Supervisory Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist

Supervisory Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist

Serves as a supervisory Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) within a Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) department at the VA facility. Works in support of the medical equipment management program. In addition to duties at the full performance level, the BESS utilizes supervisory and personnel management authorities and responsibilities.

Major Duties:

• Oversee, directs, and manages the lifecycle management of the facility's medical equipment and clinical systems.
• Collaborate with other departments and service lines, clinical administrative staff, and executive leadership at the medical center, VISN, and national levels, as needed.
• Establishes workload distribution and revises work schedules to meet workload priorities, challenges, and issues.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure compliance with established standards and regulations.
• Develops, deliver and evaluate performance plans for subordinate staff.
• Recognizes deserving staff for exceptional performance.
• Manages, responds to, and remediates hazard alerts, recall notifications, and incidents concerning medical equipment and clinical systems.
• Documents all actions in the appropriate system.
• Serves as subject matter expert on assigned committees, projects, and workgroups.
• Troubleshoots medical equipment and clinical systems using a variety of technical data and completes corrective action.
• Documents all work in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Utilizes test equipment in accordance with manufacturer instructions.
• Provides customer support to staff, evaluates issues, and needs, responds with solutions, and keeps customers abreast of status.
• Educates staffing on the safe operation and user-level maintenance of medical equipment and clinical systems.
• Maintains knowledge of and comply with applicable standards, policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Meets the need of all customers while supporting the Medical Center and Service missions.
• Provides care and/or services appropriate to the age of the patients being served, and which is appropriate to the cognitive; emotional, and chronological maturation of the patient.
• Protects printed and electronic files containing sensitive data in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 and other applicable laws, federal regulations, VA statues and policy, and VHA guidelines.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 0800am - 4:30pm.

Functional Statement #: 25103-F

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

Requirements:

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. Must be proficient in written and spoken English.

You may be required to serve a trial period. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Qualifications:

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.
• Education, Experience, Certification. Associates or higher degree in the biomedical technology or biomedical engineering field, OR Associates or higher degree in electronics, a field of information technology, or engineering (other than biomedical engineering) AND 1 year of creditable experience, OR Completion of the Department of Defense (DOD) biomedical equipment technician training program, OR Completion of a DOD training program in repair and maintenance of electronic systems or information technology AND 1 year of creditable experience, OR Completion of a biomedical engineering technician or Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) certificate program that included an internship or apprenticeship, OR Completion of biomedical engineering technician or HTM certificate program that did not include an internship AND 1 year of creditable experience, OR 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.
• English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).

Grade Determinations:

• GS-12 Supervisor Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist. Experience: Have one year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade.
• GS-12 Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
• Skill in managing workflow by directing the work of others to accomplish program goals and objectives.
• Skill in developing policies to oversee medical equipment and clinical systems.
• Skill in managing interpersonal relationships between employees, team leaders, and managers.
• Ability to analyze data to optimize quality, efficiency, performance, and productivity.
• Ability to supervise subordinate staff (for example, plan, organize, delegate, direct, control, review activities, and performance).
• Ability to provide guidance on multiple types of medical equipment and clinical systems.

Physical Requirements: The work may include electrical energy, working on ladders, working outdoors, and working alone. There may be occasional exposure to moderate risks or discomforts associated with hazardous materials. The work may involve occasional travel, driving, and or traveling by motor vehicle.

Infection Control. Demonstrates infection control practices for disease prevention (I/e. hand washing, universal precautions/ isolation procedures, including TB requirement/precautions.

Green Environment management Systems (GEMS) Incumbent familiarizes self with how their activities impact VA's goal to implement sound stewardship practices that are protective of the air, water, land and other natural and cultural resources.

Environment of Care. Follows Life Safety Management (fire protection) procedures.

Education Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.