Supervisory Therapeutic Radiologic Technologist

About the Position: This position is located at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.

Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.

Performs the full range of complex radiation therapy treatments and simulations for patients across the lifespan | Selects and adjusts radiation therapy equipment, accessories, and exposure parameters in accordance with established protocols and ALARA principles. | Ensures proper patient positioning, immobilization, and monitoring throughout treatment. | Maintains strict adherence to federal, state, and local regulations governing radiation therapy, radiopharmaceutical handling, and radiation protection | Conducts quality control checks on therapy equipment and imaging systems to ensure optimal performance and compliance with safety standards. | Serves as the final technical authority for all radiation therapy procedures, resolving complex technical issues and providing authoritative guidance to physicians, physicists, and other clinical staff. | Collaborates with supervisors and department heads from Oncology, Surgery, Radiology, Nursing, Quality Management, Safety, and Biomedical Engineering to coordinate patient care and resolve operational issues. | Manages daily workflow and clinical operations within the radiation therapy area, ensuring efficient coordination of scheduled, walk-in, and emergent procedures. | Ensures proper maintenance of treatment rooms, crash carts, and clinical supplies. Utilizes multiple hospital information systems to document procedures, manage workload, and maintain accurate patient and operational records. | Serves as the on-site subject matter expert for radiation therapy practices, equipment operation, and safety protocols. | Exercises full supervisory responsibilities over assigned staff, including planning and assigning work, coordinating schedules, approving leave, and evaluating performance. | Develops and delivers training programs to enhance staff competency in radiation therapy techniques, equipment operation, radiation protection, and emergency procedures.

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.

Radiology Certification: 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.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Experience required: One year of specialized experience which includes delivering radiation therapy treatments to patients, overseeing daily operations of radiology staff, and managing staff to ensure compliant patient care.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10).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.

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. | A Personnel Security Investigation is required. | One-year supervisory probationary period required. A one-year probationary period is required if the selectee has not previously met this requirement. | Selectees will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations or must provide a recognized exemption. | Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position. | Must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association. Advanced certification (e.g., ALS) does not supersede BLS. | This position is a Testing Designated Position subject to pre-employment screening and random drug testing. Selectees will be required to consent to participation in random drug urinalysis testing. | A pre-placement medical examination is required. | This position may include shift work (evenings, weekends, holidays). | This position may require the incumbent to work during irregular work hours which may include evenings, weekends, holidays, and/or varying work schedules. | This position may require the incumbent to work weekends and/or holidays. | This position may require rotating shifts (i.e. work schedule that requires employees to continuously rotate from one shift to another at predetermined intervals). | This position may require the incumbent to work on call during irregular work hours which may include evenings, weekends, holidays, and/or varying work schedules. | This position has specific initial background investigation and periodic re-verification requirements since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age on a recurring basis. | This position has specific initial background investigation and periodic re-verification requirements since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age on a recurring basis.