Equipment Specialist (Biomedical)

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA • San Diego, CA

13d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California, and is a direct-hire solicitation. The Equipment Specialist maintains, analyzes, troubleshoots, and repairs biomedical equipment, including sophisticated X-ray and nuclear medicine systems. The role also plans, develops, and implements a Quality Management Program (QMP) covering quality assurance throughout the equipment lifecycle, from acquisition and inspection through maintenance, retirement, and disposal.

The specialist identifies medical equipment requiring ISO compliance and communicates requirements to clinics. They define, deploy, and continually update QMP processes, including document control, and maintain the hospital’s annual internal audit plan. The position involves coordinating or conducting audits with clinics and an ISO registrar, ensuring audit reports are completed, and supporting compliance with inspections by higher headquarters and external agencies. The specialist also conducts studies and investigations, analyzes information and trends, and recommends solutions to deficiencies or equipment problems. They ensure operational readiness across a broad range of complex biomedical and medical equipment through remedial maintenance, scheduled services, classification, technical inspections, and equipment accountability.

The position requires Secret security clearance eligibility, a pre-employment physical examination and annual examinations thereafter, and compliance with occupational immunization screening and annual seasonal influenza vaccination requirements. It is designated Mission Essential, requiring the employee to report or remain at work during certain emergencies. Travel is required approximately 5% of the time, and the position requires lifting up to 50 pounds. A one-year probationary period applies unless previously satisfied.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• For GS-11 qualification through experience: one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09, including maintaining, analyzing, troubleshooting, and repairing state-of-the-art biomedical equipment; planning, developing, and implementing a QMP; and maintaining audit records and ensuring QMP processes are defined, deployed, and continually updated.
• Alternatively, a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.M. in a field demonstrating the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities; or an allowable combination of education and experience totaling at least 100% of the requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment; a background investigation and credit check are required.
• Completion of a pre-employment physical examination and annual examinations thereafter.
• Meet applicable occupational immunization or pre-existing immunity screening requirements and the mandatory annual seasonal influenza vaccination requirement.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds in the regular performance of duties.
• Report to or remain at work as scheduled during severe weather or other emergency situations to support mission operations.
• Meet the one-year probationary period unless previously satisfied.
• Provide proof of U.S. citizenship; male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.

Nice To Haves

• Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, analyze, troubleshoot, and repair biomedical equipment, including X-ray and nuclear medicine systems.
• Plan, develop, and implement a Quality Management Program covering quality assurance for equipment acquisition, incoming inspections, acceptance, maintenance, retirement, and disposal.
• Determine which medical equipment requires ISO compliance and distribute requirements to clinics using medical equipment.
• Define, deploy, and continually update QMP processes, including document control responsibilities.
• Implement and maintain the hospital’s annual internal audit plan; schedule, coordinate, and/or perform audits with clinics and an ISO registrar.
• Ensure internal audit reports are completed and obtained, and maintain compliance with inspections by higher headquarters and outside agencies.
• Conduct special studies and investigations; collect, analyze, and interpret information; identify trends; and recommend resolutions to deficiencies and equipment issues.
• Ensure operational readiness of complex biomedical and medical equipment through remedial maintenance, scheduled services, classification, technical inspections for issue or turn-in, and equipment accountability.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package; employees and their families have access to a range of benefits. Specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

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