Electronics Technician Position Available In Wake, North Carolina

Electronics Technician Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Veterans Health Administrion Summary This position is loced in the Garner Community Based Outpient Clinic and serves as an Electronic Technician. The purpose of this position is to provide system and medical equipment analysis support through preventive maintenance inspections, assessments, instructional repairs, calibrions, installions, modificion designions, and user training. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/09/2025 to 05/16/2025 Salary $77,210

• $100,369 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Garner, NC 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTA-12733972-25-NRF

Control number 836738600 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency This vacancy is only open to VISN 6 permanent employees. Videos Duties Duties include, but are not limited to: Responsible for comprehensive technical support of highly complex medical and non-medical direct pient care electronic systems and devices. Typical devices or systems include, but is not limited to, intelligent nurse call and code blue systems, pient wandering systems, quad/paraplegic environmental controls, audio/visual systems, intrusion/security alarm systems, computer driven fire alarm systems, refrigerant temperure tracking, pharmacy robotic equipment, 2-way radios, and surveillance closed circuit television systems. Evalues, identifies and provides corrective action and recommendions for equipment system malfunctions of complex microprocessor-based systems th utilize ste of the art technology. Performs electronically challenging interfacing such as, locks controlled by the Security system which is also tied into the Fire Alarm system to release in case of fire; Pient Wandering system integres with the Security system via electronic door locks and closed-circuit television cameras and monitors as well as integring with the elevors and other alarm systems to control dementia pient access control. Possess sufficient knowledge to recognize the ability to merge components of these different systems while assuring compibility and continuity for the critical functions associed with the equipment. Serves as a technical advisor and subject mter expert for consultant to physicians, engineers, and medical personnel on proper operion of existing equipment, purchase of new instrumention, planning of new systems, and modificion of existing systems to meet special needs. Develops procedural instructions for others to follow as it reles to equipment and systems and develops stion policy drafts for hirer level concurrence on new methods or new system integrion. Inspects and evalues new systems upon receipt to determine th all government regulions, manufacturer specificions, and contract requirements are met. Designs and implements modificions to allow for proper integrion of various systems to interrele with one another such as allowing the Pient Environmental Control systems to integre into existing or new Nurse Call systems or assuring th physical security equipment is tied in with fire safety equipment. Recognizes hazardous conditions and procedures with electronic instrumention systems, and inities approprie preventive or corrective action; and determines whether a system is to be removed from, be restored to, or allowed to remain in service in clinical areas. Exercises extensive skill and originality to keep equipment functioning by recommending, developing, implementing, redesigning, reconfiguring, or modifying opering procedures to reduce equipment failures, elimine hazards, or enhance accuracy and reliability. Plans, schedules and performs emergency maintenance on equipment to ensure th this equipment is opering and calibred in compliance with codes and standards. Has Contracting Officer’s Technical Representive (COTR) responsibilities, which involves designing, reviewing A/E designs and monitoring of performance contracts. Oversee work done by Contractors on the installion of electronic systems within Minor, NRM and stion-level construction projects. Performs other directly reled duties.

Work Schedule:

7:30 pm

• 4:00 pm, Monday
• Friday Position Description/PD#: Electronics Technician / PD06509A Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.

S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probionary period Subject to background/security investigion Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements ( ). Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Training-Service Agreement and Mobility Agreement required Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Participion in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinion program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administrion Health Care Personnel (HCP)

• See “Additional Informion” below for details.

Qualificions To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing de of this announcement, 05/16/2025. Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing de of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupion, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 th shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your applicion merials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 th clearly demonstres one-year time-in-grade. The Electronics Technician requires an Individual Occupion Requirement th must be met. Please understand th the Individual Occupional Requirement is required

IN ADDITION

to the required Specialized Experience.

Individual Occupion Requirement:

This series covers technical positions supervising, leading, or performing work involving applying: Knowledge of the techniques and theories characteristic of electronics, such as a Knowledge of basic electricity and electronic theory, algebra, and elementary physics; Knowledge of electronic equipment design, development, evaluion, testing, installion, and maintenance; and Knowledge of the capabilities, limitions, operions, design, characteristics, and functional use of a variety of types and models of electronic equipment and systems reled to, but less than, a full professional knowledge of electronic engineering. Electronics Technicians may have gained experience assisting in work situions including: Maintenance

• Developing maintenance standards and procedures for use by others. Analyzing repair practices and developing procedural instructions for use by others on methods and steps to repair equipment. Installion
• Planning and directing the installion of complex systems and associed facilities, particularly where there are site selection and construction problems, dealings with contractors and public utilities, and the possible need to modify equipment for novel site characteristics. Fabricion
• Designing and analyzing circuits, determining design feasibility, evaluing equipment performance under varying environmental conditions, and collecting performance da. Designing or modifying designs to achieve performance and cost objectives. Evaluing the adequacy of equipment for such purposes as repair, calibrion, and testing. Testing and Evaluion/Research and Development
• Developing or evaluing new or modified electronic systems. Completing testing, evaluing da, and determining acceptability of equipment modificions, validity, test procedures and da, or legality of operion. Technicians support professional engineers in performing experiments, research, and developmental activities. Sustainment
• Developing, performing, evaluing, or modifying calibrion and test equipment, systems, and procedures. Reporting, analyzing, and archiving test da. Performing complex calculions and manipulions of test da to improve performance of systems, instrumention, measurement standards, techniques, and procedures. Troubleshooting
• Analyzing and diagnosing faults in the operional configurion of electronic systems and equipment.

Interpreting circuit wiring, logic cable diagrams, drawings, specificions, and schemics of complete systems and equipment to understand the function and interconnections of the various assemblies and troubleshoot the system. You may qualify based on educion and/or experience as described below:

Specialized Experience :

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupion in the organizion. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge to recognize the ability to merge components of various systems assuring compibility and continuity for the critical functions associe with the equipment. Plans, schedule and performs emergency maintenance on equipment to ensure th equipment is opering and calibred within codes and standards compliance. You red on the following Competencies for this position: Contracting/Procurement Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) Electronics Electronics Engineering Technical Competence Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Note :

A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience credited on the basis of time actually spent in approprie activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indice clearly the nure of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. For more informion on these qualificion standards, please the United Stes Office of Personnel Management’s website .

Physical Requirements:

Physical demands of this position involves walking, stooping, sitting, climbing ladders, standing, and long periods of intense concentrion. Routinely required to crawl on rooftops and under buildings to investige equipment malfunctions and recommend alterne methods and or other resolutions as applicable. Commonly lift objects between 10 and 40 pounds and heavier objects as required.

Working Conditions:

Work is generally performed indoors and predominely performed in clinical settings th are well heed or air conditioned with proper lighting. The incumbent often work in pient environments th are sometimes under negive pressure or in highly contagious areas. Special safety precautions and personal protective equipment (PPE) compliance must be taken when working in non-ionizing radiion and infectious environments for the well being of the incumbent, staff and veterans. Incumbent occasionally work with, around, and otherwise exposed to hazardous such as; noisy machinery; aerosol solvents and other merials used while performing duties. Adherence to proper hazardous merial safety practices and the use of personal safety protection equipment and universal precautions is a must. Often the setting is with uncooperive or controversial individuals wherein a consensus is needed or tact and diplomacy must be used to demonstre the benefits of the new technology in order to assure compliance with the mande.

OTHER SIGNIFICANT FACTS

Travel is sometimes required and incumbent may be required to work beyond normal duty hours or be subject to emergency call-back. Trips to Community Based Outpient Clinics are sometimes necessary and will involve transportion via stion vehicle or prively owned vehicle. For more informion on these qualificion standards, please the United Stes Office of Personnel Management’s website . Educion There is no educional substitution this grade level. Additional informion Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion)

Leave :

Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience.. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Narrive responses are not required this time. If you are referred for considerion, you may be asked to submit additional job reled informion, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. For more informion on the “Who may apply” eligibility requirements, please refer to the document.

Placement Policy:

The posting of this announcement does not oblige management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstement. Management may use any one or any combinion of these methods to fill the position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members :

Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have

• whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee.

You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please make sure you have included other documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees) or

ICTAP/CTAP

documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Cover Letter Misc Documents Performance Appraisal Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action (if applicable for Time in Grade and/or Eligibility): Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former Federal employee An SF-50 showing your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your applicion merials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 th clearly demonstres one-year time-in-grade Award 50’s do not provide sufficient informion and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade. Examples of approprie SF-50’s include: Within grade increases the highest grade held; or Promotions with an effective de more than one year old; or SF-50’s the highest grade held with an effective de more than one year old. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/16/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a

USA JOBS

account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit approprie documention (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance ring, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty locion) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified : applicants must possess experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Informion about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM’s Career Transition Resources website . During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. Agency contact informion Nasha Fortenberry Phone Address Durham VA Medical Center 508 Fulton Street Durham, NC 27705 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please make sure you have included other documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees) or

ICTAP/CTAP

documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Cover Letter Misc Documents Performance Appraisal Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action (if applicable for Time in Grade and/or Eligibility): Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former Federal employee An SF-50 showing your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your applicion merials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 th clearly demonstres one-year time-in-grade Award 50’s do not provide sufficient informion and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade. Examples of approprie SF-50’s include: Within grade increases the highest grade held; or Promotions with an effective de more than one year old; or SF-50’s the highest grade held with an effective de more than one year old. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/16/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a

USA JOBS

account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit approprie documention (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance ring, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty locion) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified : applicants must possess experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Informion about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM’s Career Transition Resources website . During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. Agency contact informion Nasha Fortenberry Phone Address Durham VA Medical Center 508 Fulton Street Durham, NC 27705 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/09/2025 to 05/16/2025 Salary $77,210

• $100,369 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Garner, NC 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTA-12733972-25-NRF

Control number 836738600 ., .