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Under the general direction of the Department Head, Imaging and working with the Operations Officer, Imaging and through subordinate supervisors, assists and oversees plans and development activities of the Imaging Service to assure optimum patient care, quality control, and the economically efficient performance of all activities.
05/19/2025 to 05/29/2025
$108,903 - $141,580 per year
GS 12
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
None
Yes
Yes
CAZP-12737426-25-RA
837210500
This announcement is open to Current permanent employees of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center and its outreach facilities including CBOC and VCS employees.
Major Duties:
Under the direct supervision of the Department Head, Imaging, the incumbent has a major role in designing long-range plans for the department, including construction, new equipment, recruitment of personnel, as well as objectives of future needs of the Service. The incumbent is given general guidelines and directions from the Department Head, Imaging and is expected to function with initiative and independent judgment within their sphere of responsibilities. The incumbent will assist the Department Head, Imaging with the development, interpretation, and application of service policy, budget, and long-range plans.
The incumbent has a complete and thorough working knowledge of all functions of the department and can operate all the diagnostic specialties to assure its many activities and to provide efficient patient care. The incumbent's supervisory area of staff responsibility/supervision includes:
a. Ultrasound Section
b. Special Procedure & CT Section
c. MRI Section
d. Support Staff (PACS)
e. Mammography
f. Nuclear Medicine
g. General Radiography
The incumbent collaborates with the Imaging Operations Officer in formulating and implementing administrative and operational policies and procedures for the Service. Such matters include personnel, departmental space, budget, equipment, construction, updating equipment, oversees the Continuing Education Program for both clerical and technical personnel, and implementation of the radiation safety program to insure monitoring devices, beam restricting devices, protective shielding, and warning and identifying devices. The incumbent will correlate through proper communication with other services on behalf of the Department Head, Imaging required radiation safety procedures.
The incumbent is responsible for coordinating the maintenance and repairs of radiographic equipment in all areas of the FHCC. This includes testing, maintenance, troubleshooting malfunctions, and makes minor repairs and contacts repair personnel.
The incumbent and Operations Officer ensure the Service has 24/7 onsite coverage for General Radiography, CT, and Ultrasound, ensures holiday assignment rosters, and ensures redundancy plans are available in these three sections. The incumbent is required to provide instruction and provide solutions to difficult problems that arise in the general diagnostic, special procedures, MRI, CT, US, interventional, and clerical sections. The incumbent must be able to give guidance in expeditious flow of productivity in all sections of the Service.
The incumbent is responsible for maintaining the Imaging Service in accordance with standards established by the Department Head, Imaging, and the Veterans Health Administration.
The incumbent supervises the student coordinator and ensures the development and construction an accredited clinical educational program for medical/imaging students.
The incumbent supports equal employment opportunities for all affirmative action, effectively used incentive awards to promote and recognize employees. The incumbent ensures all staff are provided Annual Performance Appraisals for both the technical and clerical personnel and reviews annually the position description and performance standards to all employees under her/his supervision. The incumbent serves on all merit promotion boards and makes recommendations to the Department Head, Imaging for employee's reassignments, awards, and disciplinary actions.
The incumbent assists the Department Head, Imaging in coordinating the Service's major facility improvement plan, evaluates and selects diagnostic imaging equipment, and through subordinate supervisors, establishes a training program for both technical and clerical staff.
Under the authority of the Department Head, Imaging, the incumbent will formulate position descriptions and performance standards for new technical and clerical positions and, on an annual basis, reviews and updates position descriptions and standards as required by Human Resources.
The incumbent will coordinate in-service continuing education program on a regular basis, as required by oversight entities for all technical and clerical personnel. Coordinates an instruction program and provides administration in teaching materials to assure an effective training program on highly specialized and complex equipment and procedures. Formulates training in radiographic techniques for new employees. Orientates all newly hired technical and clerical staff to the Service's policies and procedures, and updates technical and clerical staff on departmental policy changes.
And other additional duties.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:00am-3:30pm OR 7:30am-4:00pm
Telework: Ad-Hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on 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/.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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