B) DESCRIPTION:

To provide Biomedical Engineering Section support for Dublin VA medical center and outpatient clinics.
c) Responsibilities: The activities/assignments to include but not limited to: performing repairs on medical devices and systems, performing monthly preventive maintenance on medical devices and systems, performing initial inspections on new medical devices and systems, installing new medical devices and systems, performing hardware and software upgrades, handling Recalls and safety alerts, configuring, interfacing, and testing of medical devices and systems to VA Computer Network (VISTA), troubleshooting VLANs, ACLs, network port security, ACL modifications, entering OIT requests for conductivity, incidents, new VLANs, ACLs, and misc. network issues, MDIA and MDPP actions and work activities, OS upgrades and installations, malware protection/antivirus software patching, data backup and disaster recovery processes, cybersecurity risk assessment and management, perform physical and logical security reviews, assessments of data storage capacity, regulatory compliance including 6550, MDS2, etc., prepare parts and vendor service requests in LEAF program, documenting work in the DVAMS Maximo system, enter OIT requirements in YourIT system, project management, coordination and system configuration design with medical staff and vendors to implement new medical devices and systems, leadership in meetings, conference calls, and communications, creation, development and upkeep of project documentation, and keep the Chief of Engineering and the Chief of Biomedical Section updated and informed of the activities.
Installation: Installation work associated with implementation of new equipment/systems. Assembly and installation of new equipment items includes hardware and software installation. Includes systems integration and connectivity testing.
Inspection of Equipment: Initial inspections and acceptance inspections to validate specifications and performance levels of new equipment, including owned, rental, loaner, and demo equipment. Includes safety inspection prior to first clinical use. This includes functional testing, user acceptance testing, and formal acceptance actions (per contract). Includes design and assignment of operations and maintenance strategy, developing O&M plan and maintenance standard operating procedures. Establishing inventory record(s) and assigning maintenance schedule(s) for new equipment.
Planned Maintenance: Routine support and planned maintenance of medical devices and medical systems (includes medical servers and other computer-based systems), including hardware, software, or communications networks. Typically performed according to defined procedures and on a scheduled basis, to minimize a device or system’s risk of failure and/or to ensure continued operation, safety, and data security. Includes tasks such as adjusting, calibrating, lubricating, cleaning, and replacing parts. Includes electrical safety inspection and testing. Includes testing the resiliency of medical systems infrastructure and fault tolerance testing. Includes visual inspection. Includes overhauls that are extensive replacing or rebuilding of system components (separate from upgrades).
Performance Verification: Verify device or system (includes medical servers and other computer-based hardware/software systems) “to be” operating state according to manufacturer and other specifications, separate from restorative repairs. Inspection to verify that the physical integrity, safety, and performance of a device/system meets necessary functional requirements.
Medical Device/System Protection: Planned/proactive inspection and installation of medical device operating systems, and malware prevention/antivirus software, and updates of same. Planned review of ACL design and update as appropriate; consideration of data backup and disaster recovery processes; test updating of automatic failover functions; assessment of data storage capacity and security of sensitive data. Performance of both physical and logical security reviews. Preparation of IT Requests for MDIA actions, ACL Changes, new VLAN assignments, and associated network jack installation/activation. Also includes OS, malware protection/antivirus software patching, and planned ACL and MDIA work activities.
General Repair: Work performed on equipment to restore to clinical operation. Generally, hardware related. Restore physical integrity, safety, and/or performance of a device/system after a failure. This work typically includes troubleshooting and determination of the actions to complete the necessary repair(s); researching and determining necessary replacement parts; routine purchasing procedures; receipt of parts; completion of repair; and any intra-facility travel associated with pickup or return of equipment. Includes problem identification and resolution of medical systems servers that is primarily hardware related (may include incidental running of software routines, reloading software, or connectivity assessment that is incidental to the hardware resolution).

4) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

a) Education: A two-year associate degree or higher in an applied science or equivalent military training.
b) A minimum of five years of hospital or healthcare experience performing medical equipment maintenance.
c) Must be a US Citizen
d) Must be able to obtain a public trust clearance
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $75,000.00 - $82,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Commute:

• Dublin, GA 31021 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Dublin, GA 31021: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Required)

Work Location: In perso

A) SPECIFIC TASKS:

Demonstrated competency to perform operational verification procedures, planned maintenance, and repair service on various medical equipment.
· Understanding of regulatory agencies’ requirements, industry regulatory requirements and International Standard Organization standards.
· Familiarity with the setup and application of test equipment.
· Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical literature, schematics, and drawings.