Biomedical Equipment Support Spec. (Info Systems)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Durham, NC seeks a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) specialized in information systems within the Healthcare Technology Management Department.

The role supports procurement, installation, maintenance of medical equipment and clinical systems, and ensures cybersecurity alignment with FDA, FISMA, and NIST guidelines. Applicants should have 2–3 years IT/biomed experience, knowledge of HL7/DICOM standards, and the ability to manage networked

Qualifications

• Citizenship requirement: US citizen or eligible for appointment per VA policy.
• 2–3 years IT/biomed experience required.
• Knowledge of HL7 and DICOM standards
• Ability to troubleshoot networked medical equipment and clinical interfaces
• Ability to apply FDA/FISMA/NIST cybersecurity standards to devices and systems
• Experience with medical network setup (VLAN, IP addressing, security)
• Knowledge of virus protection, software updates, and OS patching

Responsibilities

• Manage projects involving medical equipment and clinical systems—including procurement, installation and maintenance.
• Manage hardware for virtual/physical servers and medical workstations; coordinate OS updates and antivirus.
• Identify and resolve issues with networked medical equipment and clinical systems.
• Evaluate compatibility of equipment with electronic health records and other systems.
• Coordinate software patches, backups, and data recovery with staff and manufacturers.
• Implement cybersecurity measures and disaster recovery plans; document incidents.

Skills

HL7 standards

DICOM standards

Network troubleshooting

Cybersecurity standards

Information security tools

VLAN configuration

IP addressing

Medical equipment maintenance

Clinical system projects

EHR interfacing

Job description

Summary

Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) specialized in information systems within the Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) Department at the Durham VA Health Care System.

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure 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
• Experience
• One year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade
• Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities
• In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: 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
• 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)
• Required Experience: 2-3 yrs experience (Information Technology exp and Biomed Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Service for requirements.

Duties

• Duties include but not limited too: Manages projects involving medical equipment and clinical systems - to include procurement - installation - and maintence Manages hardware components of virtual servers - physical servers - and medical workstations Facilities operating system updates - upgrades - and virus protection Identifies - troubleshoots - and complete corrective action for issues related to networked medical equipment and clinical systems Evaluates compatibility and adaptability of medical equipment and clinical systems to integrate with the electronic health record or other clinical systems Reviews - coordinates - and implements available software patches - updates - and system/data backups with staff and manufactures
• Coordinates - implements - and manages cybersecurity measures and disaster recovery plans Effectively responds to - investigates - and documents cybersecurity incidents involving medical equipment and clinical systems Work Schedule: Monday-Friday
• 7:30am-4:00pm or 8:30am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Authorized
• Per the needs of the Department Telework: Ad-Hoc
• Per the VA Policy Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized