Supervisory Biomedical Engineer (Clinical)

Summary

The Supervisory Biomedical Engineer (Clinical) position is in the Clinical Engineering Service at the VA Maine Healthcare System located at the Augusta, ME location. This position is full time at 40 hours per week.

Duties

• The Supervisory Biomedical Engineer (Clinical) position is responsible for the professional and administrative management of the Biomedical Engineering Service.
• Duties include, but are not limited to: 1.
• Ability to develop and implement local level policies and/or directives. 2.
• Skilled in leading and dealing with employees, team leaders, and managers, to include conflict management, dispute resolution, mediation, or reasonable accommodations. 3.
• Responsible for HR-related duties of their subordinates including, but not limited to, performance standards, disciplinary actions, performance evaluations, and recommendations for advancements and awards. 4.
• Responsible for the financial management of budget resources to support quality assurance and maintenance activities.
• Ensuring appropriate contracts/service agreements are in place to assure the facility's medical equipment is available for patient care activities. 5.
• Responsible for compliance and reporting of medical device cybersecurity incidents and isolation for facilities under their purview. 6.
• Uses engineering principles to provide professional, biomedical services for the institution and functions as a subject matter expert in the field.
• Skilled in communicating and working collaboratively with key stakeholders at various levels of the organization. 7.
• Skilled in balancing multiple, conflicting responsibilities; setting priorities; delegating tasks; meeting multiple deadlines; analyzing organizational problems; and developing and implementing effective solutions. 8.
• Stays abreast of emerging technology, identifies trends, and effectively advises administrative, technical, and clinical staff at senior levels of the organization. 9.
• Ability to conduct a medical equipment management program compliant with applicable healthcare standards and regulatory agencies. 10.
• Ability to manage a recall and safety alert program including medical device hazard investigations and assures compliance with the patient safety goals, the Safe Medical Devices Act (SMDA), and TJC requirements.
• Work Schedule: Full-Time Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm Compressed/Flexible: Not authorized Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
• Functional Statement# F7909 Relocation Incentive: May be authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): May be authorized Financial Disclosure: Required NOTIFICATIONS: This position is in the Excepted Service.
• This position is on a special salary rate.
• Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
• May have to travel to area CBOC's.
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action).
• The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).
• In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
• No award SF50s will be accepted.
• Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S.
• Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
• Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• May be subject to satisfactory completion of our credentialing process.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the
• Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the
• Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Education

Transcripts: If you are basing your qualifications on education, you must submit your transcripts with your application. 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. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Required Documents

• To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action Special Note for
• Applications: To complete your application, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume
• This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field.
• Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limitation into the 'Other' document upload field.
• The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position.
• Please ensure you have included all documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), SF-50's (current/former
• Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter Other (1) Resume
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action Transcript
• Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent
• Federal agency employees.