Supervisory Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Supervisory Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist provides support to Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center in Fort Meade, Maryland, helping ensure consistent, high-quality patient care and facility operations.

This Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation outlines education and experience requirements. Medical radiography certification and licensure must be met, with pathways including federal experience, non-accredited training, or a combination of education and experience.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience: assisting with schedules for completion of assigned work, performing radiographic examinations, and performing quality control.
• Two full years of graduate level education (36 semester hours) in radiography or radiation therapy related field.
• Combination of education and experience may qualify as long as the computed percentages add to at least 100%.

Skills

Specialized Experience

Education

Graduate education in radiography or radiation therapy

Job description

About the Position:

The Supervisory Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist provides support to Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center in Fort Meade, Maryland, helping ensure consistent, high-quality patient care and facility operations.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

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.

Basic Requirement for a Supervisory Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist:

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 did 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.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assisting with schedules for completion of assigned work; performing radiographical examinations; and performing quality control. 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:

Two full years of graduate level education (36 semester hours) in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Qualifying educational programs for radiography and radiation therapy technology are available in accredited colleges, universities, hospitals, medical schools, or postsecondary technical or vocational schools. Education or training from programs based in hospitals must have been from those hospitals that were accredited at the time of the education or training by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals or by the American Osteopathic Association.

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) by 18. Add the two percentages.