Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (Intensive Care)

Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) specialized in high-risk intensive care equipment within a Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) department at VA facility In Portland, OR, which supports the medical equipment management program. Additional duties, the BESS supports and maintains life-support, high-risk equipment utilized in intensive care areas, Coronary Care Unit (CCU), Pulmonary Function Laboratories, equipment and associated clinical systems used in the ICU.

***MUST LIVE WITHIN 50 MILES OF PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER*** Duties include but are not limited to: - Performs manufacturer-level maintenance on life-support, high-risk surgical, or intensive care medical equipment and clinical systems. - Manages network systems, databases, and interfaces on life-support, high risk surgical, or intensive care medical equipment and clinical systems. - Coordinates and implements cybersecurity measures and disaster recovery plans. - Manages the planning, acquisition, and installation of life-support, high-risk surgical, or intensive care medical equipment and clinical systems. - Serves as a subject matter expert on assigned committees, projects, and workgroups. - Manages the lifecycle of medical equipment and clinical systems. - Troubleshoots medical equipment and clinical systems using a variety of technical data and completes corrective action. - Performs incoming inspections and planned maintenance on medical equipment and clinical systems. - Documents all work in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). - Responds to and remediates hazard alerts, recall notifications, and incidents concerning medical equipment and clinical systems. Documents all actions in the appropriate system. - Monitors system backups, ensures network connectivity, mitigates cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and maintains clinical systems. - Utilizes test equipment in accordance with manufacturer instructions. - Manages projects involving medical equipment and clinical systems. - Provides customer support to staff, evaluates issues and needs, responds with solutions, and keeps customers abreast of status. - Educates staff on the safe operation and user-level maintenance of medical equipment and clinical systems. - Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and/or purchase card holder. - Develops documentation to purchase commodities and/or vendor services. Manages, monitors, and evaluates contractor performance and addresses issues or deficiencies. - Complies with applicable standards, policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements. - Provides guidance and mentorship to expand professional knowledge and enhance technical skillsets. - Maintains and enhances knowledge in technological advancements through professional development and technical training. - The work may involve occasional travel, driving, and/or traveling by motor vehicle Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 7:00am -3:30pm PST Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

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