Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist

Indian Health Service • Albuquerque, NM

13h • Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as the Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist within the Division of Facilities Management of the Office of Environmental Health and Engineering (OEH&E), located at the Albuquerque Area Office in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The purpose of the role is to maintain, repair, calibrate, and manage biomedical equipment that supports safe, reliable, and effective patient care.

The specialist installs, inspects, troubleshoots, repairs, calibrates, and tests biomedical equipment; performs preventive maintenance; and manages equipment inventories and maintenance records. The position also evaluates equipment, supports compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, provides user training, and coordinates biomedical equipment services with clinical staff and vendors. On-call hours or standby duty may be required.

Requirements

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level performing biomedical or complex electronic equipment installation, inspection, troubleshooting, repair, calibration, and maintenance; preventive maintenance and safety inspections; equipment inventory and maintenance recordkeeping; equipment performance evaluation and malfunction diagnosis; and technical guidance and coordination with clinical staff, vendors, and support personnel.
• Alternatively, a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years (54 semester hours) of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.M.
• Alternatively, a qualifying combination of education and experience; only education beyond the first 60 semester hours is creditable toward specialized experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Must comply with the IHS Employee Immunization Policy; exemptions may be available under agency policy.
• Must successfully pass E-Verify employment verification and a federal background investigation.
• Must satisfy the position's financial suitability review and present two valid forms of identification before appointment; state-issued identification or driver's licenses must be REAL ID-compliant.
• Federal competitive-service status candidates must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements; time-in-grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan.
• Must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the announcement closing date.
• At least a one-year service agreement is required.

Responsibilities

• Install, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, calibrate, and test biomedical equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance to ensure medical equipment is safe, reliable, compliant, and available for patient care.
• Manage the biomedical equipment program, including equipment inventories and maintenance records.
• Evaluate equipment and ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Provide user training.
• Coordinate biomedical equipment services with clinical staff and vendors.

Benefits

• Federal annual leave accrual based on years of federal service; IHS may credit directly related prior non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining the annual leave accrual rate.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree