Supervisory Biomedical Engineer at Veterans Health Administration

Summary

This position serves as Chief of Healthcare Technology Management and is responsible for the Healthcare Technology Program at the Atlanta VAMC. The Atlanta VAMC is currently a 1A complexity that has affiliations with Emory University and joint operations with nearby DoD installations. The incumbent is vested with complete responsibility and authority to implement the Healthcare Technology Management program in a facility with a complexity equal to a tertiary care and/or university‑affiliated facility.

• Provide management support and technical expert consultation to Executive Leadership for all issues related to Healthcare Technology Management.
• Exercise decision‑making authority, responsibility, and accountability on issues affecting Healthcare Technology Management.
• Assume full administrative and managerial responsibilities for planning, staffing, budgeting, developing, and effectively managing the total Healthcare Technology Management Program.
• Determine organizational changes in key positions.
• Communicate agency and local policies and priorities to all employees.
• Act as a consultant to the Medical Center regarding Healthcare Technology Management.
• Develop new methods or propose new policies for professional engineers at the facility and/or in the VISN.
• Conduct an equipment management program that meets current requirements from The Joint Commission (TJC) and NFPA, including planning, selection, consultation, installation, application, and maintenance.
• Manage a recall and safety alert program for equipment, including medical device incident investigations to ensure compliance with patient safety goals, SMDA, and TJC requirements.
• Takes a lead role in the coordination of purchase, planning, construction, installation, and in‑service training stages of major Healthcare Technology Management.
• Provide assignments in terms of the mission or function of the Medical Center.
• Independently interpret policies set forth by the agency and other authoritative bodies at both National and Local levels.
• Plan and carry out work to be done independently.
• Serve as the technical authority on Healthcare Technology Management to the Medical Center.

Monday – Friday, 7:30am – 4:00pm. Schedule is subject to change based on agency need.

Ad‑hoc. This is not a virtual position.

Authorized.

Authorized.

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position.

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 forms of identification must be provided. Effective May
72025, driver’s licenses or state‑issued identification cards that are not REALID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.

Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

This position is a 1‑ or 2‑year trial position. Upon completion of the trial period, employment will be terminated unless certification in writing is provided that continued employment advances the public interest.

United States Citizenship. Non‑citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA policy.