At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Biomedical Technician/Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) supporting the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), National Biomedical Contractor Support Services IDIQ project, you will be trusted to provide exceptional health care that improves Veteran health and well-being. This mission guides the Office of Healthcare Technology Management’s (HTM) support for patient care to provide the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

The ideal BESS will perform duties related to technology assessment, technology implementation, and the maintenance and sustainment of biomedical equipment, devices, and systems for direct support of clinical operations. This position also supports the medical device integration and interface for the VA’s Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM). The Cerner Corporation’s electronic health record (EHR) will replace the VA’s existing EHR. The BESS will assist in the medical device integration and interfacing with selected clinical systems for a more seamless diagnosis and care documentation process. This BESS needs to possess skills associated with the information technology aspects contained within radiology and imaging systems, and therefore can support the integration and transmission of digital imagery from the radiology system to the patient record.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• Network integration of the Compass Router for all imaging modalities. This may include but is not limited to MUSE, ICU-CIS, PACS, and other imaging systems. Specific assignments will be subject to training and certification pertaining to specific equipment, devices, and systems.

• Technical implementation of Cerner-compatible medical system upgrades and new system installations. Coordination with the biomedical engineering team and with Cerner representatives to verify Cerner-compatible status.

• VLAN creation for radiology modalities, separation into vendor specific VLANs.

• Managing modality updates, networking changes to new VLAN infrastructure and communicating through the Compass Router.

• Assists the biomedical engineer with technology assessment and implementation to support the determination of specifications for radiology and imaging system replacement and modernization requirements, installation requirements, staff training, and activation process and procedures for new systems.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• An associate degree or higher in an applied science or equivalent military training

• 3 + years of hospital or healthcare experience performing medical equipment maintenance

• 1 + year specialized experience in medical information systems and networking

• Current and advanced knowledge of computer virus protection software, available software patches and upgrades, information security tools, electronics, computers and network theory

• Demonstrated competency in utilizing and maintaining computer and server based medical equipment, medical record databases, and proprietary and generic software; experience with TCP/IP, HL7, networking, network security and DICOM standards; experience maintaining, interfacing and troubleshooting networked medical equipment to include VLAN configuration, IP addressing, sub-netting, and network security; ability to interpret, identify and apply network engineering principles and practices; and ability to distinguish networking problems from non-networking problems.

• Understanding of regulatory agencies’ requirements, industry regulatory requirements and International Standard Organization standards.

• Familiarity with the setup and application of network test equipment and tools.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical literature, schematics, and drawings.

• Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance

WHAT GDIT CAN OFFER YOU:

• Challenging work that makes a real impact on the world around you
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• 401K with company match
• Diverse, highly collaborative teams
• Professional development, education assistance, certification and training opportunities

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About Our Work

We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.

COVID-19 Vaccination

GDIT does not have a vaccination mandate applicable to all employees. To protect the health and safety of its employees and to comply with customer requirements, however, GDIT may require employees in certain positions to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination requirements will depend on the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements.

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