Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (Imaging)

Veterans Health Administration • Saint Louis, MO

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (Imaging), GS-12, manages the lifecycle of advanced imaging and radiological devices, including installation, maintenance, modification, troubleshooting, repair, calibration, physical and network support, and planning for end-of-life replacement. The specialist resolves complex equipment and clinical-system failures that may pose immediate risks to patient safety, performs incoming inspections and scheduled or unscheduled maintenance, and maintains required medical physicist and other device reports.

The position supports radiology information systems and interfaces, including HL7, DICOM, and TCP/IP connections with the EHR and PACS. Duties include testing and troubleshooting device interfaces and network connections; adhering to Medical Device Isolation Architecture guidelines; installing operating-system and clinical-application software; and following VA guidance during network incident response. The specialist applies relevant safety and regulatory standards and coordinates with facility support departments, clinical staff, vendors, and technical experts.

Additional work may include serving as a Contracting Officer Representative, preparing contracting documentation, overseeing vendor work, procuring parts and services, and acting as a purchase-card holder when required. The specialist participates in safety improvement activities, identifies and addresses hazards, trains clinical end users, mentors peers and developing staff, and may lead imaging-device installation or upgrade projects. The role may also include committee representation, administrative assignments, and other projects as directed by the supervisor.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Telework is not available, and the position is not virtual. Relocation or recruitment incentives are not authorized. The role is at the GS-12 full-performance level and requires one year of creditable experience equivalent to GS-11, in addition to meeting a listed basic education, training, experience, or certification pathway.

Requirements

• Meet one of the stated basic qualification pathways: an associate or higher degree in biomedical technology or biomedical engineering; an associate or higher degree in electronics, information technology, or another engineering field plus one year of creditable experience; qualifying Department of Defense biomedical equipment or related electronic-systems/information-technology training, with one year of experience where specified; a qualifying biomedical engineering technician or Healthcare Technology Management certificate program, with an internship/apprenticeship or one year of experience where specified; or current or prior CBET, CRES, CLES, or CHTM certification.
• Have one year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade, GS-11.
• Demonstrate knowledge of imaging principles, techniques, technologies, radiological practices, and procedures.
• Demonstrate knowledge of HL7 and DICOM standards.
• Demonstrate skill applying standards for safe operation of medical equipment and clinical systems, including NFPA, NRC, FDA, TJC, and ACR standards.
• Demonstrate the ability to resolve complex failures involving imaging equipment and clinical systems.
• Demonstrate the ability to perform advanced testing to troubleshoot imaging equipment and clinical-system interfaces.
• Be a U.S. citizen, subject to the stated limited exception for non-citizen appointments under VA policy.
• Be proficient in spoken and written English.
• Meet applicable background and security investigation requirements and complete onboarding requirements.
• If male and born after December 31, 1959, meet Selective Service registration requirements.
• Participate in the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Complete the stated application and pre-employment requirements, including providing acceptable identification.
• Serve a one- or two-year trial period as a condition of employment.
• Ensure any foreign education used to qualify is evaluated as equivalent to U.S. education; submit the required foreign-equivalency documentation.

Nice To Haves

• Service or background with a variety of imaging devices.

Responsibilities

• Manage the lifecycle of advanced imaging and radiological devices, including physical and network support.
• Install, maintain, modify, troubleshoot, repair, and calibrate complex therapeutic, diagnostic, and life-support medical devices and systems.
• Perform incoming inspections, routine and unscheduled maintenance, and plan end-of-life replacement with clinical services.
• Resolve complex imaging-equipment failures using knowledge of imaging techniques, technologies, radiological practices, and procedures.
• Use advanced radiological testing equipment and common medical-equipment test instruments.
• Troubleshoot and maintain radiology information systems and interfaces, including HL7, DICOM, and TCP/IP connections with the EHR, in coordination with PACS administrators, OIT, BESS, and other experts.
• Test and troubleshoot imaging-device interfaces and connections to medical devices and information systems over hardwired and wireless networks.
• Follow Medical Device Isolation Architecture guidelines during procurement, implementation, and system management; load operating-system and clinical-application software as needed.
• Follow VA guidelines when responding to network incidents involving infection, service loss, or policy changes.
• Maintain knowledge of applicable safety codes and regulatory standards and maintain required medical physicist and other device reports.
• When assigned, serve as a Contracting Officer Representative, maintain appropriate certification, prepare statements of work and other procurement documentation, and oversee vendor work.
• Coordinate with Logistics and Contracting to procure parts and services and act as a purchase-card holder when required.
• Participate in local safety improvement processes, identify hazards, and take action to ensure they are addressed.
• Provide training and education to medical-technology end users and clinical staff; mentor and provide technical training to peers and developing BESS staff.
• Lead installation or upgrade projects when assigned, including preimplementation planning and coordination with end users, vendors, and onsite support staff.
• Complete other assigned maintenance, remediation, tracking, administrative, committee, and technical-project duties.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefit details depend on position eligibility and are not specified in the posting.
• Selected applicants may request consideration of prior federal or military service for annual-leave accrual credit; approval is not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree