- Position Title
- Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (Information Systems)
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBSU-12717598-25-AS Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, March 28, 2025 to Monday, April 7, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
Preferences
1.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Your resume must be submitted in English and include the following information for each job listed:
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
- Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
2.
I authorize my application information being shared with hiring managers for similar positions. I understand this option may not result in further consideration for additional positions nor will it impact my application for this announcement.
3.
Applicants are required to undergo and successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening test and must submit to random drug testing after employment. Will you comply with this requirement?
In order to receive appropriate consideration, you should submit proper documentation if you are claiming eligibility for Veterans' Preference, which includes a copy of your DD-214 (member copy 4 or earlier version that shows character of service). Applicant's claiming 10-Point preference should also submit an SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference along with the required documentation listed on the form (such as verification of service-connected disability percentage).
If you are basing your qualifications on education (or a combination of education and experience) or if the position requires a college education to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application.
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (Biomedical Information Systems) GS-1601-12 position with the Veterans Health Administration. Please select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your current level of education and/or experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Basic Requirement:
Are you proficient in spoken and written English?
- English Language Proficiency: Per VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, Paragraph 3j: No person will be appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C., chapter 73 or 74, to serve in a direct patient-care capacity in VHA who is not proficient in written and spoken English.
Are you proficient in spoken and written English?
2.
Basic Requirement: Experience and Education. In order to meet the basic requirements to be a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist for the Department of Veterans Affairs, you must possess either:Experience / Education:
Do you meet the requirements described above? Please select the appropriate answer based on your level of experience and / or education.
- Associates degree in Biomedical Electronics Technology, Biomedical Equipment Technology or Biomedical Engineering Technology
- Associates or higher degree in electronics, a field of information technology, or engineering (other than biomedical engineering) AND 1 year of creditable experience;
- Completion of the Department of Defense (DOD) biomedical equipment technician training program;
- Completion of a DOD training program in repair and maintenance of electronic systems or information technology AND 1 year of creditable experience
- Completion of a biomedical engineering technician or Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) certificate program that included an internship or apprenticeship;
- Completion of biomedical engineering technician or HTM certificate program that did not include an internship AND 1 year of creditable experience;
- 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.
Do you meet the requirements described above? Please select the appropriate answer based on your level of experience and / or education.
GRADE DETERMINATIONS. In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates:
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
3.
GS-12 Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (Biomedical Information Systems)
Experience: In addition to meet the basic requirements, you must also have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level.
Do you meet the experience requirements for the Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (Biomedical Information Systems) at the GS-12 grade level?
Experience: In addition to meet the basic requirements, you must also have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level.
Do you meet the experience requirements for the Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (Biomedical Information Systems) at the GS-12 grade level?
4.
GS-12 Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:
- 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
Resume Reminder - Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:
- Job title - Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month and year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week). This information is used to verify qualifications and accreditation.
- Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume.
- Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
- Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications. Please make sure you submit all required documentation before the closing date of the announcement!