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Lead Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
On-site Wilkes Barre, PA $90K – $116K Apply by Jul 3, 2026 Equipment Facilities, And Services ESFJINFJISFJISTJ Healthcare
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The Lead Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) works in support of the Biomedical Engineering Department by managing workload among assigned employees. Additionally, the Lead BESS provides clinical and administrative support to staff, patients, and administrators for all matters of concern relating to the facility wide lifecycle management of medical equipment.
What You'll Do
- →Identifies, distributes and prioritizes workload among employees in accordance with established workflow and/or job specializations.
- →Reviews progress of work assignments, modifies as needed and checks completed work for accuracy.
- →Ensures SOPs and standards are followed.
- →Leads the team in assessing its strengths and weaknesses and provides leadership to the team in exploring alternatives and determining what improvements can be made (e.g., in work methods, processes and procedures).
- →Performs advanced testing and troubleshooting of medical devices and systems involving their interfaces and connections to information systems either directly or through the facility's hardwired and wireless networks.
- →Investigates, remediates and documents recalls and safety alerts within established timeframes.
- →Participates in local safety improvement processes such as Root Cause Analysis(RCA), safety work groups, and Environment of Care Rounds.
- →Maintains knowledge of the state of the art in medical technology, including scientific advances, network protocols, and vendor changes.
- →Provides mentoring and technical training to peers and development graded BESS.
- →Provides training and education as appropriate to medical technology end users and clinical staff.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
- →On-Call is required for this position, including weekends and holidays.
- →Telework: not eligible Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
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 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.
Personality Fit
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