Biomedical Engineer (Clinical) Job in Phoenix, AZ

Summary

This job is open to

• Federal employees - Competitive service

  Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.

• Federal employees - Excepted service

  Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluation criteria.

Duties

The incumbent supports the medical center mission and HTM goals while operating in accordance with medical center policies, service line policies, and standards of professional service.

Functions and Scope
A. Program Involvement and Management; The Biomedical Engineer provides PVAHCS with professional HTM support. The incumbent reports directly to the Supervisory Biomedical Engineer. Receives administrative direction with assignments in terms of broadly defined missions and functions. Assignments may be of a special nature with short deadline dates on occasion, necessitating expedient service, tact, and diplomacy. The incumbent exercises authority to oversee the overall planning, direction, and timely execution of assigned HTM activities. The incumbent can plan, design and implement programs, projects, studies, and other work to support healthcare technology at the PVAHCS.

B. Technical Expertise; The Biomedical Engineer is recognized as a technical expert and advisor on medical equipment issues and supports the HTM staff at the medical center. The incumbent is responsible for supporting the clinical staff in selection, implementation, and utilization of medical equipment. The incumbent advises management staff in the areas of high-cost and high-volume medical technology, a wide array of general biomedical technology, as well as certain medical-related technology issues.
1. Medical Equipment Management; HTM has a direct impact on all clinical services provided by PVAHCS by ensuring all medical equipment is functional, safe, reliably maintained, and clinically appropriate for the delivery of quality healthcare in a cost-effective manner.
2. Medical Technology Assessment, Acquisition, and Implementation; The incumbent serves as a technical advisor and evaluator on the medical center's Equipment Committee, anticipating the development and future clinical use of diagnostic, therapeutic, analytic and imaging systems possibly not yet on the market. The incumbent must be able to evaluate the implications the equipment will have for the clinical staff, the HTM department, and the facility.
3. Patient Safety; The incumbent contributes to patient safety goals by providing technical expertise regarding alerts and recalls regarding medical equipment, consulting with VA staff at the facility, VISN, and national level regarding solutions to alerts and recalls. The incumbent can manage a recall and safety alert program for medical equipment, including medical device hazard investigations, to assure compliance with patient safety goals, the Safe Medical Devices Act (SMDA), and Joint Commission requirements.
4. Infrastructure Planning; The incumbent consults on medical center construction projects, space functional changes, and associated planning with respect to medical equipment. This includes site preparation for medical equipment, station level projects, non-recurring maintenance projects, and minor construction project designs. Infrastructure planning support often involves very detailed planning activities and can span multiple years, when major or minor construction is involved.

C. Budgetary and Financial Management; The Biomedical Engineer participates in medical equipment management and equipment procurement processes that include "right-sizing" equipment functionality, developing technical specifications, evaluating technical proposals, and contributing to price negotiations. The incumbent analyzes and recommends optimal maintenance strategies for medical instrumentation systems.

• SUPERVISORY CONTROLS; The Biomedical Engineer reports to the Supervisory Biomedical Engineer. The incumbent communicates with department directors, section supervisors, facility engineers, contracting officers, IT staff, and a wide range of clinical staff to accomplish medical center and HTM goals and objectives.
• CUSTOMER SERVICE; The Biomedical Engineer meets the needs of customers while supporting VA missions. The incumbent demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate with their contacts through informal telephone calls, electronic mail messages, teleconferences, meetings, and interpersonal conversations, as well as through formal meetings, conferences, and presentations.
• In the performance of official duties, the incumbent has regular access to reports and electronic files containing sensitive data, which must be protected in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, 38 U.S.C. 5705, and other applicable laws, federal regulations, VA directives and policies.
• The Biomedical Engineer follows Life Safety Management (fire protection) procedures and reports on safety hazards, accidents and injuries.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• 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.
• 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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• 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.

• 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 Federal service.

How You Will Be Evaluated

Required Documents

How to Apply

All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 10/20/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12803469.

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Next steps

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NOTE: Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted. HCP in violation of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP 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 medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, remote and onsite, paid and without compensation, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work at these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with patients outside VA medical facilities.