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Subject to a background/suitability investigation and a physical.
Work Schedule: Full Time (M-F 7:30 am - 4:00 pm).
11/19/2018 to 02/18/2019
$83,043 - $107,955 per year
GS 12
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
12
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CBDE-10361798-18-DN
517339300
The incumbent performs as a Biomedical Engineer who serves as the medical technology consultant and facility medical equipment planner for the Biomedical Engineering program at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System, a large, 1A complexity, medical center providing primary, secondary and tertiary services. The incumbent supports and advances patient care by applying engineering and managerial skills to healthcare technology as demonstrated by at least three of the following major responsibilities:
(a) Conducts an equipment management program that meets current The Joint Commission (TJC) and National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) requirements. (b) Assures the provision of a continuing education program for clinical staff addressing the principles and application of medical instrumentation used in the delivery of healthcare. This requires skill to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing with a wide variety of individuals, including technical and professional clinical staff to communicate technical information. (c) Manages a recall and safety alert program for medical devices, including medical device incident investigations to assure compliance with patient safety goals, Safety Medical Device Act (SMDA) and TJC requirements. (d) 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. (e) Assists with capital asset and infrastructure planning for medical equipment spanning initial concept, installation and effective implementation of complex medical equipment, such as Clinical Information System/Anesthesia Record Keeper (CIS/ARK). (f) Functions as the subject matter expert in the field of biomedical engineering who directly supports specialized clinical technology including service, system administration, training and quality assurance at the medical center.
Education and/or Experience:
(1) 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 courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in 5 of the following 7 areas of engineering science or physics:
(1) statistics 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 other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
OR,
(2) 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:
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.
Written Test: Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (ElT) 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.
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(l).
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 I 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.)
GRADE REQUIREMENTS GS-12: At this level, employees may be in non-supervisory or supervisory positions. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty), and range of variety, and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time.Experience. Completion of at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level; or completion of a post-doctoral research fellowship in the field of biomedical engineering, and must fully meet the KSAs at that level. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the following professional KSAs and demonstrate the potential to acquire the assignment specific KSAs designated by an asterisk:
Demonstrated 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-tem 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.
References: VA Handbook 5005 GS-0858 Qualification Standard
The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12.
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Resume & Transcripts
The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position. Please use this checklist to make sure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, or ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information.
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows dates and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documentation related to your active duty service which reflects the dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and dates of impending separation. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. Documentation is required to award preference. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on closing date. Applicant documents will be referred every 2 weeks from 12/10/2018 or until vacancy is filled. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10361798.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applications. Information regarding your application status can be found in the USAJobs Help Center.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
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