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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.

A. Yes

B. No

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.

A. Yes, I am considered a political appointee as described under 5 U.S.C. sections 5312 through 5316.

B. Yes, I am considered a Non-career Senior Executive Service (SES), Limited Term SES, Limited Emergency SES Executive Branch employee.

C. Yes, I am considered a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or appointee who served in a political capacity under agency-specific authority in the Executive Branch.

D. Yes, I am considered a political appointee in the Executive Branch (as described in a., b. or c above) in a covered position in an agency having an interchange agreement with OPM, which allows movement from the agency's system to the competitive civil service.

E. None of the above. I am not considered a current or recent (last 5 years) political appointee as described above in items a, b, c, or d.

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.

Recommended: 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. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself, or any sensitive information (age, date of birth, marital status, protected health information, religious affiliation, social security number, etc.) on your resume or cover letter. We will not access web pages or encrypted, and digitally signed documents linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualifications.

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).

Assessment 1

To qualify for the GS-858-13 Supervisory Biomedical Engineer (Clinical) position, you must meet the basic requirements of the position as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met..

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.
English Language Proficiency. Biomedical Engineers must be proficient in spoken and written English.
Education and/or Experience. The individual must meet either item (1) or (2) below to meet this requirement:
1. Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Engineering. To be creditable, the curriculum must be from a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), as a professional engineering curriculum. Examples of acceptable engineering degrees include: Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Biochemical Engineering. Titles may vary from educational institutions and change over time. OR,
2. Certification as a Certified Clinical Engineer (CCE) and a bachelor's degree not listed above.

Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).

1. CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS- Are you a Citizen by Birth or a Naturalized Citizen of the United States?

A. Yes

B. No

2. English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).

A. Yes

B. No

3. Education and/or Experience Requirement - You must meet at least one of the requirements below:

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Engineering. To be creditable, the curriculum must be from a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), as a professional engineering curriculum. Examples of acceptable engineering degrees include: Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Biochemical Engineering. Titles may vary from educational institutions and change over time; OR
Certification as a Certified Clinical Engineer (CCE) and a bachelor's degree not listed above.

Do you meet the education and/or experience requirement as described above?

A. I have a bachelor's degree or higher from a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), as a professional engineering curriculum. Examples of acceptable engineering degrees are listed in item (1) above.

B. I am a Certified Clinical Engineer (CCE) and I have a bachelor's degree not listed in item (1) above

C. I do not meet the above requirements.

Minimum Requirement for GS-13 Level

Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).

4. Experience - You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade, and must fully meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities at that level. In addition to the basic requirements, the candidate must demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Knowledge of the management of overall department resources, i.e., finances, space, equipment, supplies, and staffing at the local level.
Ability to draft and/or recommend local policies and/or directives related to healthcare technology management.
Ability to balance multiple responsibilities, set priorities, delegate tasks, meet multiple deadlines, analyze organizational problems, and develop and implement effective solutions.
Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems to develop and implement solutions that result in efficient operations, and use data effectively to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity within the area of responsibility.
Skill in interpersonal relationships in leading and dealing with employees, team leaders, and managers, both within and outside the biomedical engineering program, to include conflict management, dispute resolution, mediation, or reasonable accommodations.

Do you meet the requirement as described above?

A. Yes

B. No

REMINDERS:

RESUME REMINDER: Please be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail. Your resume must be clear and detailed so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications.
To ensure you are properly rated, you must make certain the required experience and knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) listed in the qualifications section is addressed in detail in your resume. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you will lose consideration for this vacancy. The HR Specialist reviewing your qualifications, cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.

Your resume must include the following information:

Be sure to list all of your experience: For each entry be sure to include the following: name of the company you were employed at and their address, the title of the position you held, the start date & the end date, if the position you held was full time or part time, how many hours a week you worked, and the salary information.
Be sure to list all of your education: the name and location of college, dates you attended, type of degree earned and the date you earned it. Be sure to upload a copy of the transcript as proof.
List all licenses and/or certificates earned. Be sure to upload a copy of the licensure and or certificate as proof.

SF-50 (Notice of Personnel Action) REMINDER: Please be sure to provide your most recent SF-50 showing that you are already a current permanent employee of the Columbus, OH VA Medical Center,

TRANSCRIPT REMINDER: You must submit a copy of your transcripts to show proof that you meet the education requirement.

CERTIFICATION REMINDER: You must submit a copy of your Certification as a Certified Clinical Engineer (CCE) to show proof that you have this certification (if you are using this option to qualify)

OTHER REMINDERS:

Ensure that all your responses to the assessment questions are accurate and correctly reflect your current situation.
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.
Due to the nature of our systems, it is imperative that your application package be accurate and complete. Therefore, prior to finalizing your application package and submitting for consideration: Ensure all documents are appropriately selected, are legible, and have uploaded successfully (we recommend viewing them a second time to ensure no errors have occurred in the process).

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