About this role
Job Summary
About the Position
This position is located at General Leonard Wood Community Hospital in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.
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.
- Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing diagnostic ultrasound examinations, analyzing and documenting findings, and providing technical support to ensure compliance with equipment's quality assurance standards.
- This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).
- OR Education: One and a half years of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Radiology or Sonography.
- 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 9.
- Add the two percentages.
Major Duties
- Perform a wide variety of diagnostic ultrasound examinations to support the diagnosis and treatment of disease or injury.
- Identify abnormalities within the body and provide accurate ultrasound imaging documentation as medical proof of abnormal findings.
- Analyze sonographic findings to distinguish between normal and pathological conditions.
- 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.
- Conduct research projects addressing a wide range of medical conditions, assessment of imaging strategies, and determination of the most effective methods to obtain accurate and clinically meaningful results.
- Perform routine and periodic quality control testing to verify image resolution and equipment functionality in accordance with American College of Radiology (ACR) standards and departmental policies.