Electrician

Veterans Health Administration • Johnson City, TN

10d • Onsite

About The Position

This position, located at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, TN, maintains and repairs electrical equipment/industrial systems and is assigned a variety of duties involving installation, modification, troubleshooting, and testing of complex electrical systems, circuits, appliances, controls, components, lighting fixtures, and fire alarm systems. The Electrician performs a variety of maintenance and new construction tasks involved in maintaining station buildings, grounds and related structures, fixtures, and utilities for James H Quillen VAMC and its subordinate outlying facilities. This position includes responsibilities for both electrical and electronic systems, requiring expertise/license/certifications in managing a variety of electrical current systems (1, 5, 20, 110, 220, 460 and 13,200 volts AC and DC). The incumbent is responsible to perform a variety of work on various crews and tasks, including periodic inspections of existing buildings and electrical systems to ensure patient and staff safety and hospital building code compliance. The incumbent must possess the ability and skills to interpret and apply the national electrical code, local codes, and codes established by The Joint Commission, and use formulas to calculate common properties. Responsibilities include managing surveillance cameras, Velocity security systems, cell phone communication relays, nurse call systems, station radio systems, programmable controllers, intercom systems, television sets, station fire alarm systems, electronic door operations, and other electronic components. The role involves installing new devices, maintaining knowledge of new circuits to enhance system operating ability, installing new circuit breaker panels, circuits, wire, lights, underground cable, transformers, and conduit for telephone lines. Preventive maintenance inspections and follow-up work are required, as are major and minor maintenance and repairs. The position involves providing technical advice and collaborating with other engineering shop personnel to solve problems in electrical components of general hospital equipment. Cost awareness during repair and maintenance procedures is important, aiming to minimize costs. The role also includes assisting in planning, design, and detailing of new electrical installations or expansions of present systems, preparing requisitions for replacement parts, and taking notes of delivered items. Repair of industrial machine controls and indicators, and performance evaluation of electrical equipment and related devices are also part of the duties.

Requirements

• Evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to demonstrate the ability to do the work of this position.
• Detailed descriptions of knowledge, skills, and abilities on resume.
• Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision.
• Ability to use and maintain hand tools (electrical work).
• Ability to use electrical drawings.
• Knowledge of electrical equipment theory and instruments (electrical, electronic) used in shop and trade practices.
• Troubleshooting skills (electrical).
• U.S. Citizenship (non-citizens may be appointed if qualified citizens cannot be recruited).
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation.
• Willingness to undergo urinalysis for illegal drug use (for testing designated positions).
• Selective Service Registration required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Ability to complete an online onboarding process.
• Ability to provide acceptable forms of identification for pre-employment requirements (e.g., REAL ID compliant identification after May 7, 2025).
• Willingness to serve a 1-year probationary period.
• Commitment to improving the efficiency of the Federal government.
• Passion for the ideals of the American republic.
• Commitment to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Nice To Haves

• Expertise/license/certifications in managing a variety of electrical current systems (1, 5, 20, 110, 220, 460 and 13,200 volts AC and DC).

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and new construction tasks on station buildings, grounds, and related structures, fixtures, and utilities.
• Install, modify, troubleshoot, and test complex electrical systems, circuits, appliances, controls, components, lighting fixtures, and fire alarm systems.
• Manage and maintain surveillance cameras, Velocity security systems, cell phone communication relays, nurse call systems, station radio systems, programmable controllers, intercom systems, television sets, station fire alarm systems, and electronic door operations.
• Interpret and apply national electrical code, local codes, and codes established by The Joint Commission.
• Install new devices and maintain knowledge of new circuits to enhance system operating ability.
• Install new circuit breaker panels, circuits, wire, lights, underground cable, transformers, and conduit for telephone lines.
• Perform preventive maintenance inspections and follow-up work.
• Perform major and minor maintenance and repairs.
• Provide technical advice and work with other engineering shop personnel to solve problems.
• Assist in planning, design, and detailing of new electrical installations or expansions of present systems.
• Prepare requisitions for replacement parts and track delivered items.
• Repair industrial machine controls and indicators.
• Perform performance evaluations of electrical equipment and related devices.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package for federal employees.
• Access to a range of benefits designed to make a federal career rewarding.
• Potential for earning annual leave based on years of federal service.
• Possibility of receiving credit for job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service for earning annual leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed