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Lead Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 62 days ago
On-site Harlingen, TX $109K – $141K Apply by Jul 22, 2026 Equipment Facilities, And Services ESFJINFJISFJISTJ Healthcare
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Serves as a Lead Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) within a Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) department at the Harlingen VA Medical Center. Works in support of the medical equipment management program. In addition to duties at the full performance level, the BESS leads HTM staff by distributing and prioritizing workloads.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include: Provides guidance and mentorship for professional and technical development.
- →Facilitates training of HTM staff to develop knowledge of medical equipment and clinical systems.
- →Establishes and revises workload distribution to address daily priorities.
- →Monitors metrics, analyzes data, and supports performance improvement activities.
- →Serves as a subject matter expert on assigned committees, projects, and workgroups.
- →Apprises management of performance and conduct of HTM staff.
- →Identifies opportunities to improve customer service and satisfaction, and addresses customer feedback effectively and in a timely manner.
- →Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).
- →Serves as a Government Purchase Card (GPC) holder, approving official, or alternate approving official.
- →Maintains and enhances knowledge in technological advancements through professional development and technical training.
- →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).
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.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: e2526421-c4d0-4905-b074-4deea1c4d490
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