Supervisory Biomedical Engineer (Clinical)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Columbia VA Health Care System, seeks a GS-14 Supervisory Biomedical Engineer (Clinical) to lead the Healthcare Technology Management Service. The role requires engineering credentials (ABET-accredited degree or CCE) and demonstrated KSAs for managing a highly complex medical center.

The incumbent will draft local policies, oversee resources, and guide a team to ensure efficient operations and high-quality biomedical engineering services across the facility.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's in Engineering from an ABET-accredited program or CCE certification with a qualifying degree.
• Experience in healthcare technology management and policy development is essential.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, prioritize, and manage resources in a large complex medical center.

Responsibilities

• Lead Healthcare Technology Management program at CVAHCS.
• Develop and implement local policies and directives for HTM.
• Balance finances, space, equipment, supplies, and staffing; oversee performance and productivity.
• Draft and analyze data to improve workload and outcomes.
• Supervise and mentor staff, including interdisciplinary teams.

Skills

Leadership

Policy development

Resource management

Strategic planning

Data analysis

Education

ABET-accredited Engineering degree

CCE certification

Job description

The incumbent serves as Chief of Healthcare Technology Management Service and is responsible for the Healthcare Technology Program at the Columbia VA Health Care System (CVAHCS). CVAHCS is currently a 1b complexity facility. The incumbent is vested with complete responsibility and authority to implement the Healthcare Technology Management program in a facility with a complexity equal to a tertiary care and/or university-affiliated facility.

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.
• English Language Proficiency: Dental hygienists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d).
• Education and/or Experience. The individual must meet either item (1) or (2) below to meet this requirement:
  • (1) Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Engineering. To be creditable, the curriculum must be from a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), as a professional engineering curriculum. Examples of acceptable engineering degrees include: Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Biochemical Engineering. Titles may vary from educational institutions and change over time. OR,
  • (2) Certification as a Certified Clinical Engineer (CCE) and a bachelor's degree not listed in item (1) above.

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

GS-14 Supervisory Biomedical Engineer (Clinical)

(a) Experience: Completion of at least one year of experience equivalent to the next lower level (GS-13) and must fully meet the KSAs at that level.

GS-13 Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (must be clearly demonstrated in your resume):

• Knowledge of the management of overall department resources, i.e., finances, space, equipment, supplies, and staffing at the local level.
• Ability to draft and/or recommend local policies and/or directives related to healthcare technology management.
• Ability to balance multiple responsibilities, set priorities, delegate tasks, meet multiple deadlines, analyze organizational problems, and develop and implement effective solutions.
• Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems to develop and implement solutions that result in efficient operations, and use data effectively to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity within the area of responsibility.
• Skill in interpersonal relationships in leading and dealing with employees, team leaders, and managers, both within and outside the biomedical engineering program, to include conflict management, dispute resolution, mediation, or reasonable accommodations.

(b) GS-14 Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (must be clearly demonstrated in your resume). In addition to the experience above, you must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:

• Ability to manage overall department resources, i.e., finance, space, equipment, supplies, and staffing at a highly complex medical center or at the VISN level.
• Ability to develop local or VISN policies and/or draft directives related to healthcare technology management.
• Skill in balancing multiple responsibilities, setting priorities, delegating tasks and projects, meeting multiple deadlines, analyzing organizational problems, and developing and implementing effective solutions.
• Ability to analyze complex organizational and operational problems to develop and implement solutions that result in efficient operations, and use data effectively to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity within the area of responsibility.
• Skill in interpersonal relationships leading and dealing with employees, team leaders, and managers, within and outside the biomedical engineering program, to include conflict management, dispute resolution, mediation, or reasonable accommodations.

Preferred Experience

Experience leading engineering teams in large, complex, multi-state or multi-facility environments. Track record managing legacy system modernization/migration. Vendor and contractor management experience.

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 GS-12.

Physical Requirements

See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.