Biomedical Technician / Equipment Support Specialist - Information Systems

Required

• The Contractor key personnel shall meet one of the following basic qualifications, regardless of role in the services provided under this contract:
• Experience within a medical center and Biomedical Engineering department
• OR, Experience working in or with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
• OR, Understanding of VISN, VA medical center, and Biomedical Engineering department operations
• In addition to the basic qualifications, the Contractor key personnel shall meet the following role-specific qualifications based on the core functions and services each will be providing under this contract.
• Role Specific Qualifications:
• A two-year associate degree or higher in an applied science or equivalent military training.
• A minimum of three years of hospital or healthcare experience performing medical equipment maintenance, with a minimum of one-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.