Supervisory Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist

Description:

Serves as a Supervisory Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) within a Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) department at a VA facility that provides multi-faceted specialty care for both inpatient and outpatient services that may be delivered at a variety of sites. Works in support of the medical equipment management program. In addition to duties at the full performance level, the BESS utilizes supervisory and personnel management authorities and responsibilities.

Requirements:

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:
  • Associates or higher degree in the biomedical technology or biomedical engineering field; OR,
  • Associates or higher degree in electronics, a field of information technology, or engineering (other than biomedical engineering) AND 1 year of creditable experience; OR,
  • Completion of the Department of Defense (DOD) biomedical equipment technician training program; OR,
  • Completion of a DOD training program in repair and maintenance of electronic systems or information technology AND 1 year of creditable experience; OR,
  • Completion of a biomedical engineering technician or Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) certificate program that included an internship or apprenticeship; OR,
  • Completion of biomedical engineering technician or HTM certificate program that did not include an internship AND 1 year of creditable experience; OR,
  • 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.
• Foreign Education: To be creditable, education completed outside the U.S. must be deemed at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. program by a private organization specializing in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials.
• English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C.§ 7403(f)

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 : Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist , GS-13 Experience: At least one year of experience at the next lower grade level (GS-12 grade level) that demonstrates the technical competencies described at that level (Advanced knowledge of Healthcare Technology Management across multiple types of equipment modalities to provide guidance and training to Healthcare Technology Management staff; Skill in managing Healthcare Technology Management work flow and directing the work of others to accomplish programs goals and objectives; Ability to develop policy, manage medical equipment life-cycle processes, and provide workload analysis in Healthcare Technology Management operations; Knowledge of interpersonal relations and conflict resolution to deal effectively with individuals or groups representing widely divergent backgrounds, interests, and points of view; Ability to analyze Healthcare Technology data and make recommendations to optimize quality, efficiency, performance, and productivity within service; Ability to perform the full range of supervisory duties which would include responsibility for assignment of work to be performed; assessments of competency; evaluation of performance; selection of staff; and recommendation of awards, advancements, and disciplinary actions.).Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to meeting the experience above the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:

• Skill in managing workflow by directing the work of others to accomplish program goals and objectives
• Skill in developing policies to oversee medical equipment and clinical systems.
• Skill in managing interpersonal relationships between employees, team leaders, and managers.
• Skill in applying standards for safe operation of medical equipment and clinical systems including National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Joint Commission (TJC), and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI).
• Ability to supervise subordinate staff (for example, plan, organize, delegate, direct, control and review activities and performance).
• Ability to provide guidance on multiple types of medical equipment and clinical systems.
• Ability to analyze data to optimize quality, efficiency, performance, and productivity.

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-13. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-13