Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist-Computed Tomography

VA Careers - Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist: Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

The duties may include but are not limited to:

• Transfer patients from stretcher or wheelchair to imaging table
• Prepare room equipment and material needed for patient procedures
• Prepare oral and injectable contrast and other chemical mixtures as necessary
• Follow prescribed protocols required to perform procedures
• Observe patients during procedures and reports complications or unusual events
• Perform computer work and required forms associated with patient exams credit of patient visits complications and /or quality improvement activities of the Radiology Department.
• Administer contrast material under the direction of the radiologist according to protocols.
• Maximize patient throughput by contacts with escort ward secretaries nursing personnel etc.
• Maintain a clean work area and adequate level of supplies within their assigned rooms at all times
• Provide training to student radiographers and residents from affiliated programs and facilitates the attainment of established program objectives
• Practice hospital safety radiation safety infection control and universal precautions at all times in accordance with age and/or gender specific departmental procedures
• Responsible for the quality assurance of the image (positioning/label/technique/network information) prior to transmission to the PACs network.
• Assist the house staff in use of Care-stream PACS system and can also transfer images to the network and/or transmission to offsite locations.
• Responsible for cleaning and maintaining the work area exam room and imaging equipment to standards set by the manufacturer.
• Provide education to patients and their families on Imaging procedures

• Clerical and file room duties related to patient care

• Other duties as assigned

• 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 ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.
• 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.

• 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 Federal service.

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Certification. All applicants must be certified in general radiologic technology by the American Registry of Radiologic Technology Radiography (ARRT) (R). Advanced ARRT certification is required for assignments that include computed tomography (CT)
• Education. Completion of a full-time training course of at least 24 months duration (or the equivalent) in a post-high school diagnostic radiologic technology program evidenced by a certificate or an associates degree accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) or from schools accredited by the ARRT and certification by the ARRT in radiology.
• Credentialing Standards. Public Law 97-35 the Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act of 1981 requires that persons who administer radiologic procedures meet the credentialing standards in 42 CFR Part 75 Standards for the Accreditation of Educational Programs and the Credentialing of Radiographic Personnel. Essentially they must 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 be certified as radiographers in their field.
• English Language Proficiency. DRTs must be proficient in spoken and written English.

1. Ability to balance the needs of patients and staff while still performing complex scans and procedures;
2. Knowledge of techniques for gathering relevant information from the medical record significant others and health care providers;
3. Ability to assess factors that may contraindicate the procedure;
4. Knowledge of basic first aid and basic life support practices related to radiography;
5. Knowledge of physical assessment aseptic techniques intravenous methods and techniques and universal precautions;
6. Knowledge of pre-procedural procedural and post-procedural care of patients.