Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) GS-0647-09

Defense Health Agency; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 48,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment incentives

Salary negotiation

Job summary

Moncrief Army Health Clinic is seeking an MRI technologist to perform routine, emergent, and specialized MRI procedures, ensuring patient safety and protocol adherence. Responsibilities include reviewing physician requests and conducting adult and pediatric MRI of the heart to identify pathologies.

Qualified candidates will have radiology certification and either a Master's degree or graduate study in Radiology/Radiography, plus one year of specialized MRI experience.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience performing MRI diagnostic equipment or quality control.
• Education: Master's degree or two years of graduate study in Diagnostic Radiology/Radiography.
• Combination of education and experience may qualify for this position.

Responsibilities

• Works independently performing routine, emergent, and specialized MRI procedures with responsibility for protocols and patient safety.
• Receives and reviews requests for MRI examinations from physicians and healthcare providers.
• Performs adult and pediatric MRI of the heart to identify cardiac pathology.
• Independently establishes various MRI parameters.
• Trains residents and other personnel in MRI principles, procedures, and equipment.

Skills

MRI procedures

Radiology certification

Patient care

Education

Master's degree in related field

Graduate study in Radiology/Radiography

Job description

Overview

This position is located at Moncreif Army Health CLinic, Fort Jackson, SC

• Recruitment incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
• Salary negotiation MAY be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Overview

This position is located at Moncreif Army Health CLinic, Fort Jackson, SC

• Recruitment incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
• Salary negotiation MAY be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Salary:Up to- $80,243 per year

Moncrief Army Health Clinic is a Defense Health Agency military medical treatment facility located at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina. It is dedicated to optimizing health readiness and providing comprehensive medical care to active‑Duty Soldiers, their beneficiaries, retirees, and veterans under the age of 65.

Responsibilities

Duties

• Works independently performing routine, emergent, and specialized procedures with responsibility for protocols, patient care, and magnet safety.
• Receives and reviews requests from physicians and other health care providers for magnetic resonance imaging examinations of patients.
• Performs adult and pediatric magnetic resonance imaging of the heart to identify cardiac pathology.
• Independently establishes various parameters.
• Trains Graduate Medical Education (GME) radiology residents, non‑radiologist physicians, 68Pstudents and other personnel in MRI principles, procedures, capabilities, techniques, and equipment.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 .

Radiology Certification: Public Law 97‑35 requires that persons who administer radiologic procedures meet the credentialing standards in 42 CFR Part 75. Essentially, they must (1) have successfully completed an educational program that meets or exceeds the standards described in that regulation, and is accredited by an organization recognized by the Department of Education, and (2) be certified as radiographers in their field. The following meet these requirements: (1) Persons employed by the Federal Government as radiologic personnel prior to the effective date of the regulation (January 13, 1986) who show evidence of current or fully satisfactory performance or certification of such from a licensed practitioner such as a doctor of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, podiatry, or chiropractic who prescribes radiologic procedures to others. (2) Persons first employed by the Federal Government as radiologic personnel after the effective date of the regulation who (a) received training from institutions in a State or foreign jurisdiction that did not accredit training in that particular field at the time of graduation, or (b) practiced in a State or foreign jurisdiction that did not license that particular field or does not allow special eligibility to take a licensure examination for those who did not graduate from an accredited educational program, provided that such persons show evidence of training, experience, and competence as determined by OPM or the employing agency.

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.

Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing magnetic resonance imaging diagnostic equipment or performing quality control procedures. 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: Successful completion of a Master's or equivalent graduate degree, or two full years of progressively higher level graduate education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Diagnostic Radiology/Radiography.

OR

Combination of 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 graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.