- Position Title
- Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBTA-12740718-25-MM Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, May 30, 2025 to Tuesday, June 10, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
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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.
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in employment with the Durham Healthcare Technology Management.
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. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience and education are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience or education as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task.
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. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience and education are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience or education as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task.
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.
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EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE: Candidates interested in employment as a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist must meet the basic experience and/or education requirements. Please select the answer below that best describes your qualifications. NOTE: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
2.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).
Are you proficient in spoken and written English?
Are you proficient in spoken and written English?
GRADE DETERMINATIONS: In addition to meeting the basic requirements listed above, applicants must meet the grade requirements for GS-11 Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Experience: One year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-9). Examples of creditable experience includes, but is not limited to:
Do you possess one year of experience at the lower grade level (GS-9)?
- Troubleshoot and perform planned maintenance on medical equipment.
- Assist with incoming inspections and documentation.
- Receive increasingly less frequent supervision, direction, or guidance from more experienced staff members.
Do you possess one year of experience at the lower grade level (GS-9)?
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KSAs: In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate 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
- Ability to manage projects involving medical equipment and clinical systems
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PREFERRED CERTIFICATION: Certification is highly desirable but is not required. Please select the certification(s) that you possess. NOTE: A copy of your certification(s) must be submitted with your application.