Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (Info Sys)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking an IT Specialist in Healthcare Technology Management to support the medical equipment management program. You will maintain medical servers and networks, diagnostic software, virtual platforms, and clinical applications software.

The role emphasizes HL7 and DICOM knowledge, cybersecurity for medical devices, and projects interfacing with electronic health records.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of HL7 and DICOM standards
• Ability to troubleshoot networked medical equipment and clinical interfaces
• Experience maintaining medical equipment, databases, and software

Responsibilities

• Support the medical equipment management program within HTM.
• Maintain medical servers and networks, diagnostic software, and clinical applications.
• Manage virtual platforms and related IT infrastructure.
• Ensure information security practices for medical devices and clinical systems.

Job description

Specialized in information systems within a Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) department. Works in support of the medical equipment management program, maintains medical servers and networks, diagnostic software, virtual platforms, and clinical applications software.

The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/14/2026.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

• 1. United States Citizenship. Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, paragraph 3.g.
• 2. Education, Experience, or Certification.
  • (a) Associates or higher degree in the biomedical technology or biomedical engineering field; OR
  • (b) Associates or higher degree in electronics, a field of information technology, or engineering (other than biomedical engineering) AND 1 year of creditable experience; OR
  • (c) Completion of the Department of Defense (DOD) biomedical equipment technician training program; OR
  • (d) Completion of a DOD training program in repair and maintenance of electronic systems or information technology AND 1 year of creditable experience; OR
  • (e) Completion of a biomedical engineering technician or Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) certificate program that included an internship or apprenticeship; OR
  • (f) Completion of biomedical engineering technician or HTM certificate program that did not include an internship AND 1 year of creditable experience; OR
  • (g) 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.
• 3. English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).

Foreign Education. To be creditable, education completed outside the U.S. must be deemed at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. program by a private organization specializing in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials.

GRADE DETERMINATION GS-12

1. Experience. One year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade.

2. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.

• 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.

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

The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12.

Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.

NOTE: Your application will be verified against the information you provide on your resume, documents, and information supplied by your references. If you do not clearly describe your experience in your resume, you will be rated ineligible. We cannot make assumptions about your work experience and skills.