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Indian Health Service is Hiring a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist Near Duluth, MN

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying.

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; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
GS-11: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. OR Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Repair, calibration and preventative maintenance of sophisticated medical and dental equipment. Experience in selection, installation, modification, testing and evaluation of medical and dental equipment. Providing documentation, consultative and instruction services to medical and dental staff and administrative personnel. Experience with Healthcare Technology Management equipment statutory regulations, managing compliance and accreditation.

Specialized Experience Defined: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Applicants who have the 1 year of appropriate specialized experience, as indicated in the table, are not required by this standard to have general experience, education above the high school level, or any additional specialized experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements.

Time In Grade
Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP).

You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Responsibilities:

• Formulate methods and techniques to perform scheduled and unscheduled preventative maintenance to assure operation safety of patient related devices.
• Manage the calibration, repair, and preventative maintenance on complex medical and dental x-ray systems, diagnostic laboratory analyzers, and other patient related systems.
• Serve as the technical advisor and consultant to administrators, physicians, and other health care professionals in the purchase of new instrumentation.
• Provide technical assistance and guidance to entry-level equipment support specialist or administrative support specialist.

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