Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (Intensive Care Unit)

AAMI; Village of Northport (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AAMI in Northport, NY seeks a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) Intensive Care to manage high-risk and ICU medical devices across the VA HTM program. You will apply engineering principles to lifecycle manage diagnostic, therapeutic, monitoring equipment and ensure compliance with NFPA, FDA, TJC, and AAMI standards.

Travel between clinics with a valid license is required. Effective collaboration with clinical staff, engineers, and administrators will be essential to sustain equipment

Qualifications

• Education/experience commensurate with biomedical equipment management.
• Ability to follow NFPA/FDA/TJC/AAMI standards for safe operation.
• Experience maintaining high-risk or ICU equipment such as ventilators.
• Credentialing in HTM or CBET preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide lifecycle management for diagnostic, therapeutic, and monitoring devices.
• Perform preventive maintenance and troubleshoot complex equipment failures.
• Collaborate with clinical staff to ensure equipment readiness and safety.
• Coordinate device integration, inspections, and end-of-life planning.

Skills

HL7 & DICOM

NFPA FDA TJC AAMI knowledge

High-risk ICU equipment maintenance

Networked medical equipment testing

Education

Biomed tech or Biomed eng degree

DOD HTM/CBET related certification

HTM certificate with internship

Tools

Ventilator testers

Mechanical lungs

Anesthesia monitors

Medical device test equipment

Job description

OPENING DATE: 09/30/2026

CLOSING DATE: 11/30/2026

Duties

The Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) Intensive Care specializes in intensive care, high-risk, or surgical equipment within a Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) department at a VA facility. The BESS provides clinical and administrative support to staff, patients, and administrators for all matters of concern relating to the facility wide lifecycle management of medical equipment. Biomedical support requires the application of engineering and mechanical concepts and methodology to provide lifecycle management and technical support of diagnostic, therapeutic devices, monitoring, and other equipment utilized in the practice of medicine, and to improve clinical care provided by doctors, nurses, and other clinical staff throughout VA. Medical equipment supported by the BESS is maintained to the standards required by multiple accrediting agencies (e.g. Food and Drug Administration, The Joint Commission, the National Fire Protection Association, etc.). In addition to duties at the full performance level, the BESS maintains life-support, high-risk surgical, or intensive care medical equipment and clinical systems.

Lifecycle management encompasses the following: technology assessment including defining requirements and analyzing alternatives with clinical users; technology acquisition including technical evaluation and best value determination of proposed equipment and systems; technology implementation including site preparation, incoming inspections, device/system integration, network device security implementation and clinical/technical training; technology sustainment including regular and unscheduled maintenance, upgrades and enhancements, continuing education; end of useful life tasks including decommissioning, data sanitization, and technical evaluation for condition prior to disposal; and strategic planning for end of life replacement in conjunction with clinical services.

Position requires operation of government owned transportation to travel between identified Community Based Outpatient Clinics to perform medical systems maintenance and implementation. Must possess a valid drivers license.

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 74569
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
  Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• Your performance and conduct;
• The needs and interests of the agency;
• Whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

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.
• 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 2
  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.

Creditable Experience: To be creditable, the experience must have required the use of knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with current health care industry and required using knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) directly applicable to the assignment and associated within the scope of the BESS profession. Experience is only creditable if it was acquired in the health care industry and is either directly related to the position to be filled or a related field (for example, Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist, Biomedical Equipment Technician, Field Service Engineer, Medical Equipment Repairer, or Information Technology (IT) Specialist). Experience satisfying this requirement may be paid or non-paid employment as a BESS.

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:

In addition to the educational requirements, applicants must meet the following:

1. Experience: One year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade.
2. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
   • Knowledge of HL7 and DICOM standards.
   • Skill in applying 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 operating test equipment for specialized high-risk, surgical, or intensive care medical equipment such as ventilator testers, mechanical lungs, and anesthetic gas monitors.
   • Skill in maintaining specialized high-risk, intensive care, or surgical equipment such as ventilators, heart-lung bypass, anesthesia, and intra‑aortic balloon pumps.
   • Skill in performing advanced testing to troubleshoot specialized networked medical equipment and clinical system interfaces.
   • Ability to resolve complex failures on specialized medical equipment and clinical systems.

Preferred Experience:

Anesthesia machines and ventilator certifications, specifically Getinge Servo U; Philips Patient Monitoring Certified; Trained on OR and ICU Medical Equipment.