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Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 46 days ago
On-site Spokane, WA $78K – $102K Apply by Aug 10, 2026 Equipment Facilities, And Services ESFJINFJISFJISTJ Healthcare
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The Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) provides clinical and administrative support to staff, patients, and administrators for all matters relating to lifecycle management of medical equipment. Biomedical support requires the application of engineering and mechanical concepts and methodology to provide lifecycle management and technical support of diagnostic, therapeutic, monitoring, and other equipment utilized in the practice of medicine and to improve clinical care.
What You'll Do
- →The duties listed are GS-11 Full Performance Level.
- →Medical equipment supported by the BESS is maintained to the standards required by multiple accrediting agencies (e.g.
- →Food and Drug Administration, The Joint Commission, the National Fire Protection Association, etc.).
- →FUNCTIONS: Lifecycle management of all medical systems such as imaging, life support, dialysis, and monitoring to include physical and network support.
- →Coordinate and work effectively with other facility support departments including but not limited to Facilities Management Service (FMS), Office of Information Technology (OIT), Patient Safety, Sterile Processing Service (SPS), Logistics, Contracting, Informatics, and Environmental Management Service (EMS).
- →Specific tasks include incoming inspections, regular and unscheduled maintenance, and planning for end-of-life replacement in conjunction with clinical services.
- →Utilize common test equipment including patient simulators, pulse generators, network analyzers, test phantoms, electrical safety analyzers, oscilloscopes, and multimeters.
- →Maintain functional knowledge of relevant safety codes and standards of regulatory bodies including The Joint Commission (TJC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI).
- →Document all work performed in the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
- →This documentation is completed in accordance with regulatory body requirements, the Office of Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) Documentation of Services policies and guidelines, and other VA requirements.
- →Apply basic networking principles to resolve medical system communication issues including node to server failures.
- →Adhere to VA Medical Device Cyber Security policies and procedures in pre-procurement, during system implementation, and throughout the life of the system.
- →Load operating system (OS) and clinical application software as needed.
- →Execute VA policy when responding to network incident response (due to infection, loss of services due to policy changes).
Requirements
- ✓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 evaluation.
- ✓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.
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Job ID: 64e255b6-2b6d-4f28-9915-131efe997687
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