Qualifications

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
• Supervisory Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist
• The incumbent functions as a supervisor for a group of DRTs at the full performance level and below, which may include support staff
• The incumbent advises employees of the performance requirements of their positions, informs them of their progress in meeting the requirements, and prepares formal evaluations of employee performance
• The incumbent conducts corrective interviews with employees, referring disciplinary problems to higher levels of management
• resolves informal complaints of employees
• and deals with union representatives as appropriate
• Supervisory DRTs plan and direct programs at medical centers and/or satellite outpatient clinics and have full supervisory responsibility
• Assignments at this level include but are not limited to: assigning and evaluating the work of subordinate staff
• resolving complex problems to ensure patient services are met
• evaluating new products, equipment, and systems to make recommendations for improved operations
• identifying educational or training needs
• recommending final decisions on selections
• evaluating performance and recommending disciplinary action when necessary
• The incumbent has professional responsibility for planning and directing the DRTs activities and is responsible for extracting and analyzing data to provide reports in support of performance measures to senior management
• The candidate must demonstrate all of the following technical KSAs and demonstrate the potential to acquire the assignment-specific KSAs designated by an asterisk (*) i
• *Ability to organize work, set priorities, delegate tasks and responsibilities ii
• Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees, team leaders, and managers iii.*Skill in assessing qualifications and abilities of current and prospective employees
• iv
• *Ability to consult with radiologist to develop standard and non-standard treatment/exam protocols
• v
• Ability to independently perform general and specialized diagnostic radiologic procedures in advanced levels of complex treatment situations
• f
• Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist, GS-10 (1) Experience
• At least one year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level directly related to the position being filled that demonstrates the clinical competencies described at that level
• (2) Assignments
• For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty), and range of variety, and be performed by the 11 incumbent at least 25% of the time
• May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria)
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• The full performance level of this vacancy is 10
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.