Incumbent is responsible for the professional technological, administrative and support direction of the Medical Imaging Services for radiology services, includes but is not limited to planning, directing, controlling, and evaluating the effectiveness of the medical imaging services provided by department employees that involves identifying and resolving problems and recommending changes. This position is located with Division of Clinical Services, Medical Imaging Department, Chinle, Arizona.

Duties

Advise unit personnel on ways to control or eliminate unsafe acts or conditions. Direction of a program segment with equipment and safety budget. Hear and resolve complaints from employees, refers group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to a higher-level supervisor or manager; Serves as the proposing official but approving authority is vested with their supervisor. Identify developmental and training needs of employees, provide or arrange for needed development and training. Provide and/or arrange for required training. Refer decisions on training that is non-routine, costly, or controversial to a higher supervisor. Approve expenses like within-grade increases. Finds ways to improve production or increase quality of work directed. Recommends awards or bonuses for nonsupervisory personnel and changes in position classification, subject to approval by higher level officials, supervisors, or others. Develop performance standards following HR procedures. Plan a full range of Services from a technical and administrative point of view. Includes: Maintain proper maintenance and functioning of imaging equipment. Assure safety precautions are used to reduce radiation and chemical exposures. Maintain liaison with hospital departments, direct patient care and administration to assure smooth and cooperative functioning of the patient-care team. Serve as an intermediary between the Radiologist and the technologists with quality control, protocol development and implementation; maintains unit needs replenished. Assure proficiency of radiologic technologists with imaging equipment. Performs full scope of diagnostic XR, CT and Fluoroscopy exams as required by the service unit involving clinical radiology applicable to a wide range of duties in one or more specialty areas or functions. Assure adequate safeguards are maintained, to recognize when changes of equipment or procedures might result in increased exposure, and to adopt methods to prevent such exposure. Understands the operation of X-ray equipment, monitors the equipment for proper operation, makes changes to standard procedures to compensate for equipment aging, and determine when maintenance or repair is needed. Use of basic nursing practices related to radiography such as emergency cardiac arrest procedures and use of oxygen to assist with breathing difficulties.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): Note: Public Law 97-35 requires that persons who administer radiologic procedures meet the credentialing standards in 42 CFR Part 75. Essentially, they must (l) 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: (l) 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. All applicants, however, must meet the requirements below. Specialized Experience For positions at GS-4 and above: Experience in the operation of diagnostic radiology equipment under the direction of radiologists or other medical officers to produce radiographic studies used in medical diagnosis and treatment. GS11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: experience in a hospital, clinic, or health care setting performing a variety of routine and complex radiographic procedures in diagnostic radiology and mammography, ultrasound or computerized tomography; operating diagnostic radiology equipment to produce radiographic studies used in medical diagnosis and treatment; coordinating and overseeing the work of other staff; and assisting in planning and directing the functions of a Radiology Department. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Education

This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer.

Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.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/.

Contacts

• Address Chinle Service Unit PO Drawer PH Chinle, AZ 86503 US
• Name: Navajo Area IHS Human Resources
• Email: [email protected]