Job Details
** Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (Biomedical Information Systems)**
**Department of Veterans Affairs**
**Location**
1 vacancy in the following location:
** Relocation expenses reimbursed**
No
** Telework eligible**
No
**Duties**
** Summary**
The Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (Biomedical Information Systems) provides clinical and administrative support to staff, patients, and administrators for all matters of concern relating to the facility wide lifecycle management of networks, networked medical equipment and associated systems.
**Responsibilities**
Duties include, but are not limited to:
+ Lifecycle management of all network equipment such as network switches, servers, routers, and other related infrastructure for any and all networked complex medical devices and systems (imaging, life support, dialysis, and monitoring).
+ Identifies and troubleshoots issues related to VLAN configuration, IP addressing, sub-netting, HL7, DICOM, Access Control Lists and network security across the medical device network.
+ Manages and maintains complete system computerized networks, databases and servers to include biomedical information system which store patient information. Systems include Picture Archiving Communication Systems (PACS), physiological monitoring systems, Clinical Information Systems (CIS), Anesthesia Record Keeping (ARK), and other systems for which Medical Device Isolation Architecture (MDIA) would apply.
+ Plans and implements new technologies for diagnostic modalities, network management and storage, and virtual data centers.
+ Ensure the proper safety and security policies and protocols are in place as directed by VA Guidelines.
+ Conducts lifecycle managements of medical devices and systems such as imaging life support, dialysis, and monitoring to include physical and network support.
+ Completes both routine and complex assignments involved in the installation, maintenance, modification, troubleshooting, repair and calibration of these complex therapeutic, diagnostic and life support medical devices and systems.
+ Maintains functional knowledge of relevant safety codes and standards of regulatory bodies including but not limited to The Joint Commission (TJC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), American College of Radiology (ACR), Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS).
+ Responsible for documenting all work performed in the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) which is completed in accordance with regulatory body requirements, Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) Documentation of Services guidelines and other organizational requirements.
+ Investigates, remediates and documents recalls and safety alerts within established timeframes.
+ Participates in local safety improvement processes such as Root Cause Analysis (RCA), safety work groups, and Environment of Care Rounds. Identifies hazards during routine job performance and acts to ensure they are addressed and corrected.
+ Provides training and education as appropriate to medical technology end users and clinical staff.
+ Provides mentoring and technical training to peers and development graded BESS.
**Work Schedule:** Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Alternate work schedule may be available at Managers discretion.
**Fi****nancial Disclosure Report:** Not required **Travel Required**
Not required
** Supervisory status**
No
** Promotion Potential**
12
**Requirements**
** Conditions of Employment**
+ You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
+ Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
+ 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 ** Qualifications**
Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
**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.
+ **Licensure/Certification/Registration:** None
May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).
**Grandfathering Provision:** All persons employed in VHA as a BESS on the effective date of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title, series and grade held, including positive education that is part of the basic requirements of the occupation. For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements in this standard, but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it, the following provisions apply:
* Such employees may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance (journeyman) level, or changed to lower grade within the occupation, but may not be promoted beyond the journeyman level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions.
* BESSs who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed, on a temporary or permanent basis, until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard.
* BESSs initially grandfathered into this occupation, who subsequently obtain additional education that meet all the basic requirements of this qualification standard must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupation.
* Employees who are retained as a BESS under this provision and subsequently leave the occupation lose protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of reentry as a BESS
**Grade Determinations**: The GS-12 candidates must demonstrate one year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level.
**GS-11 Experience**:
+ Knowledge of a wide range of sciences including, but not limited to, electronics (analog and digital), computer science/networking, mechanical engineering design, pneumatics, hydraulics, chemistry, physiology, medical terminology, anatomy, optics, and biology to perform duties of a broad scope and nature on complex and sophisticated patient-related medical systems and sub-systems
+ Ability to perform advanced testi