Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist - Intensive Care

Richmond, VA · full time · Senior

$100,977 – $131,273

Via USAJOBS, the federal government’s official jobs site, retrieved October 28, 2026. You apply through the official announcement on USAJOBS.

What this role is

This role supports intensive care and surgical medical equipment at a VA hospital, maintaining life-support systems and managing their networked clinical interfaces. The position suits someone with biomedical or electronics training who can troubleshoot complex medical devices and coordinate their lifecycle within a healthcare technology management program.

Our summary, not Veterans Health Administration’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

What they ask for

Required

U.S. citizenship or eligible non-citizen
Proficiency in spoken and written English
Associates degree or higher in biomedical technology, biomedical engineering, electronics, information technology, or engineering; OR DOD biomedical equipment technician or electronics/IT training; OR biomedical engineering technician or HTM certificate program; OR current/former CBET, CRES, CLES, or CHTM certification
One year of experience equivalent to GS-11 (next lower grade)
Knowledge of HL7 and DICOM standards
Skill with NFPA, FDA, Joint Commission, and AAMI standards
Skill operating test equipment for ventilators, mechanical lungs, and anesthetic gas monitors
Skill maintaining ventilators, heart-lung bypass, anesthesia, and intra-aortic balloon pump systems
Ability to resolve complex failures on specialized medical equipment and networked clinical systems