The incumbent is the Assistant Chief Biomedical Engineer, Healthcare Technology Management with responsibility for all matters related to medical equipment at the Hines VA Hospital. The incumbent works under the general supervision of the Chief, Healthcare Technology Management.

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. English Language Proficiency. Education and/or

Experience:

Possess a bachelor's degree in professional engineering from an accredited college or university. To be acceptable, the curriculum must (1) be in school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. Transcripts Required. OR Possess a combination of college level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. Transcripts Required. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:

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 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. Registration Required .

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 may be rated eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their examination at the GS-5 grade level.

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 above (paragraph - Possess bachelor's degree). Transcripts Required .

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. Transcripts Required . In addition to meeting the basic requirements stated above, the following qualifications criteria must be met to qualify at the GS-13 grade level for this Biomedical Engineer position.

GRADE REQUIREMENTS

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Experience:

Completion of at least 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower level (GS-12), and must fully meet the GS-12 KSAs at that level. GS-12

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1) Ability to conduct an equipment management program that meets current JCAHO and NFPA requirements.2) Ability to develop a curriculum for a continuing education program that addresses the safe and effective use of medical equipment and/or technology.3) 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.4) Skill in advising clinical and administrative staff on medical engineering technology, including existing and emerging technology and which addresses viability, long-term suitability, compatibility, and/or safety.5) 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. GS-13

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the following professional GS-13 KSAs and potential to acquire the assignment specific KSAs designated by an asterisk (

• ):•1) Ability to conduct capital asset and infrastructure planning for medical equipment spanning initial concept, installation, and effective implementation of complex medical equipment.
• 2) Knowledge of the most complex and specialized clinical technology including service, system administration, training, and quality assurance.

3) Expert knowledge of, and the ability to interpret and apply, complex codes, regulations, guidelines, and standards associated with the biomedical engineering field.

References:

VA Handbook 5005/15, Part II, Appendix G38, Biomedical Engineer Qualification Standards. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12 .

Physical Requirements:

See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 located in the Human Resources Office.