational QC/management checks, coordinates repair/maintenance/preventative maintenance, accurately documents examinations in EHR/PACS, demonstrates independent judgment, provides patient education ensures age/developmentally and culturally appropriate care. - Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm (Subject to change based on needs of the service). - Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact vhafavhrsbu@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more. - Pay: 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). - Telework: Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. - Functional Statement #: 564-01741-F (maybe metadata, could drop as minor metadata). Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized (already covered). We need to decide sections: About the role? Not present. Responsibilities? Could be Duties. Requirements? Could be Qualifications. Skills? Could be KSAs within Qualifications. Benefits? Could combine benefits. Pay? Yes. Schedule? Yes. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content. Thus produce:

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List: - Functions as the primary technologist for pain management imaging procedures at Springfield, working independently and as part of the Pain Management care team providing C-arm fluoroscopic guidance for image-guided pain interventions - Provides technical guidance, mentorship, and daily oversight for DRT staff at GS-9 and below at the Springfield-MO CBOC - Schedules and monitors work assignments, ensuring adequate coverage across CT/General X-Ray and Pain Management - Makes daily adjustments as needed based on patient and procedural volume - Acts as the primary point of contact for problem resolution involving staff workflow, equipment, protocols, and patient care in the assigned modalities - Participates in new employee orientation, on-the-job training, and competency assessments for DRT staff within the CBOC - Performs a complete spectrum of CT imaging – including but not limited to: head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities, angiography, and 3D/multiplanar reconstructions as required - Performs general diagnostic radiology (x-ray) exams as needed – including portable studies when required – and maintains appropriate certification - Prepares and administers contrast materials under the direction of the radiologist/physician – ensuring patient safety and accurate documentation - Performs daily and pre-operational quality control/management checks on all assigned imaging and procedural equipment; coordinates repair, maintenance, and preventative maintenance as needed - Accurately documents all examinations and procedures in the electronic health record (EHR) – PACS – and any other required system - Demonstrates independent judgment in the performance and prioritization of all assigned imaging and procedural work – varying or modifying protocols as necessary to accommodate patient status, special needs, or non-routine clinical requests - Provides patient education regarding procedures; ensures age/developmentally and culturally appropriate care Also earlier: "Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Lead Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist (CT & Special Procedures) is assigned to the Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks - Radiology Service - Springfield - MO Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) and serves as the site's lead technologist - providing direct advanced diagnostic imaging in CT and X-Ray - and serving as the primary DRT for Pain Management (special procedures) - Lung Cancer Screening exams and other complex procedures". That's more description of role; could be included in Responsibilities as an overview. Add bullet: Assigned to Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks Radiology Service Springfield MO CBOC as site's lead technologist providing direct advanced diagnostic imaging in CT and X-Ray and serving as primary DRT for Pain Management (special procedures), Lung Cancer Screening exams, and other complex procedures. Now Requirements list items: - United States Citizenship (non-citizens only appointed when qualified citizens unavailable per VA policy) - English Language Proficiency (spoken and written English per 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d)) - Certification: must be certified in general radiologic technology by ARRT (R) - Advanced ARRT certification required for assignments that include CT, MRI, or Mammography duties performed independently (as applicable); indicates ability to operate independently and demonstrated specific clinical competency in appropriate specialty after passing designated examination - For modalities requiring advanced certification, technologists without advanced certification may receive on-the-job training with oversight from a certified radiologic technologist - Education: completion of a full-time training course of at least 24 months (or equivalent) in a post-high school diagnostic radiologic technology program, evidenced by a certificate or associate degree accredited by JRCERT or other DOE-recognized accrediting agencies - May qualify based on Grandfathering Provision per VA Qualification Standard (applicable to current VHA employees in this occupation meeting criteria) - Experience: at least one year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, directly related to the position, demonstrating clinical competencies described at that level (Lead Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist GS-10) - Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): * Ability to provide feedback to supervisor on technical aspects of work * Ability to resolve informal employee complaints * Ability to monitor and report on the status and progress of work and make adjustments to accomplish workload per established procedures * Ability to perform general and specialized diagnostic radiologic procedures in advanced levels of complex treatment situations - Physical Demands: typical for occupation; may require standing, lifting, carrying, sitting, stooping, bending, pulling, pushing; may require wearing personal protective equipment and undergoing annual TB screening or testing as condition of employment - Work Environment: performed in office/clinic setting with minimal risks requiring normal safety precautions; area adequately lighted, heated, ventilated; requires ability to handle several tasks at once in sometimes stressful situations We could also include "Grade Determinations: Lead Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist - GS-10" but that's part of requirements. Now Benefits list items: - Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) eligible: student loan payment reimbursement program; must meet individual eligibility per VHA policy; submit EDRP application within four months of appointment; program approval award amount up to $200,000 and eligibility period one to five years determined by VHA Education Loan Repayment Services after review; former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive; contact vhafavhrsbu@va.gov (EDRP Coordinator) for questions/assistance - Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time off per year (13-26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays); selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work experience or military service - Parental Leave: after 12 months

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