Healthcare Engineer

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking Healthcare Engineers for Dayton VAMC to design, manage, and implement complex infrastructure projects that support clinical operations and patient care.

Responsibilities include capital asset planning, design coordination, construction management, adherence to VA design guides, and ensuring compliance with Joint Commission, NFPA, FDA, CAP and other standards in a healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Experience or education equivalent to GS-07 per VA standards
• Knowledge of healthcare facility engineering principles and practices
• Ability to interpret codes, standards and regulations for healthcare environments
• Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate and communicate on complex engineering projects

Responsibilities

• Conducts capital asset and infrastructure planning and design across project life cycle
• Manages healthcare engineering projects and construction per VA policies and procedures
• Supports environment of care program to meet Joint Commission, FDA, CAP and NFPA requirements
• Performs post-project activities to ensure continuity of building and utility services
• Work schedule 0800-1630; Telework not available

Skills

Engineering principles

Code/regulation interpretation

Project management basics

Communication with stakeholders

Education

ABET/EAC or NCARB curriculum

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Architecture

Engineering in Training certificate

Professional Engineer or Architect licensure

Job description

Summary

Dayton VAMC is recruiting two (2) Healthcare Engineers. The position provides support to the assigned healthcare system and is responsible for design - construction - and effective implementation of complex projects improving the health care infrastructure. Construction management - maintaining specifications - drawings - maintaining technical reference libraries - standards - and other regulations which are applicable to the engineering construction industries.

Summary

Dayton VAMC is recruiting two (2) Healthcare Engineers. The position provides support to the assigned healthcare system and is responsible for design - construction - and effective implementation of complex projects improving the health care infrastructure. Construction management - maintaining specifications - drawings - maintaining technical reference libraries - standards - and other regulations which are applicable to the engineering construction industries.

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: (1) Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or Architecture
• To be acceptable - the curriculum must be from a school with at least one 3 curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology - Engineering Accreditation Commission (excludes engineering technology) or National Council of Architectural Registration Boards curriculum
• Examples of acceptable engineering and architectural degrees include - but are not limited to: Electrical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Biomedical Engineering - Civil Engineering - Architecture and Architectural Engineering
• Titles may vary from educational institutions and change over time
• OR (2) Evidence of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination with a bachelor's degree
• Evidence can be in the form of an Engineering in Training certificate issued from any State - the District of Columbia - Guam or Puerto Rico - or test results from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) identifying a passing score
• OR (3) Evidence of current professional registration or licensure as a Professional Engineer or Architect
• Evidence of current professional registration or licensure can be from any State - the District of Columbia - Guam or Puerto RicoMay 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)
• 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: Healthcare Engineer - GS-07 (1) Experience
• None beyond the basic requirements
• Healthcare Engineer - GS-09 Experience or Education Candidates at this level must meet one of the following: (a) One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade
• OR (b) Master of Engineering degree or Master of Architecture degree or Master of Science degree in Engineering or a related field of study as outlined in paragraph 3.b.(1)
• OR (c) Bachelor's degree as outlined in paragraph 3.b.(1) plus two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education in a related field of study - provided the applicant's total background demonstrates the core competencies for GS-09 level assignment
• Knowledge - Skills and Abilities (KSAs) In addition to the experience or education above - the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: (a) Knowledge of the principles - theories - concepts and practices of the engineering profession
• (b) Ability to interpret relevant codes - regulations - guidelines and standards to make recommendations to assure compliance with healthcare facility programs
• (c) Ability to understand the operational professional engineering needs of clinical services in the healthcare system
• (d) Ability to prepare material on current technical topics and trends for presentation to other technical staff and mid-level hospital management and to keep abreast of changes in engineering technology related to a healthcare facility
• Healthcare Engineer - GS-11 Experience or Education Candidates at this level must meet one of the following: (a) One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade
• OR (b) Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in Engineering or a related field of engineering as outlined in paragraph 3.b(1) OR (c) Master of Engineering degree - Master of Architecture degree - Master of Science degree in Engineering or a related field of study as outlined in paragraph 3.b.(1) - plus 1 full year of progressively higher-level graduate education in a related field of study - provided the applicant's total background demonstrates the knowledge - skills and abilities for GS-11 level assignment
• OR (d) Bachelor's degree as outlined in paragraph 3.b.(1) plus 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education in a related field of study - provided the applicant's total background demonstrates the knowledge - skills and abilities for GS-11 level assignment
• Knowledge - Skills and Abilities (KSA)
• In addition to the experience or education above - the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: (a) Knowledge of either mechanical - electrical - structural - civil or other engineering/architectural principles - practices and their applications in the healthcare environment
• (b) Knowledge of basic project management principles as applied to the healthcare setting
• (c) Ability to apply healthcare engineering related standards - codes - policies and regulations - inclusive of - state and local codes
• (d) Ability to communicate effective orally and in writing with internal and external customers with tact and diplomacy
• (e) Ability to develop material for clinical or administrative staff that addresses the principles and application of engineering technology and/or theory used in healthcare
• (f) Ability to advise staff on emerging engineering technology related to a healthcare facility - while keeping abreast of changes in such technology and utilizing the information to solve healthcare facility engineering challenges
• Healthcare Engineer - GS-12 Experience One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade
• Knowledge - Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
• In addition to meeting the experience requirements for this grade level - the candidate must fully demonstrate the following KSAs: (a) Knowledge of mechanical - electrical - structural - civil and other engineering/architectural principles - practices and their applications in the healthcare environment
• (b) Knowledge of healthcare industry standards and related regulatory agency and organization (including - but not limited to The Joint Commission (TJC) - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) - etc.) regulations - requirements - guides - policies - procedures - directives - standards and general medical program requirements as they relate to healthcare engineering
• (c) Knowledge of construction standards - methods - practices and techniques - materials and equipment to determine compliance with engineering regulations and standards
• (d) Skill in researching and analyzing information - conditions - human factors and projections to make sound engineering and business recommendations and decisions to proactively identify problems and develop innovative solutions within the context of applicable rules - regulations and procedures
• (e) Ability to plan and execute complex - multi-faceted projects and inspections while prioritizing resources against approved scopes of work - contract documents and budgets
• (f) Ability to organize and lead multi-disciplinary task forces with members from different departments and divisions - as well as design and construction firms
• 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-12
• The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-7 to GS-12
• Physical Requirements: See VA Handbook 5019

Duties

• Duties Include - but are not limited to: Conducts capital asset and infrastructure planning and design for the medical facility spanning initial strategic planning - concept development - design - construction - and effective implementation of complex buildings - utilities - and medical support systems
• Manages healthcare engineering project design and administers construction in accordance with VA policies and procedures - VA Design Guides - VA Design Manuals - VA Master Specifications and related industry codes and standards
• Performs healthcare engineering project construction management and post project activities while ensuring continuity of building and utility services for medical facility operations
• Assists in development and implementation of the environment of care program that meets current Joint Commission - Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - College of American Pathologists (CAP) - NFPA - and VA requirements - particularly as it relates to construction safety and infection control
• All other duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: 0800-1630 - Monday-Friday Telework: Not available
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 91334S - 91335S - 91336S - 91320S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.