Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist

Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Serves as a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) within a Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) department at a VA facility.
• Works in support of the medical equipment management program.
• Troubleshoots and performs planned maintenance on a range of medical devices and clinical systems.
• Manages the lifecycle of medical equipment and clinical systems and documents all work in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Troubleshoots medical equipment and clinical systems using a variety of technical data and completes corrective action. Performs incoming inspections and planned maintenance on medical equipment and clinical systems.
• Responds to and remediates hazard alerts, recall notifications, and incidents concerning medical equipment and clinical systems. Documents all actions in the appropriate system.
• Monitors system backups, ensures network connectivity, mitigates cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and maintains clinical systems. Utilizes test equipment in accordance with manufacturer instructions.
• Educates staff on the safe operation and user-level maintenance of medical equipment and clinical systems.
• Manages, monitors, and evaluates contractor performance and addresses issues or deficiencies.

Requirements:

United States Citizenship

Education, Experience, or Certification:

(1) Associates or higher degree in the biomedical technology or biomedical engineering field; OR (2) Associates or higher degree in electronics, a field of information technology, or engineering (other than biomedical engineering) AND 1 year of creditable experience; OR (3) Completion of the Department of Defense (DOD) biomedical equipment technician training program; OR (4) Completion of a DOD training program in repair and maintenance of electronic systems or information technology AND 1 year of creditable experience; OR (5) Completion of a biomedical engineering technician or Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) certificate program that included an internship or apprenticeship; OR (6) Completion of biomedical engineering technician or HTM certificate program that did not include an internship AND 1 year of creditable experience; OR (7) Hold or having ever held certification as a Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET), Certified Radiology Equipment Specialist (CRES), Certified Laboratory Equipment Specialist (CLES), or Certified Healthcare Technology Manager (CHTM). Continuous maintenance of certification is not required throughout VHA employment.

Position Highlights:

• Work Schedule: Full time: 8:00am -- 4:30pm, Monday -- Friday
• Onsite: Role is in-person at the Grand Junction, CO VA Medical Center
• Strong work/life balance at a mid-sized medical facility with a strong patient focus
• Paid Time Off: Accrual of annual leave/PTO and sick leave plus 11 paid federal holidays
• Excellent Federal Benefits: Insurance - Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
• Retirement: Social Security plus traditional federal pension (5-year vest), and federal 401K
• Compensation: Competitive base salary range: $46,802 - $111,536 per year. Sign-on bonus may be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

About us:

We serve those who served our country providing critical medical services including acute and chronic inpatient and outpatient care. The facility consists of 62-bed capabilities for surgical procedures, specialty care, mental health outpatient services, as well as a Community Living Center, social programs and services, onsite lab, plus primary care, outpatient specialty clinics, and 4 outlying, community clinics. The service area encompasses western Colorado and eastern Utah regions. Grand Junction is an outdoor recreational hub; a small-size metro community set in the high desert and mesas of the Rocky Mountains. Come enjoy the majestic beauty and mild climate of the western Colorado canyons and countryside.