Biomedical Engineer
Coordinates an equipment management program that meets current Joint Commission, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), College of American Pathologists (CAP), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), and VA requirements. Conducts data analysis on medical equipment utilization, repairs and errors to support the Medical Equipment Management Plan. Provides support to Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) and National Initiatives. Participates in workgroups as offered by these levels of the organization to assist in improving overall Healthcare Technology Management operations. Develops and maintains a personal development plan for continuing education that addresses new trends in medical equipment and/or technology and its safe and effective use in the delivery of healthcare. This plan shall also include development of skills to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing, with a wide variety of individuals, including technical and professional clinical staff, to communicate technical information. Actively participates with a recall and safety alert program for medical devices, including medical device incident investigations to assure compliance with patient safety goals, Safe Medical Devices Act and Joint Commission requirements. Advises clinical and administrative staff on medical engineering technology including existing and emerging technology addressing viability, long-term suitability, compatibility, and/or safety while keeping abreast of changes in technology and utilizing information gained in the solution of biomedical engineering problems. Performs as a Major Project Biomedical Engineer working closely with the Major Projects Liaison and interdisciplinary Major Projects Team. Frequently facilitates discussion and planning efforts with the Loma Linda VA Biomedical Engineering Section, which consists of a Chief Biomedical Engineer, a Staff Biomedical Engineer, and Biomedical Engineering Support Specialists. Assists in development of new tools and methodologies to collect, track, and display data or other information to appropriate staff throughout the medical center and VISN. Assists in implementation of electronic devices, systems, and computers related to patient care equipment to assure that they are utilized efficiently and safely. Observes the use of these devices and seeks user feedback to insure new technology implementation supports and/or improves clinical workflow Develops the work performance specifications for a variety of service contractors. Monitors the work of service contractors to assure that the work performance meets the needs of the medical center and conforms to the terms of the contract. Communicates essential contract information to personnel in the using services. Interfaces with a multiplicity of services on solving problems related to both current and past contracts. Shares responsibility in ensuring that Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and network security issues are managed effectively for medical systems. Documentation of such systems including details such as backup, disaster recovery, security, etc. is difficult in scope but critical to management of the networked systems. Shares responsibility in updating documentation of network connections of medical systems, including information on Virtual Local Area Network, Internet Protocol address, subnet mask, default gateway, network switch, and port numbers. Assists in providing project management for the purchase, planning, construction design review, installation, and in-service training stages of biomedical instrumentation projects such as cardiac catheterization laboratories, radiology suites and computer systems and software. Advises and works with clinical staff and the Biomedical Engineering Section on design and planning of construction of clinical spaces, sometimes entailing visits to other facilities to research current design trends for medical space. In some cases, this coordination activity can span several years when major construction is involved. In the absence of the Major Projects Liaison, performs supervisory duties as delegated. Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 8:
00am - 4:
30pm Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/23/2020. Basic Requirements:
United States Citizenship:
Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Experience and/or Education:
Bachelor's degree:
Professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must:
(a) Be in a school of engineering with at least 1 curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or, (b) Include differential and integral calculus, and curses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in 5 of the following 7 areas of engineering science or physics:
(1) statics and/or dynamics; (2) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (3) fluid mechanics and/or hydraulics; (4) thermodynamics; (5) electrical fields and circuits; (6) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); or (7) any there comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR, Combination of Education and
Experience:
College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished:
a a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering; and b a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to 1 of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by 1 of the following:
1. Professional registration:
Current registration as a professional engineer by any State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (e.g., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than a written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would not be rated eligible for biomedical engineering positions. OR; 2. Written Test:
Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners of a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (e.g., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia. Applicants who have passed the EIT examination and have completed all the requirements for either a a bachelor's degree in engineering technology (BET) from an accredited college of university that included 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, OR, b a BET from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) may be rated eligible for certain engineering positions at GS-5. Eligibility is limited to positions that are within, or closely related to, the specialty field of the engineering technology program. Applicants for positions that involve highly technical research, development, or similar functions requiring an advanced level of competence in basic science must meet the basic requirements in paragraph 2.b.(1). Because of the diversity in kind and quality of BET programs, graduates of other BET programs are required to complete at least 1 year of additional education or highly technical work experience of such nature as to provide reasonable assurance of the possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for professional engineering competence. The adequacy of this background must be demonstrated by passing the EIT examination. OR; 3. Specified academic courses:
Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described in paragraph 2.b(1). OR; 4. Related curriculum. Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation). In addition to the basic requirements, applicants must have the following:
GS-12 Experience and/or Education:
One year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level OR completion of a post-doctoral research fellowship in the field of biomedical engineering. Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to participating in medical device hazard investigations to assure compliance with patient safety goals, the Safe Medical Devices Act (SMDA), and JCAHO requirements; assisting in the development of an equipment management program at the medical center; assisting in clinical research projects in the biomedical engineering field; AND Must demonstrate the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):
Ability to conduct an equipment management program that meets current JCAHO and NFPA requirements. Ability to develop a curriculum for a continuing education program that addresses the safe and effective use of medical equipment and/or technology. Ability to manage a recall and safety alert program for medical devices including medical device hazard investigations to assure compliance with patient safety goals, SMDA, and JCAHO requirements. Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and recommend timely and economical solutions involving medical equipment spanning initial concept, installation, and effective implementation of complex medical equipment. References:
VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G38, Major Project Biomedical Engineer Qualification Standard GS-0858 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements:
Moderate lifting, 15-44lbs; moderate carrying 14-55lbs; reaching above shoulder; use of fingers; both hands required; walking, 15 minutes; standing, 2 hours; repeated bending, 2 hours, climbing; both legs required; near vision; both eyes required; depth perception; ability to distinguish basic colors; hearing (aid permitted); emotional and mental stability.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Monday - Friday, 8:
00am - 4:
30pm Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/23/2020. Basic Requirements:
United States Citizenship:
Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Experience and/or Education:
Bachelor's degree:
Professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must:
(a) Be in a school of engineering with at least 1 curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or, (b) Include differential and integral calculus, and curses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in 5 of the following 7 areas of engineering science or physics:
(1) statics and/or dynamics; (2) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (3) fluid mechanics and/or hydraulics; (4) thermodynamics; (5) electrical fields and circuits; (6) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); or (7) any there comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR, Combination of Education and
Experience:
College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished:
a a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering; and b a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to 1 of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by 1 of the following:
1. Professional registration:
Current registration as a professional engineer by any State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (e.g., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than a written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would not be rated eligible for biomedical engineering positions. OR; 2. Written Test:
Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners of a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (e.g., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia. Applicants who have passed the EIT examination and have completed all the requirements for either a a bachelor's degree in engineering technology (BET) from an accredited college of university that included 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, OR, b a BET from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) may be rated eligible for certain engineering positions at GS-5. Eligibility is limited to positions that are within, or closely related to, the specialty field of the engineering technology program. Applicants for positions that involve highly technical research, development, or similar functions requiring an advanced level of competence in basic science must meet the basic requirements in paragraph 2.b.(1). Because of the diversity in kind and quality of BET programs, graduates of other BET programs are required to complete at least 1 year of additional education or highly technical work experience of such nature as to provide reasonable assurance of the possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for professional engineering competence. The adequacy of this background must be demonstrated by passing the EIT examination. OR; 3. Specified academic courses:
Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described in paragraph 2.b(1). OR; 4. Related curriculum. Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation). In addition to the basic requirements, applicants must have the following:
GS-12 Experience and/or Education:
One year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level OR completion of a post-doctoral research fellowship in the field of biomedical engineering. Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to participating in medical device hazard investigations to assure compliance with patient safety goals, the Safe Medical Devices Act (SMDA), and JCAHO requirements; assisting in the development of an equipment management program at the medical center; assisting in clinical research projects in the biomedical engineering field; AND Must demonstrate the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):
Ability to conduct an equipment management program that meets current JCAHO and NFPA requirements. Ability to develop a curriculum for a continuing education program that addresses the safe and effective use of medical equipment and/or technology. Ability to manage a recall and safety alert program for medical devices including medical device hazard investigations to assure compliance with patient safety goals, SMDA, and JCAHO requirements. Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and recommend timely and economical solutions involving medical equipment spanning initial concept, installation, and effective implementation of complex medical equipment. References:
VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G38, Major Project Biomedical Engineer Qualification Standard GS-0858 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements:
Moderate lifting, 15-44lbs; moderate carrying 14-55lbs; reaching above shoulder; use of fingers; both hands required; walking, 15 minutes; standing, 2 hours; repeated bending, 2 hours, climbing; both legs required; near vision; both eyes required; depth perception; ability to distinguish basic colors; hearing (aid permitted); emotional and mental stability.
- Department:
0858 Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering - Salary Range:
$87,612 to $113,900 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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