Job opening: Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist
Salary: $49 025 - 94 317 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Jan 11 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position will be located at Eagle Butte or Pierre, SD for the Cheyenne River service unit. The incumbent will report to the Facility Manager. The Cheyenne River Health Center Clinical Engineering Services Program provides skilled clinical engineering services.
Relocation Expenses Reimbursed: You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy
Housing: There may be Government housing available for this position, depending on availability.
Duties
Administer a hospital medical equipment program within the guidance, policies and procedures provided by management.
Consults with physicians, medical technologists, and medical technicians in the purchase of new equipment and modification of systems to meet special needs.
Analyze, certify and correct malfunctions on complex medical equipment. Repair, calibrate and install medical equipment. Performed scheduled and unscheduled preventive maintenance on medical equipment.
Provides technical advice to clinical staff regarding new equipment considering needs, environment, available facilities, network requirements, quality, repair ability, purchase, etc., and overall life cycle management.
*This position is being announced concurrently under the Delegated Examining procedures. Please review vacancy announcement number IHS-24-GP-12273323-DE; for eligibility requirements. NOTE: Applicants must apply separately for each announcement in order to be considered.
*This announcement is open until the vacancy is filled. See "Additional Information" section below for more details.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
To be eligible for consideration, you must meet either of the requirements set for the grade levels to which you are applying.
GS-07: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: repair, calibration, and preventive maintenance of medical and dental equipment along with fundamental knowledge in networking and basic computer skills.
OR
1 full year (18 semester hours) of graduate level education that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
OR
Completion of a Bachelor's degree in a field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position with one of the following: (1) Graduated with at least an overall GPA of 2.95, (2) Graduated with at least a 3.45 GPA in my major or during the last two years of college; (3) Graduated in the top third of my class; or (4) Have been a member of a national scholastic honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies.
OR
Possess a qualifying combination of the specialized experience and education that when combined fully meet the minimum qualification for this position. To determine if you qualify under this combination first divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education by 18 or by the number of hours your school has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. Finally, add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. Note: You must provide copies of your graduate transcripts.
GS-09: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Installing, testing, maintaining and documentation of a variety of medical and dental equipment used for patient diagnosis and treatment. Application of mechanical, electrical, and electronic principles and circuitry. Troubleshoot malfunctions and document and communicate results to Healthcare Technology management personnel. Equipment used at this level are electronically sophisticated such as defibrillators and respiratory ventilators.
OR
Completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years (36 semester hours) of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.
OR
Possess a qualifying combination of the specialized experience and education that when combined fully meet the minimum qualification for this position. To determine if you qualify under this combination divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond 1 year by 18. (Note: Only education in excess of the first year is creditable toward meeting the experience requirement when combining experience and education.) Add the two percentages the total must equal at least 100%.
GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks:Repair, calibration, and preventive maintenance of sophisticated medical and dental equipment. Experience in selection, installation, modifications, testing and evaluation of medical and dental equipment. Providing documentation, consultative, and instruction service to medical and dental staff, and administrative personnel. Experience with Healthcare Technology Management equipment statutory regulations, maintain compliance and accreditation.
OR
Completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years (54 semester hours) of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.
OR
Possess a qualifying combination of the specialized experience and education that when combined fully meet the minimum qualification for this position. To determine if you qualify under this combination divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond 2 years by 18. (Note: Only education in excess of the first year is creditable toward meeting the experience requirement when combining experience and education.) Add the two percentages the total must equal at least 100%.
Time In Grade
Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP).
You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the cut-off date of the announcement.
Education
There are no education requirements, however
if you are planning to substitute experience for education, you are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer.
Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website:
https://www.ed.gov/accreditation.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
Contacts
- Address Cheyenne River Service Unit
24276 166th Street
Airport Road
Eagle Butte, SD 57625
US
- Name: Joseph Dudley
- Phone: 605-226-7203
- Email: [email protected]