Lead Medical Instrument Technician (Electroencephalography)

Summary

The incumbent will be located at the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS). The incumbent reports to the Chief of Respiratory Care Services along with Clinical Director of Division of Hospital & Specialty Medicine (DHSM). The Chief of Neurology reports to the Clinical Director of the Division of Hospital & Specialty Medicine who reports to the Chief of Staff.

Duties

• Rewards of a
• The duties of this position include, but are not limited to: Independently performs routine and non-standard procedures. (EEG and EP)
• Independently performs advanced neurodiagnostic procedures (EEG/L TM) in complex environments such as the operating room, epilepsy monitoring rooms, radiology, intensive care units and at the patient's bedside.
• These include WADA, Electrocorticography, Motor/Speech
• Independently performs routine and invasive long-term monitoring
• Independently teaches the correct methodology of neurodiagnostic procedures, theory of operations and theory interpretation to trainees and students from affiliated programs.
• Consistently performs high quality studies for complex and non-routine procedures in difficult and demanding environments such as the operating room, research, or intensive care environments.
• Acts as lead technician providing training to new neurodiagnostic technicians.
• Occasional travel may be required to train VA employees to serve as EEG technologists at other VA sites.
• Follows established laboratory and/or hospital guidelines in completing "administrative duties" for each test performed.
• Knowledge of JCAHO and other regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for inventory of laboratory supplies and equipment.
• Responsible for establishing, completing and communicating weekly assignment rotations to all other EEG MIT's in the EcOE department while ensuring that the rotations are fair and equitable to all staff members.
• Will participate in department meetings and will communicate any pertinent information to all other EEG MIT's in the EcOE department.
• Independently operates a variety of neurodiagnostic equipment to administer routine and specialized diagnostic treatment during procedures.
• Conducts routine maintenance and adjustment checks on the equipment.
• Recognizes and trouble shoot equipment failures.
• Communicates with manufacturer technical support to fix equipment problems.
• Communicates with Bio-medical engineering to fix equipment problems.
• Schedule: Week One: Mon-Thur: 0700-1630 (9 hours) Friday: 0700-1530 (8 hours) Sat-Sun: OFF Week Two: Mon-Thur: 0700-1630 (9 hours) Fri-Sun: OFF Mandatory On-Call Rotation Compressed/Flexible: Available Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
• Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
• Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12
• Weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
• Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
• Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Available

Requirements

• You must be a U.S.
• Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
• Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the
• Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the
• Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

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/.

Required Documents

• To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action Special Note for
• Applications: To complete your application, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume
• This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field.
• Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limitation into the 'Other' document upload field.
• The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position.
• Please ensure you have included all documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), SF-50's (current/former
• Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter License Other (1) PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Professional Certification Resume
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action Transcript