Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) at the full performance level within an HTM department at a VA facility.

You will troubleshoot and perform planned maintenance on a range of medical devices and clinical systems to support the medical equipment management program. Qualified candidates meet the listed education/experience requirements and knowledge of NFPA, FDA, TJC, and AAMI standards; you will work with a variety of test

Qualifications

• Knowledge of NFPA, FDA, TJC, AAMI standards for safe operation of medical equipment and clinical systems.
• Skill in using test and calibration equipment to troubleshoot medical devices.
• Ability to interpret schematic drawings and wiring diagrams.
• Ability to apply networking principles (ACL, TCP/IP, VLAN).
• Ability to perform advanced testing to troubleshoot medical equipment and interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoots and performs planned maintenance on a range of medical devices and clinical systems.
• Supports medical equipment management program within HTM department.
• Maintains medical computers and software; manages projects involving medical equipment and clinical systems.

Skills

NFPA standards

FDA standards

TJC standards

AAMI standards

Digital multimeters

Electrical safety analyzers

Defibrillator analyzers

Patient simulators

LAN analyzers

Project management

Education

Associates degree in biomedical technology/HTM

Associates degree in electronics/IT/engineering + 1 year experience

DOD Biomedical Equipment Technician training

DOD repair/maintenance IT training + 1 year experience

HTM/Biomedical engineering certificate with internship

CBET/CRES/CLES/CHTM certification

Tools

Digital multimeters

Electrical safety analyzers

Defibrillator analyzers

Patient simulators

Manometers

Tachometers

LAN analyzers

Job description

Serves as a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) at the full performance level within a Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) department at a VA facility. Works in support of the medical equipment management program. Troubleshoots and performs planned maintenance on a range of medical devices and clinical systems To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/22/2026.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Be a citizen of the United States (U.S.). Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens according to 38 U.S.C. § 7407(a).
• Education, Experience, or Certification.
  1. Associates or higher degree in the biomedical technology or biomedical engineering field; OR
  2. Associates or higher degree in electronics, a field of information technology, or engineering (other than biomedical engineering) AND 1 year of creditable experience; OR
  3. Completion of the Department of Defense (DOD) biomedical equipment technician training program; OR
  4. Completion of a DOD training program in repair and maintenance of electronic systems or information technology AND 1 year of creditable experience; OR
  5. Completion of a biomedical engineering technician or Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) certificate program that included an internship or apprenticeship; OR
  6. Completion of biomedical engineering technician or HTM certificate program that did not include an internship AND 1 year of creditable experience; OR
  7. Hold or having ever held certification as a Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET), Certified Radiology Equipment Specialist (CRES), Certified Laboratory Equipment Specialist (CLES), or Certified Healthcare Technology Manager (CHTM). Continuous maintenance of certification is not required throughout VHA employment

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).

Grade Determinations:

Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist, GS-11.

Experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs).

• (a) 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.
• (b) 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.
• (c) Skill in interpreting a variety of technical data including schematic drawings and wiring diagrams.
• (d) Skill in applying networking principles, such as Access Control List (ACL), Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and Virtual Local Area Networks (VLAN).
• (e) Ability to perform advanced testing to troubleshoot medical equipment and clinical system interfaces.
• (f) Ability to maintain medical computers and software.
• (g) Ability to manage projects involving medical equipment and clinical systems.

Reference:

For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-11.