Summary
Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) specialized in information systems within the Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) Department at the Durham VA Health Care System.
Qualifications
Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
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
One year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade
Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities
In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: Knowledge of Health Level 7 (HL7) and Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standards
Knowledge of advanced testing methods to troubleshoot networked medical equipment and clinical system interfaces
Skill in maintaining computer and server based medical equipment - databases - and software
Skill in managing medical equipment and clinical system projects that interface with an electronic health record or other information systems
Skill in applying cybersecurity standards to medical devices and clinical systems such as Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) - and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidelines
Ability to apply information security tools including virus protection - software updates - and operating system patches
Ability to establish a medical network including VLAN configuration - Internet Protocol addressing - and network security
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 and meet the criteria)
Required Experience: 2-3 yrs experience (Information Technology exp and Biomed Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Service for requirements.
Duties
Duties include but not limited too: Manages projects involving medical equipment and clinical systems - to include procurement - installation - and maintence Manages hardware components of virtual servers - physical servers - and medical workstations Facilities operating system updates - upgrades - and virus protection Identifies - troubleshoots - and complete corrective action for issues related to networked medical equipment and clinical systems Evaluates compatibility and adaptability of medical equipment and clinical systems to integrate with the electronic health record or other clinical systems Reviews - coordinates - and implements available software patches - updates - and system/data backups with staff and manufactures
Coordinates - implements - and manages cybersecurity measures and disaster recovery plans Effectively responds to - investigates - and documents cybersecurity incidents involving medical equipment and clinical systems Work Schedule: Monday-Friday
7:30am-4:00pm or 8:30am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Authorized
Per the needs of the Department Telework: Ad-Hoc
Per the VA Policy Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized