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Position Title
Supervisory Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist
Agency
Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number
CBTA-12737407-25-MM Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 to Wednesday, May 28, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Are you a Veterans Health Administration employee?
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.
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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.
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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.
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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). (limit characters)
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. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Supervisory Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist position within the Healthcare Technology Management Service at the Durham VA Health Care System. Please select the responses that best answer the questions. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. Are you proficient in written and spoken English language as required by 38 U.S.C 7402 (d) and 7407 (d)? (limit characters)
2. Please check the letter that best describes your basic qualifications for a Supervisory Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
3. Do you have at least one (1) year of experience at the GS-12 grade level that demonstrates the technical competencies as described below?
  • 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.
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  • Knowledge of HL7 and DICOM standards.
  • Skill in applying 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 operating test equipment for specialized high-risk, surgical, or intensive care medical equipment such as ventilator testers, mechanical lungs, and anesthetic gas monitors.
  • Skill in maintaining specialized high-risk, intensive care, or surgical equipment such as ventilators, heart-lung bypass, anesthesia, and intra-aortic balloon pumps.
  • Skill in performing advanced testing to troubleshoot specialist networked medical equipment and clinical system interfaces.
  • Ability to resolve complex failures on specialized medical equipment and clinical systems.
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  • Knowledge of imaging principles including techniques, technologies, radiological practices, and procedures.
  • Knowledge of HL7 and DICOM standards.
  • Skill in applying standards for safe operation of medical equipment and clinical systems including NFPA, Nuclear Radiation Commission (NRC), FDA, TJC, and the American College of Radiology (ACR).
  • Ability to resolve complex failures on imaging equipment and clinical systems.
  • Ability to perform advanced testing to troubleshooting imaging equipment and clinical system interfaces.
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  • Skill in managing projects involving medical equipment and clinical systems.
  • Skills in resolving customer concerns.
  • Ability to comply with standards for safe operation of medical equipment and clinical systems including NFPA, FDA, NRC, TJC, and AAMI.
  • Ability to lead staff in managing daily work assignments and priorities.
  • Ability to mentor staff in professional and technical development.
  • Ability to analyze data to monitor overall program effectiveness.
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  • Skill in managing workflow by directing the work of others to accomplish program goals and objectives.
  • Skill in developing policies to oversee medical equipment and clinical systems.
  • Skill in managing interpersonal relationships between employees, team leaders, and managers.
  • Ability to analyze data to optimize quality, efficiency, performance, and productivity.
  • Ability to supervise subordinate staff (for example, plan, organize, delegate, direct, control, review activities, and performance).
  • Ability to provide guidance on multiple types of medical equipment and clinical systems.
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4. In addition to meeting the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) at the GS-12 grade level, you must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:
  • Skill in managing workflow by directing the work of others to accomplish program goals and objectives.
  • Skill in developing policies to oversee medical equipment and clinical systems.
  • Skill in managing interpersonal relationships between employees, team leaders, and managers. 
  • Skill in applying standards for safe operation of medical equipment and clinical systems including NFPA, FDA, NRC, TJC, and AAMI.
  • Ability to supervise subordinate staff (for example, plan, organize, delegate, direct, control, and review activities and performance). 
  • Ability to provide guidance on multiple types of medical equipment and clinical systems.
  • Ability to analyze data to optimize quality, efficiency, performance, and productivity.
Do you meet the GS-13 grade level experience requirements?
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