Biomedical Equipment & Clinical Systems Specialist

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) within an HTM department to support the medical equipment management program.

The role troubleshoots and performs planned maintenance on a broad range of medical devices and clinical systems. Candidates should meet the basic requirements and possess suitable education or certification in biomedical technology, electronics, or HTM, with progression through GS-5 to GS-11 levels as described in the

Qualifications

• Education or experience meeting the basic requirements for biomedical equipment technician roles.
• Ability to interpret physics, anatomy, physiology in equipment maintenance.
• Knowledge of electronics and networking relevant to clinical systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage lifecycle of medical equipment and clinical systems.
• Troubleshoot and perform preventive maintenance on devices.
• Document actions in CMMS and respond to safety alerts and recalls.
• Coordinate projects and provide staff support on equipment issues.

Skills

Physics knowledge

Anatomy & physiology knowledge

Electronics theory (analog/digital)

Networking concepts (ACL, TCP/IP, VLAN

Test equipment skills

Education

Associates or higher in biomedical tech/biomed eng

Associates or higher in electronics/IT/engineering with experience

DOD BET or HTM certificate program

CBET/CRES/CLES/CHTM certification

Tools

Multimeters

Electrical safety analyzers

Patient simulators

Storage oscilloscopes

Manometers

Tachometers

Job description

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) within an HTM department to support the medical equipment management program.

The role troubleshoots and performs planned maintenance on a broad range of medical devices and clinical systems. Candidates should meet the basic requirements and possess suitable education or certification in biomedical technology, electronics, or HTM, with progression through GS-5 to GS-11 levels as described in the