Supervisory Biomedical Engineer; Clinical

Job 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. "The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below."

• 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:
  Conducts an equipment management program. Assures provision of a continuing education program for professional staff addressing the principles and application of medical instrumentation used in the delivery of healthcare. Manages a recall and safety alert program for medical devices, including medical device incident investigations to assure compliance with patient safety goals. Conducts capital asset and infrastructure planning for medical equipment spanning initial concept, installation, and effective implementation of complex medical equipment.
  
  Serves as institutional expert who directly supports the most complex and specialized clinical technology including service, system administration, training, and quality assurance for multiple sites. Exercises authority to oversee the overall planning, direction, and timely execution of the clinical engineering program, including development of the service, assignment of duties, and pursuit of higher-level administrative approval of goals and objectives for supervisors or managers of subordinate levels.
  
  Exercises discretionary authority to approve allocation and distribution of funds in the service's budget. Has full administrative, managerial, and supervisory responsibilities for a multi-Medical Center clinical engineering program. Responsible for planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling, and evaluating this program at each facility and its outpatient clinics. Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work.
  
  Assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of the employees. Evaluates work performance of subordinates. Interviews candidates for positions and makes selections. Evaluates performance of staff and finds ways to improve production or increase quality of work and also develops performance standards. Exercises significant responsibility in dealing with officials of other units or organizations, or in advising management officials of higher rank including physicians and clinical staff relating to technical matters.
  
  Makes selections for subordinate non-supervisory positions, hears and resolves grievances or serious employee complaints. Makes decisions regarding non-routine, costly and controversial training needs and training requests related to employees of the unit, approves expenses comparable to within grade increases, extensive overtime, and employee travel, recommends awards or bonuses for non-supervisory personnel and changes position classifications subject to approval by higher level officials.
  
  Responsible for providing assistance to the medical staff in selection and utilization of medical equipment.
• 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# F06392 Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  May be authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  May be authorized Financial Disclosure:
  Required Pay:
  Competitive salary and regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
  Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. Parental Leave:
  After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care…