- Position Title
- Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBTA-12719693-25-BW Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, April 10, 2025 to Friday, April 18, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
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.
In accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part I, pre-employment reference checks have been incorporated into the selection process. Hiring officials must conduct pre-employment reference checks with a current or previous supervisor prior to HR staff extending a tentative offer.
In the textbox below, please provide the name, telephone number and email address of at least 4 professional references. Two of these references must be a current or previous supervisor. If two supervisory references are not available, provide the name, telephone number and email address of individuals who were in a position to directly observe your work. Please also indicate in the textbox below if you prefer to be contacted before your current or previous supervisor is contacted, or if you prefer to provide your references upon request.
*Note: Hiring Officials may request alternate/additional references.
In the textbox below, please provide the name, telephone number and email address of at least 4 professional references. Two of these references must be a current or previous supervisor. If two supervisory references are not available, provide the name, telephone number and email address of individuals who were in a position to directly observe your work. Please also indicate in the textbox below if you prefer to be contacted before your current or previous supervisor is contacted, or if you prefer to provide your references upon request.
*Note: Hiring Officials may request alternate/additional references.
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) position. The following section is used to identify basic requirements for this vacancy. Please select the response below that most accurately describes you. In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the Basic Requirements as well as the additional qualification requirements. Applicants pending the completion of registration requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Please indicate Yes or No for the following questions:
BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Candidates interested in employment as a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) must meet the basic requirements for appointment.
NOTE: Applicants may qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). The following questions pertain to the basic requirements for this position.
NOTE: Applicants may qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). The following questions pertain to the basic requirements for this position.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: Candidates interested in employment as a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist must meet the basic experience and/or education requirements. NOTE: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Do you have an Associates or higher degree in the biomedical technology or biomedical engineering field;
OR
An 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.
Do you have an Associates or higher degree in the biomedical technology or biomedical engineering field;
OR
An 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.
2.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, chapter 2, section D, paragraph 3a. Are you proficient in standard English?
3.
GS-07 EXPERIENCE: Do you have at least one year of experience equivalent to the GS-05 level?
Creditable experience include, but are not limited to: Utilizes basic networking concepts, such as computer and server hardware and software used in conjunction with medical devices and clinical systems; 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; Complies with applicable standards, policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
AND demonstrate all of the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:
Knowledge of physics, anatomy, and physiology.
Knowledge of electronics such as analog, digital, and microprocessor theory.
Knowledge of the use of standard level test equipment such as multi-meters, electrical safety analyzers, patient simulators, storage oscilloscopes, manometers, and tachometers.
Knowledge of basic networking concepts, such as computer and server hardware and software functionality, information technologies and computer virus protection software, available software patches and upgrades, and information security tools (for example, Microsoft Office, Windows operating systems, and McAfee).
Skill in documenting all services provided in support of medical equipment and clinical systems in a computerized maintenance management system.
Ability to learn equipment operating and maintenance procedures
Creditable experience include, but are not limited to: Utilizes basic networking concepts, such as computer and server hardware and software used in conjunction with medical devices and clinical systems; 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; Complies with applicable standards, policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
AND demonstrate all of the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:
Knowledge of physics, anatomy, and physiology.
Knowledge of electronics such as analog, digital, and microprocessor theory.
Knowledge of the use of standard level test equipment such as multi-meters, electrical safety analyzers, patient simulators, storage oscilloscopes, manometers, and tachometers.
Knowledge of basic networking concepts, such as computer and server hardware and software functionality, information technologies and computer virus protection software, available software patches and upgrades, and information security tools (for example, Microsoft Office, Windows operating systems, and McAfee).
Skill in documenting all services provided in support of medical equipment and clinical systems in a computerized maintenance management system.
Ability to learn equipment operating and maintenance procedures
4.
GS-09 EXPERIENCE: Do you have at least one year of experience equivalent to the GS-07 level?
Creditable experience include, but are not limited to: Troubleshoots medical equipment and clinical systems using a variety of technical data and completes corrective action; Performs planned maintenance on medical equipment and clinical systems; Assists with incoming inspections on medical equipment and clinical systems; Documents all work in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
AND demonstrate all of the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:
Knowledge of basic networking concepts including Access Control List (ACL), Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and Virtual Local Area Networks (VLAN).
Knowledge of computer and server hardware and software functionality including virus protection, operating system patches and upgrades, and information security tools.
Ability to interpret a variety of technical data such as schematic drawings, wiring diagrams, table charts, mathematical expressions, and formulas.
Ability to use standard level test equipment including multi-meters, electrical safety analyzers, patient simulators, storage oscilloscopes, manometers, and tachometers.
Ability to perform equipment maintenance and operating procedures.
Creditable experience include, but are not limited to: Troubleshoots medical equipment and clinical systems using a variety of technical data and completes corrective action; Performs planned maintenance on medical equipment and clinical systems; Assists with incoming inspections on medical equipment and clinical systems; Documents all work in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
AND demonstrate all of the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:
Knowledge of basic networking concepts including Access Control List (ACL), Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and Virtual Local Area Networks (VLAN).
Knowledge of computer and server hardware and software functionality including virus protection, operating system patches and upgrades, and information security tools.
Ability to interpret a variety of technical data such as schematic drawings, wiring diagrams, table charts, mathematical expressions, and formulas.
Ability to use standard level test equipment including multi-meters, electrical safety analyzers, patient simulators, storage oscilloscopes, manometers, and tachometers.
Ability to perform equipment maintenance and operating procedures.
5.
GS-11 EXPERIENCE: Do you have at least one year of experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level?
Creditable experience include, but are not limited to: Managing the lifecycle of medical equipment and clinical systems; 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; Documents all work in the Computerized Maintenance Management System(CMMS); 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 cyber security vulnerabilities, and maintains clinical systems; Utilizes test equipment in accordance with manufacturer instructions; Manages projects involving medical equipment and clinical systems; Provides customer support to staff, evaluates issues and needs, responds with solutions, and keeps customers abreast of status; Educates staff on the safe operation and user-level maintenance of medical equipment and clinical systems; Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and/or purchase cardholder; Develops documentation to purchase commodities and/or vendor services; Manages, monitors, and evaluates contractor performance and addresses issues or deficiencies; Complies with applicable standards, policies, procedures, and regulatory.
AND demonstrate all of the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:
Knowledge of standards including National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Joint Commission (TJC), and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) for safe operation of medical equipment and clinical systems.
Skill in using test and calibration equipment including digital multi-meters, electrical safety analyzers, defibrillator analyzers, patient simulators, manometers, tachometers, and Local Area Network (LAN) analyzers.
Skill in interpreting a variety of technical data including schematic drawings and wiring diagrams.
Skill in applying networking principles, such as Access Control List (ACL), Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and Virtual Local Area Networks (VLAN).
Ability to perform advanced testing to troubleshoot medical equipment and clinical system interfaces.
Ability to maintain medical computers and software.(g) Ability to manage projects involving medical equipment and clinical systems.
Creditable experience include, but are not limited to: Managing the lifecycle of medical equipment and clinical systems; 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; Documents all work in the Computerized Maintenance Management System(CMMS); 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 cyber security vulnerabilities, and maintains clinical systems; Utilizes test equipment in accordance with manufacturer instructions; Manages projects involving medical equipment and clinical systems; Provides customer support to staff, evaluates issues and needs, responds with solutions, and keeps customers abreast of status; Educates staff on the safe operation and user-level maintenance of medical equipment and clinical systems; Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and/or purchase cardholder; Develops documentation to purchase commodities and/or vendor services; Manages, monitors, and evaluates contractor performance and addresses issues or deficiencies; Complies with applicable standards, policies, procedures, and regulatory.
AND demonstrate all of the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:
Knowledge of standards including National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Joint Commission (TJC), and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) for safe operation of medical equipment and clinical systems.
Skill in using test and calibration equipment including digital multi-meters, electrical safety analyzers, defibrillator analyzers, patient simulators, manometers, tachometers, and Local Area Network (LAN) analyzers.
Skill in interpreting a variety of technical data including schematic drawings and wiring diagrams.
Skill in applying networking principles, such as Access Control List (ACL), Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and Virtual Local Area Networks (VLAN).
Ability to perform advanced testing to troubleshoot medical equipment and clinical system interfaces.
Ability to maintain medical computers and software.(g) Ability to manage projects involving medical equipment and clinical systems.