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The Kansas City VA is embarking on a journey of moving beyond performance measure and becoming the Healthcare System Veterans Trust and Choose. Our patients depend on us and we depend on professionals like you.
If you are interested in being a part of a LEAN organization and putting other's needs before your own this may be the organization for you. Yours might be the first face they see when they come through our doors. Yours might be the voice they hear right after a surprise diagnosis. Yours might be the eyes they look into as they are pushed in a wheelchair to a frightening procedure. Your attitude reflects us and everything we are proud of in this organization. By applying for this position you have chosen to help serve our patients and we appreciate you. With the initiation of cultural change, along with knowledge and tools for change, the Kansas City VA will continue to move towards a practice of continuous improvement. In the endeavor, we recognize that this change will not occur suddenly, that dedicated individuals like yourself will be required, that leadership involvement is necessary, and employee engagement paramount.
As a 157 bed medical, surgical, and psychiatric facility, the Kansas City VA provides comprehensive health care through primary care and tertiary care in subspecialty medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation. It is also a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri Kansas City. Take a closer look at Kansas City at www.thinkkc.com. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
This is an external announcement. Internal candidates must apply under the announcement CD-18-JLT-2012704-BU. Applicants applying to this announcement are reminded that Veterans' Preference does apply.
NOTE: The Professional Standards Board (a peer-review group)
will review the selected candidate's education and experience and recommend the
step at which the candidate will be placed in that specific grade. The
salary is based on the grade and step approved for the selected candidate.
11/09/2017 to 11/30/2017
$32,995 - $78,630 per year
GS 05 - 11
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent - Excepted Service Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
11
No
CD-18-JLT-2022709-BU
483719300
The incumbent performs as a Staff Biomedical Engineer for the Biomedical Engineering program at the Kansas City VA Medical Center, a large, 1b complexity medical center. The Kansas City VA Medical Center has 157 beds and serves more than 36,000 veterans. The Health Care System is supported by $47 million inventory of medical equipment. The Biomedical Engineering Section of Facilities Service oversees all medical equipment systems.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Employee supports and advances patient care by applying engineering and managerial skills to healthcare technology as demonstrated by the following major responsibilities are listed below but not limited to the following:
· Coordinates an equipment management program that meets current Joint Commission, FDA, CAP, CARF, NFPA, and VA requirements.
· Conducts data analysis on medical equipment utilization, repairs and errors to support the Medical Equipment Management Plan.
· Develops and maintains a curriculum for a continuing education program that addresses the safe and effective use of medical equipment and/or technology 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.
· Manages a recall and safety alert program for medical devices, including medical device incident investigations to assure compliance with patient safety goals, SMDA, 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.
· Assists with capital asset and infrastructure planning for medical equipment spanning initial concept, installation, and effective implementation of complex medical equipment.
· 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 a medical center.
· Provides support to VISN and National Initiatives
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Functional Statement Title/#: Biomedical Engineer, GS-858-05/7/9/11
Physical Requirements: The technical, academic, and mental demands are high. The work performed is done in a precise nature requiring prolonged concentration. The incumbent must be able to lift and hold 40 (forty) pounds unassisted for; mounting, positioning, and/or removing equipment. The incumbent works under conditions of extreme stress caused by the nature of involved work. Incumbent must be able to interact effectively with all levels of medical center staff, and must remain calm and analytical under stress. The incumbent must be willing to attend technical training classes as it pertains to his/her duties.
Seasonal Influenza Program: Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations where patients receive care or who come into contact with VA patients as part of their duties. VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, paid and unpaid, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, students, researchers, volunteers, and trainees who work at these facilities.
Basic Requirements: U.S. citizenship.
Bachelor's Degree: 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) 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 other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
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 demonstrated by 1 of the following:
1. Professional Registration: Current registration as a professional engineer by any State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States 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 are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration.
2. Written Test: Successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners of a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the U.S., or District of Columbia. Applicants who have passed the EIT 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.
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).
4. Related Curriculum: Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or 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, if the applicant has at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.
English Language Proficiency: Biomedical engineers must be proficient in spoken and written English. Grade Requirements: Professional Engineering Experience is professional knowledge of engineering defined as the comprehensive, in depth, knowledge of mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences applicable to a specialty field of engineering that characterizes a full 4-year professional engineering curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree, or the equivalent. Professional ability to apply engineering knowledge is defined as the ability to: 1. Apply fundamental and diversified professional engineering concepts, theories, and practices to achieve engineering objectives with versatility, judgment, and perception. 2. Adapt and apply methods and techniques of related scientific disciplines. 3. Organize, analyze, interpret, and evaluate scientific data in the solution of engineering problems.
Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates.
GS-5 Experience: None beyond the basic requirements. Meeting these requirements should demonstrate the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): 1. Knowledge of, and ability to apply, the principles, theories, concepts, and practices of the engineering profession. 2. Skill to effectively communicate both orally and in writing with a wide variety of individuals, including communicating highly technical information. 3. Knowledge of, and ability to interpret and apply, relevant codes, regulations, guidelines, and standards associated with engineering. 4. Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and develop timely and economical solutions. 5. Ability to keep abreast of changes in technology and to utilize information gained in the solution of engineering problems.
GS-7 Experience: In addition to the basic requirements, 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower level. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: 1. Ability to prepare written and graphic presentations for other technical staff including technicians and other junior engineers. 2. Knowledge of relevant codes, regulations, guidelines, and standards. 3. Ability to learn organizational concepts to meet operational needs. 4. Ability to learn new technology and identify changes and trends for presentation to other technical staff.
GS-9 Experience: At least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: OR Education: Education equivalent to 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education or master's or equivalent graduate degree in a field of engineering , e.g., biomedical engineering, general engineering, mechanical engineering, etc., provided the applicant's total background demonstrates the core competencies for GS-9 level assignment. 1. Knowledge of the principles, theories, concepts, and practices of the biomedical engineering profession. 2. Knowledge of relevant codes, regulations, guidelines, and standards, and the ability to make recommendations to assure compliance with medical center programs. 3. Knowledge of organizational concepts and an understanding of the operational needs of other administrative hospital services. 4. Ability to prepare material on current technical topics and trends for presentation to other technical staff and mid-level hospital management, and the ability to keep abreast of changes in technology.
GS-11 Experience: At least 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower level. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: OR Education: Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in biomedical engineering or a related engineering field, provided the applicant's total background demonstrates evidence of knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position to be filled. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 1. Knowledge of an equipment management program that meets current Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) requirements. 2. Ability to develop material for a continuing education program for clinical staff that addresses the principles and application of medical instrumentation used in the delivery of healthcare. 3. Ability to advise clinical and administrative staff on emerging medical engineering technology, while keeping abreast of changes in such technology, and utilizing the information to solve biomedical engineering problems.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED IN THE APPLICATION TO VALIDATE EDUCATION.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
NOTE: The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-11. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-5 to GS-11. The Professional Standards Board (a peer-review group) will recommend the grade and salary for new appointments. For internal selectees being promoted, the board will determine grade and HR will determine step in accordance with policy.
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·Resume
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