Biomedical Engineer

Serves as a Biomedical Engineer (BME) within the Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) department at Salisbury VA Healthcare System. Assists in developing and implementing the facility's medical equipment management program.

Duties include but are not limited to:
Develops, implements, and manages medical and special purpose servers and networks, diagnostic software, virtual platforms, and clinical applications software. Manages projects involving medical equipment and clinical systems, to include procurement, installation, and maintenance. Manages hardware components of virtual servers, physical servers, and medical workstations. Provides guidance and mentorship for professional and technical development. Facilitates operating system updates, upgrades, and virus protection.

Evaluates compatibility and adaptability of medical equipment and clinical systems to integrate with the electronic health record or other clinical systems. Reviews, coordinates, and implements available software patches, updates, and system/data backups with staff and manufacturers. Coordinates, implements, and manages cybersecurity measures and disaster recovery plans. Effectively responds to, investigates, and documents cybersecurity incidents involving medical equipment and clinical systems.

Monitors cybersecurity metrics and initiates corrective action to address deficiencies. Develops, implements, and manages the facility's medical device protection program. Ensures networked medical equipment and clinical systems are inventoried in the appropriate database. Facilitates training of HTM staff to develop knowledge of networked medical equipment and clinical systems. Serves as a subject matter expert on assigned committees, projects, and work groups.

Completes other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule:

Full-time, Monday
- Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework:
Ad-hoc Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized

Note:

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