Join Veterans Engineering as we support the Department of Veterans Affairs roll out of a new Electronic Health Record. VA’s Healthcare Technology Management / Biomedical Engineering will be implementing the latest technology to support providing the best care for the Nation’s Veterans. BESS Imaging Technician will be involved in maintaining and potentially expanding or rolling out updated medical imaging equipment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Comprehensive knowledge of imaging techniques, technologies, radiological practices, and procedures.
• Demonstrated competency in maintaining medical imaging systems; ability to resolve highly complex breakdowns that have an immediate risk to patient safety.
• Ability to maintain and troubleshoot networked medical imaging equipment to include VLAN configuration, IP addressing, sub netting, and network security, and build, configure, repair and install workstations and servers in imaging and non-imaging environments.
• Ability to utilize and maintain computer and server based medical equipment, medical record databases, and proprietary and generic software.
• Experience with TCP/IP, HL7, networking, and DICOM standards.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Skills and Experience

• A two-year associate degree or higher in an applied science or equivalent military training.
• A minimum of three years of hospital or healthcare experience performing medical equipment maintenance, with a minimum of one-year specialized experience with medical imaging equipment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of imaging techniques, technologies, radiological practices, and procedures.
• Understanding of regulatory agencies’ requirements, industry regulatory requirements and International Standard Organization standards.
• Familiarity with the setup and application of test equipment.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical literature, schematics, and drawings.