Med Inst Tech (Diagnostic Ultrasound)

Veterans Health Administration; Coatesville (Chester County); On-site; USD 82,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

This position is with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, located at the Coatesville VA Medical Center, providing ultrasound services for medical, surgical, and psychiatric patients in inpatient and outpatient settings.

The incumbent collaborates with the Sonographer, Radiology Supervisor, radiologist, clinicians, technologists, and clerical staff to ensure high-quality diagnostic results and patient satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Proficient in producing and analyzing ultrasound images.
• Knowledge of Doppler signals and interpretation.
• Familiar with PACS and image archiving.
• Sterile technique and patient positioning.
• Ability to work with radiologists and clinicians.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine to specialized ultrasound examinations in a hospital setting.
• Assist radiologist with sterile-guided injections under ultrasonic guidance.
• Maintain image quality and documentation for interpretation by a radiologist.
• Explain procedures to patients and ensure comfort and safety.
• Adhere to scheduling and workflow with other staff and departments.

Skills

Ultrasound imaging

Doppler technique

PACS knowledge

Sterile technique

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Tools

Ultrasound equipment

PACS

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is within the Coatesville VA Medical Center, providing treatment of medical, surgical, and psychiatric patients, both inpatient and outpatient services. The work requires a high degree of judgment in responding to both employee and patient concerns and providing solutions to process problems as they affect day-to-day operations.

Key Responsibilities

The incumbent works closely with the Sonographer, Radiology Supervisor, radiologist, clinicians, technologists, and clerical staff to assure optimum quality control, high quality diagnostic/therapeutic exam results, and patient satisfaction. This specialty modality uses high frequency sound waves and other diagnostic techniques for medical purposes.

The technologist must be competent in the production, use, recognition, and analysis of ultrasound images and patterns used for patient diagnosis and treatment. The sonographer is regarded as the expert source and the interpreting radiologist relies heavily on the skills, knowledge, and abilities of the sonographers in providing a final interpretation.

The technologist requires knowledge of image acquisition in ultrasound and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) and can carry out his/her assignment independently. Performs, in a hospital setting all ultrasound examinations ranging from the routine to the highly specialized. Performs Liver Elastography exams utilizing the elastography software.

Assists radiologist with all steroid injections that need to be performed under ultrasonic guidance (fingers, hands, shoulders) which includes knowledge of sterile technique. Experience imaging structures while simultaneously obtaining Doppler signal, M-mode and recording images and Doppler shift recordings along with patient information for interpretation by a radiologist.

Receives and identifies patients using two (2) patient identifiers, explains methods of procedures, assists movement of patients to and from wheelchair, table, positions the patient and performs examinations as requested. Controls technical factors on ultrasound unit, which will affect time, gain, amplitude, velocity, frequency, attenuation, absorption, reflection, scattering, refraction, and diffraction.

Selects between non-focused, fixed-focus, linear phased array, an annular phased array. Assists Lead Ultrasound Technologist in establishing protocols for routine examinations and makes independent judgments when it is necessary to deviate from standard procedures. Advises radiologist of significant abnormalities that would require their immediate attention and visualization while the patient is undergoing exam.

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements & Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $81727 – $106251/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-10.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.