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Supervisory Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 11 days ago
On-site Phoenix, AZ $123K – $160K Apply by Sep 11, 2026 Equipment Facilities, And Services ESFJINFJISFJISTJ Healthcare
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The Supervisory Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) at VA Phoenix Medical Center, within the Clinical Engineering Service, works in support of the Biomedical Engineering service by providing leadership, guidance, and supervision among assigned employees. Additionally, the supervisory BESS provides clinical and administrative support to staff, patients and administrators for all matters of concerns relating to the facility wide lifecycle management of medical equipment.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties to include but not limited to: FUNCTIONS: Lifecycle management of any and all medical systems such as imaging, life support, dialysis, and monitoring to include physical and network support.
- →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.
- →Develops policy for the Biomedical Engineering department and local facility as needed.
- →Translates management goals and objectives into well-coordinated and controlled biomedical work operations.
- →Maintains functional knowledge of relevant safety codes and standards of regulatory bodies including but not limited to 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).
- →Documents all work performed in the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
- →Implements the Biomedical Section training program, in-house cross training, and vendor training, to ensure that technicians are kept abreast of the changing technology.
- →Uses knowledge of government contract procedures and documentation requirements to develop statements of work, sole source justifications, other applicable documentation (6550, Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE), etc.) and to oversee vendor work.
- →Investigates, remediates and documents recalls and safety alerts within established timeframes.
- →Maintains knowledge of the state of the art in medical technology, including scientific advances, network protocols, and vendor changes.
- →Provides training and education as appropriate to medical technology end users and clinical staff.
- →Provides mentoring and technical training to peers and development graded BESS.
- →Performs other duties as assigned.
- →Supervisory Functions: Develops goals, objectives, and policy for the medical equipment management program and monitors progress; Provides analysis, identifies, and plans workload among subordinates in accordance with established workflow and/or job specializations.
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 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: 371f177c-3b9d-4d00-956b-9f963b81c907
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