** Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist**

**Department of Veterans Affairs**

**Summary**

This position serves as a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist located within the Biomed area of the Facilities Management Service in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System.

****This announcement is open to all U.S. Citizens. Current, permanent VA employees and employees of other Federal agencies, please apply to announcement number: CBSS-11289424-22-KCN.*****

**Location**

1 vacancy in the following location:

**Duties**

Duties include, but are not limited to:

* Responsible for the life-cycle management of diagnostic, therapeutic, and other patient related medical equipment and systems.

* Performs routine and complex tasks involved in the installation, maintenance, modification, troubleshooting and calibration of complex therapeutic, diagnostic and life support biomedical equipment.

* Responsible for monitoring system backups, file integrity, ensuring network connectivity between systems, servers, databases, and the electronic medical record.

* Responds appropriately to hazard recall notifications concerning medical equipment.

* Investigates equipment incidents and alerts, cases of equipment damage and abuse, equipment failure reports that cannot be duplicated and medical device security incidents.

* Consults and advises clinical and administrative staff in evaluating medical equipment proposed for purchase. Determines when healthcare technology, instrumentation, or systems are obsolete, hazardous and/or not cost effective to maintain.

* Performs incoming inspections on new and unfamiliar medical equipment and systems upon receipt to determine that all government safety regulations, manufacturer's specifications, contract requirements are met. Attends training from in-house as well as outside sources (e.g. attendance in community college courses, vendor service schools, conferences/seminars, etc.) to maintain and improve working knowledge of medical equipment, including current technology and future advances.

* Provides biomedical equipment related technical training to peer and Developmental BESS's as well as clinical staff.

**Work Schedule**: Monday - Friday; 8:00 am - 4:30 pm; Full Time

**Telework**: Adhoc

**Virtual:** This is not a virtual position.

**Position Title/Functional Statement #**:Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist/PD000000

**Relocation/Recruitment Incentives**: Not Authorized

**Permanent Change of Station (PCS):** Not Authorized

**Fi****nancial Disclosure Report:** Not required **Requirements**

** Conditions of Employment**

* You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job

* All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.

* Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

* You may be required to serve a probationary period

* Subject to a background/security investigation

* Must be proficient in written and spoken English

* Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

* Participation in the seasonal influenza and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination programs are requirements for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

** Qualifications**

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/15/2021.

**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.

* **English Language Proficiency:** Candidates will not be appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C. chapters 73 or 74, to serve in a direct patient-care capacity in VHA who is not proficient in written and spoken English. See Chapter 2, section D, paragraph 5a, this part.

* **Experience and Education:** Associates degree in Biomedical Electronics Technology, Biomedical Equipment Technology or Biomedical Engineering Technology or in a related technical field such as Electronic Technology or Information Technology and two years of experience as a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist, Biomedical Equipment Technician, Field Service Engineer, Medical Equipment Repairer, or Information Technology Specialist. **OR**

Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering Technology or in a related field such as Electronics Engineering Technology (EET) or Information Technology. **OR** Completion of a military training program in biomedical equipment and two years of experience as a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist or Biomedical Equipment Technician, Field Service Engineer, Medical Equipment Repairer or Information Technology Specialist.

**A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.**

**Grade Determinations:**

**GS-05 (Entry Level)**

* Experience or Education: None beyond basic requirements.

**GS-07 (Developmental Level 1)**

* **Experience:** At least one year of experience equivalent to the GS-05 grade level.

* In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following knowledge, skill, and ability (KSA):

(a) Ability to read, interpret, and apply a great variety of technical data such as schematic drawings, wiring diagrams, table charts, mathematical expressions and formulas.

(b) Ability to learn equipment maintenance, operating procedures, and repair procedures from training materials and courses.

(c) Fundamental knowledge of electronics to include analog, digital and microprocessor theory, pneumatics, hydraulics, optics, electro-mechanics, physics, basic networking, and chemistry.

(d) Knowledge of the use of standard level test equipment to include, but not limited to, multimeters, electrical safety analyzers, patient simulator, storage oscilloscopes, manometers, tachometers, etc.

(e) Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, medical equipment, and technology.

(f) Knowledge of basic networking, computer/server hardware/software and information technologies and computer virus protection software, available software patches and upgrades, and information security tools (i.e. Microsoft Office, Windows operating systems, McAfee, etc.).

**GS-09 (Developmental Level 2)**

* **Experience:** At least one year of experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level.

* In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following knowledge, skill, and ability (KSA):

(a) Knowledge of electronics and electricity including analog and intermediate digital electronics to test, calibrate, maintain, and repair biomedical equipment and moderately complex biomedical instrumentation systems.

(b) Skill in the setup and use of standard and advanced level test equipment to perform precise and detailed analysis of the operating and design characteristics of equipment and initiate repairs, reconfiguration, or redesign of moderately complex medical systems.

(c) Skill in applying theory, concepts, techniques, design characteristics, operation, and functions to assist and support installation, operation, test, maintenance, repair, design, and modification for a comprehensive range of medical equipment connected to networks or other operating systems.

(d) Ability to evaluate practical and technical information from manufacturers, contract specifications, manuals, and historical data in order to perform analysis required to make effective recommendations concerning operation, maintenance, and repair of medical equipment.

(e) Ability to perform testing and troubleshooting of medical devices involving their interfaces and connections to other medical devices, clinical systems, or information systems either directly or through the hospitals hardwired and wi