Title:
Biomedical Equipment Repair Technician 3 / System Administrator 2
Location:
Brook Army Medical Center (San Antonio, TX)
Education:
Graduate of a military BMET Course or a higher education degree from an accredited college in BMET or Engineering with additional coursework in IT.
Clearance:
Public Trust Clearance or above preferred. A Public Trust Clearance is not required day one but will be processed and therefore must be a US Citizen able to obtain a clearance.
Certification:
CompTIA Security+ CE
Summary:
The Association for the Advancement Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) standards for BMETs and levels of qualifications shall be applied to this position. Provide expert-level experience in the repair, calibrate, and maintenance of all types of clinical equipment technologies, devices, instruments, and complex systems. Inspect, install, repair, prepare for disposition, and provide SPM of MDE. Perform DoD cyber-security. This position requires a skillset of a mid-level Systems Administrator capable of ensuring systems are engineered, configured, and optimized for maximum functionality and availability.
Lead hardware/software installations; oversee server upgrade/expansion project, terminal services and network performance; and integrated new technologies into existing data-center environments. Troubleshoots complex network performance and creates and maintains a disaster recovery plan. Recommends software and hardware upgrades, patches, and new applications on MDE and related information systems. Provides MDE and IT technical support and guidance to users. Builds and manages system development lifecycle (i.e. Certificate of Net worthiness, RMF) for MDE that require network certification and/or accreditation. Knowledge of commonly used MDE and IT concepts, practices, and procedures within the medical field. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.Duties include all items listed under BMET II/SA I, to additionally include.Serves as the SME for MDE and IT in three (3) or more of the following modalities: Healthcare Imaging (Radiology), Laboratory, Sterilization, Patient Monitoring, Operating Room Services, Dental, Pharmacy, Respiratory Services, Scopes, Pulmonary, Anesthesia, Veterinary, and High-End Electronics, Information Technology (IT), Networks, RMF, RFID, ATO, Servers, and Systems.Assign routine SPM, repairs, inspections, dispositions, and installations to CPs and observe their performance.Provides mentorship, guidance, and assistance to other BMETs, BES and clinical staff on safe use, application, testing, and SPM and repair of all types of clinical equipment technologies and systems.Recommend new equipment and testing procedures.Address cybersecurity vulnerabilities, analysis, inspection, and testing.
Requirements:
Graduate of a military BMET Course or a higher education degree from an accredited college in BMET or Engineering with additional coursework in IT.Eight (8) years experience in the repair and maintenance of MDE and IT systems. Must have DoD IAT Level II certification (DoDI 8570 is going to be DoDI 8140).
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
Extensive knowledge and ability to apply electronic circuitry and technical aspects of the operation, repair and maintenance of electronic equipment. Repair electronic, pneumatic, electro-mechanical and mechanical medical to include troubleshooting, identifying source of problem(s), replacement of defective printed circuit board(s), discrete component(s), or other parts as appropriate.
Extensive knowledge of systems interface and local area network issues are significant and not defined/discussed in manufacturer literature.
Extensive knowledge of the application and repair of computers and servers and how they interface with medical equipment.
Extensive knowledge of IT standards and IMD conventions as they relate to design approaches, coordination requirements, and documentation.
Extensive knowledge of established IT systems security techniques and procedures to ensure that requirements related to physical, personnel, emanations, and information security is accomplished.
Extensive knowledge of Information Assurance performance management/measurement methods, tools, techniques, system security testing, and evaluation principles in order to participate in IA audits and HIPAA security assessments tools.
