EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST

Duties
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• Incumbent serves as the Biomedical engineering/equipment technician (BMET), providing guidance, direction, and coordination to a group clinical and support staff professional.
• Plans and implements biomedical equipment and logistical policies and guidelines.
• Monitors progress toward implementation of logistics plans, determines the impact, and takes action as required.
• Reviews all issues and matters affecting the logistics mission of the MTF to ensure compliance with higher authority and regional policy.
• Serves as the professional consultant and advisor on BIOMED matters to the Project Managers, Equipment Managers, Facilities Managers, Material Managers and Risk Managers.
• Collaborates and assists other NMRTC Portsmouth directorates and departments in reviewing venture capital initiatives and Military Health System projects.
• Completes assigned preventative maintenance and other scheduled services.
• Assists in the development of other preventative maintenance procedures and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Troubleshoots and repairs medical equipment, medical equipment systems, and devices

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Work requires frequent overnight travel away from the normal duty station. Travel may be as much as 50 - 75%. Trips may range from same day visits to local destinations to more distant locations for up to a week.
• A secret clearance is required.
• Must be able to lift safely 60 pounds.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document .

I have one year of specialized experience which includes planning and implementing biomedical equipment and logistical policies and guidelines; troubleshooting and repairing medical equipment systems and devices; participating in executive planning sessions which involve implementation and execution of programs and special projects; providing in service training, presentation, and orientation on new equipment.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone-no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet..