Electronics Technician (Biomedical)

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Health Agency at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, HI seeks a skilled technician to assess and maintain Patient Care Equipment (PCE). The role emphasizes diagnosing malfunctions and performing preventive maintenance across Radiology, Laboratory, Patient Monitoring, and Pulmonary systems.

One year of specialized experience or graduate-level education in a related field is required; federal direct hire solicitation and potential incentives are noted.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience using analytical and diagnostic techniques to assess Patient Care Equipment (PCE).
• Experience diagnosing causes of equipment malfunctions in PCE.
• Experience performing preventive maintenance of PCE.
• Combination of education and experience may be used to qualify at 100%.

Responsibilities

• Apply analytical and diagnostic techniques to assess PCE performance and diagnose malfunctions.
• Perform preventive maintenance on PCE in Radiology, Laboratory, Patient Monitoring, or Pulmonary areas.

Skills

Analytical techniques

Diagnostic methods

PCE maintenance

Radiology equipment

Laboratory equipment

Patient monitoring

Pulmonary equipment

Education

Graduate coursework toward PhD in related field

Job description

About the Position

This position is with the Defense Health Agency, located at Tripler Army Medical Center, Directorate of Resource Management in Honolulu, Hawaii.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

• Advance In Hire may be authorized. This is only available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

Who May Apply

US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience

One year of specialized experience which includes applying a wide variety of analytical and diagnostic techniques to assess performance of Patient Care Equipment (PCE), diagnose cause of equipment malfunctions; perform preventive maintenance of Patient Care Equipment and responsible for Patient Care Equipment (PCE) work in one of the following areas: Radiology, Laboratory, Patient Monitoring, or Pulmonary. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10)

Education

One full year of graduate level education above a masters leading towards a PhD. in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electronics Technology or Biomedical Engineering.

Combination of Education and Experience

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total semester hours minus 18) by 9. Add the two percentages.

Time in Grade Requirement

Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-10).