SummaryThe incumbent works in the Cardiology Section of Specialty Care Service at the NMVAHCS. The Medical Instrument Technician-Echocardiography operates diagnostic equipment to graphically record the position and motion of the heart walls or the internal structure of the heart and neighboring tissue by the echo obtained from beams of ultrasonic waves directed through the chest wall.QualificationsBasic Requirements:United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA PolicyEducationThere are no specific educational requirements for this occupationEducation may be substituted for experience only at the GS-4 and GS-5 levels