Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist
Fresno, CA
Duties:
As a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist in Engineering Service, you will provide services that permit the continuous operation and advancement of equipment used for diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of patients within the medical center and outlying community based outpatient clinics. Your duties will include, but are not limited to:
Maintain diagnostic, therapeutic, analytical, and other patient related medical equipment and systems.
Perform and document repairs and preventive maintenance on medical equipment.
Perform maintenance, troubleshoot, and repair Life Critical systems.
Serve as a Contracting Officer Technical Representative for service maintenance or repair contracts on equipment.
Communicate with vendors for maintenance or repair needs.
Follow-up with clinical staff to ensure that maintenance or repair work was performed satisfactorily.
Maintain documentation as necessary and resolve difficulties or problems with the Contracting Officer.
Identify and prepare orders for parts and materials needed to complete repairs on equipment in a timely manner.
Maintain an efficient stock of parts to provide for scheduled preventive maintenance on equipment and conduct rapid repairs on critical equipment.
Analyze, isolate, and correct equipment malfunctions and provide recommendations for improvement in functionality and reliability.
Write effective, clear, and concise technical and user instructions.
Work Schedule: 1st Shift 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Position Description Title/PD#: Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist/PD# 02053A
Summary
As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities and leadership positions at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the Nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/.
Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact on the last page of the JOA for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.
For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
1st Area of Consideration - current permanent VA Central California Health Care System employees.
2nd Area of Consideration - current permanent VA Nationwide employees.
Qualifications & Evaluations
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-09) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
Maintain diagnostic, therapeutic, analytical, and other patient related medical equipment and systems.
Apply knowledge of electricity, hydraulics, pneumatics, optics, physics, mathematics, chemistry, anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology in performing work.
Apply comprehensive theoretical and practical trade knowledge of device operating principals such as Standard Circuit Elements, Integrated Circuits, Microprocessor Technology, Analog and Digital Signal Behavior, Video Imaging, Signal Telemetry Relationships, Fluid Dynamics and Electromagnetic, Ionizing, and Acoustical Radiation.
Read, interpret, and apply a variety of technical data such as schematic drawings, wiring diagrams, tables, charts, mathematical expressions and formulas, and other service documentation included in the manufacturer's literature to effect repairs.
Identify and prepare orders for parts and materials needed to complete repairs on equipment in a timely manner.
Maintain an efficient stock of parts to provide for scheduled preventive maintenance on equipment and conduct rapid repairs on critical equipment.
Analyze, isolate, and correct equipment malfunctions and provide recommendations for improvement in functionality and reliability.
Perform and document repairs and preventive maintenance on medical equipment.
Perform maintenance, troubleshoot, and repair Life Critical systems.
Utilize a variety of test equipment such as digital multimeters, electrical safety analyzers, defibrillator analyzers, patient simulators, digital oscilloscopes, pulse generators, frequency counters, and LAN analyzers in performing troubleshooting/repair and preventive maintenance activities.
Correctly enter data into a computer system (e.g., DHCP AEMS/MERS).
Effectively communicate, in person and in writing, with stakeholders.
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Education: Applicants may substitute a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, OR three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, OR LL.M., if related, for the experience required for the GS-11 level. The graduate level education must be in a related field and it must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)
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Combination of Education and Experience. Applicants may combine graduate education and experience to qualify at the GS-11 level. To calculate, first identify the percentage of required graduate education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 36 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-11.
A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
You will be rated on the following competencies based on your application for this position.
Competency 1 Knowledge of basic and advanced analog and digital electronics, electro-mechanics, microprocessor controls, computers, and computer networks.
Competency 2 - Knowledge of biomedical equipment and complex biomedical instrumentation systems.
Competency 3 - Ability to analyze, isolate, and correct equipment malfunctions and provide recommendations for improvement in functionality and reliability.
Competency 4 - Ability to effectively communicate in person.
Competency 5 - Ability to effectively communicate in writing.
If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview.
Your résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
Benefits & Other Info
VA offers a comprehensive benefits package. This link provides an overview of the benefits currently offered: http://www.vacareers.va.gov/why-choose-va/benefits/index.asp.
VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
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