Medical Instrument Technician (Cardiovascular)

Military Treatment Facilities under DHACamp Foster, Japan, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, El Paso, Texas, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Fort Carson, Colorado, Fort Gordon, Georgia, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, Fort Riley, Kansas, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Jacksonville Naval Hospital, Florida, Landstuhl, Germany, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California, San Antonio, Texas, Tacoma, Washington, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaiiusajobspublié le 31/10/2026

About the Position: This position is located at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Tx, United States. Student Loan Repayment May Be Authorized. Advance In-Hire May Be Authorized. Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized. Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized. Advance Leave Accrual May Be Authorized Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Major duties

  • Assists physician(s) and team members during a variety of highly complex, potentially life-threatening invasive cardiovascular procedures on stable and unstable patients throughout the lifespan continuum.
  • Assists in identifying and selecting patient/procedure-specific catheters, supplies, equipment, and contrast medium and volume and then manipulates or changes supplies or instruments in order to meet the requirements of the procedure.
  • Ensures patient is well-informed of the procedure and understands circumstances that will occur during his/her procedure.
  • Operates defibrillator and pacemaker generator as well as radiographic contrast injector, cardiac output, intravascular ultrasound, angiojet, atherectomy, rotablator, pressure wire, and intra-aortic balloon pump consoles.
  • Monitors patient's response to intravenous sedation/analgesia medication administration.
  • Cleans instruments and maintains sterile instrument inventory.
  • Operates an interactive computerized digital subtraction angiographic system in order to produce coronary and left ventricular graphic images, and to perform pulmonary, aortic, and peripheral arterial imaging.
  • Trains new cardiovascular technicians, nurses in all phases of operations related to the performance of cardiac catheterizations.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes Operating cardiovascular equipment in a medical setting; assisting with patients cardiovascular procedures, and maintaining cardiovascular medical records. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.