Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist - Info Systems

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Northeast Ohio VA Healthcare Network is seeking a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (Information Systems) to support clinical engineering services across medical devices and information systems.

The role requires knowledge of medical equipment standards, network concepts, cybersecurity, and project management to ensure safe operation and maintenance. Eligible candidates must meet education/certification requirements and VA qualification standards.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship required.
• Education/experience aligned with listed criteria.
• Knowledge of NFPA, FDA, TJC, AAMI standards and their application.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support medical equipment and clinical systems.
• Manage projects involving medical equipment interfacing with EHR or information systems.
• Apply networking principles (ACL, TCP/IP, VLAN) to medical devices.
• Ensure cybersecurity practices for medical devices per FDA, FISMA, NIST.

Skills

NFPA standards

FDA standards

TJC standards

AAMI standards

LAN analysis

HL7 knowledge

DICOM knowledge

Cybersecurity for medical devices

Education

Associate degree in biomedical technology/biomedical engineering

Associate degree in electronics/IT/engineering

DOD biomedical equipment technician training

DOD repair/maintenance training in electronic systems/IT

HTM certificate program with internship

HTM certificate without internship +1 year experience

CBET/CRES/CLES/CHTM certification

Tools

Digital multimeters

Electrical safety analyzers

Defibrillator analyzers

Patient simulators

Manometers

Tachometers

LAN analyzers

Job description

The Northeast Ohio VA Healthcare Network is recruiting for a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (Information Systems). This position will function in the Clinical Engineering Service.

The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

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.
• 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

Determining criteria for placement at GS 12 grade levels specified:

(1) Experience. One year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade. GS-11 to include:

• 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.

AND:

(2) 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.

Preferred Experience

Prior Biomedical Support Specialist experience. CBET/CABT certification, and network experience.

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.