Supervisory Biomedical Engineer; Clinical at Veterans Health Administration Albuquerque, NM

Supervisory Biomedical Engineer (Clinical) job at Veterans Health Administration. Albuquerque, NM.

Deputy Chief of Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) supports the Chief HTM service at Albuquerque New Mexico Healthcare system. The staff Biomedical Engineers and Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (Biomedical Information Systems) directly report to the Deputy Chief of HTM. The Deputy Chief of HTM assists the Chief with the management of the HTM service and the medical equipment life cycle at the New Mexico Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (NMVAHCS).

• Act as the HTM Deputy Service Chief, working within the VAMC HTM Service, which may consist of Biomedical Engineers, Biomedical Engineering Support Specialists, and administrative staff.
• Serve as a staff advisor to the HTM Chief in biomedical engineering principles and practices.
• Monitor daily activities related to medical equipment and clinical systems, assuring electronic studies reach the archive location accurately.
• Coordinate all installations, maintenance, repair, software support, and quality control.
• Coordinate activities with hospital LAN Network Manager, VistA System Manager, vendors, users, and support personnel on medical imaging modality network system matters.
• Maintain communications with vendors and other sources to keep technical knowledge current.
• Identify growth needs and/or necessary budget requests for submission to the NMVAHCS HTM Chief, including high-cost high-tech capital asset planning.
• Assist and co‑manage HTM personnel in developing programs or upgrades to enhance medical systems capabilities.
• Make selection recommendations for subordinate non‑supervisory positions.
• Listen to and resolve grievances or serious employee complaints.
• Make decisions regarding non‑routine, costly and controversial training needs and requests, approve expenses related to grade increases, extensive overtime, and employee travel, recommend awards or bonuses, and change position classifications subject to approval by higher officials.
• Communicate with other medical system users nationwide to coordinate system utilization and new developments.
• Serve on assigned special task forces, such as VISN 22 work groups.
• Provide assistance coordinating and set priority for special requests from various programs/divisions.
• Support the tele‑health program with problems or issues.
• Assist in developing, maintaining, and testing medical equipment and clinical system failure contingency plans.

Monday‑Friday; 7:30am‑4:00pm

Available

This is not a virtual position.

Not Authorized

Not Authorized

• 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.
• You may be required to serve a trial period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable forms of identification will be required. Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state‑issued identification cards that are not REAL  cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel.

• United States Citizenship:
  Non‑citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).
• Education and/or
  
  Experience:
  
  Meet either (1) Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering (Biomedical, Clinical, Bioengineering, Biomechanical, Electrical, Mechanical, Biochemical) with an accredited curriculum; or (2) Certification as a Certified Clinical Engineer (CCE) and a bachelor's degree not listed in item…