Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Citizenship
• Citizen of the United States
• Education, Experience, or 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
• Experience
• One year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-11) In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following: Knowledge of Health Level 7 (HL7) and Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standards
• Knowledge of advanced testing methods to troubleshoot networked medical equipment and clinical system interfaces
• Skill in maintaining computer and server based medical equipment, databases, and software
• Skill in managing medical equipment and clinical system projects that interface with an electronic health record or other information systems
• Skill in applying cybersecurity standards to medical devices and clinical systems such as Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidelines
• Ability to apply information security tools including virus protection, software updates, and operating system patches
• Ability to establish a medical network including VLAN configuration, Internet Protocol addressing, and network security
• ***Experience is only creditable if it was acquired in the health care industry and is either directly related to the position to be filled or a related field (for example, Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist, Biomedical Equipment Technician, Field Service Engineer, Medical Equipment Repairer, or Information Technology (IT) Specialist)
• Experience satisfying this requirement may be paid or non-paid employment as a BESS
• 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
• The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12