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Healthcare Systems Engineer

Lenexa, KS

SWC Healthcare Systems Engineer Reports to: Director of Engineering Status: Full-Time, Exempt Benefits: Full Benefit Package Primary Role Responsible for executing all company goals and objectives as ...

Honeywell

Sr. Solutions Engineer (Healthcare)

Atlanta, GA · On-site

$53.25 - $68.50/hr

THE POSITION As the Sr. Solutions Engineer for the Healthcare vertical, you will serve as the technical expert responsible for shaping and validating integrated system architectures that support ...

Honeywell

Sr. Solutions Engineer (Healthcare)

Atlanta, GA · On-site

$53.25 - $68.50/hr

THE POSITION As the Sr. Solutions Engineer for the Healthcare vertical, you will serve as the technical expert responsible for shaping and validating integrated system architectures that support ...

Honeywell

Sr. Solutions Engineer (Healthcare)

Atlanta, GA · On-site

$53.25 - $68.50/hr

THE POSITION As the Sr. Solutions Engineer for the Healthcare vertical, you will serve as the technical expert responsible for shaping and validating integrated system architectures that support ...

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What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Health Engineer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Health Engineer, you need a solid background in biomedical engineering, health systems, and regulatory compliance, often supported by a degree in biomedical or health engineering. Familiarity with medical device design software, quality management systems (such as ISO 13485), and relevant certifications like Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) is highly beneficial. Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and effective communication help Health Engineers collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and address complex healthcare challenges. These skills ensure the safe, efficient development and implementation of health technologies, directly impacting patient outcomes and regulatory adherence.

What are common interdisciplinary collaborations that a Health Engineer participates in within a healthcare setting?

Health Engineers frequently work alongside medical professionals, IT specialists, and regulatory experts to design and implement safe and effective healthcare systems. These collaborations involve tasks such as developing medical devices, improving hospital infrastructure, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Effective communication and teamwork are essential, as Health Engineers must balance technical requirements with the needs of healthcare staff and patients. Being adaptable and open to feedback from various disciplines is a key aspect of success in this role.

What is a Health Engineer?

A Health Engineer is a professional who applies engineering principles to the fields of public health, healthcare, and safety. They work on designing, developing, and managing systems or technologies that improve health outcomes, such as medical devices, hospital infrastructure, or sanitation systems. Health Engineers often collaborate with healthcare providers, policymakers, and scientists to solve problems related to disease prevention, healthcare delivery, and environmental health. Their role can span from working on infection control in hospitals to ensuring clean water and air in public spaces.

What is the difference between Health Engineer vs Environmental Engineer?

AspectHealth EngineerEnvironmental Engineer
Required CredentialsBachelor's in Engineering, Public Health, or related field; often certifications in health and safetyBachelor's in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related; certifications in environmental safety
Work EnvironmentHealthcare facilities, government agencies, public health organizationsEnvironmental consulting firms, government agencies, industrial sites
Industry UsagePublic health, healthcare, government health departmentsEnvironmental protection, pollution control, sustainability projects

Health Engineers focus on designing and implementing systems to improve health safety in healthcare and public health settings. Environmental Engineers work on environmental protection, pollution control, and sustainability. While both roles require engineering backgrounds and certifications, their work environments and industry applications differ significantly.

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Supervisory Healthcare Engineer

Supervisory Healthcare Engineer

Veterans Health Administration

Augusta, GA • On-site, Remote

$137K - $178K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 12 days ago

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Company rating: 8.1 out of 10

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Summary
The Supervisory Healthcare Engineer is located in the VA Augusta Health Care System (VMHCS) in Augusta, Georgia in the Engineering Service. The Incumbent is assigned at the facility level, supervising professional engineers and other support positions at GS-13 equivalent and below; and ensures safe, reliable, and precisely controlled operating environment for direct patient care through management of a design and construction program to build and renovate hospital and support environments.
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VA Careers - Healthcare Engineer: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-General-Engineer-Career-Flyer.pdf
Major Duties include but are not limited to:
  • Collaborates directly with the Chief of Engineering Service, executive leadership, medical staff, nursing staff, and other clinical personnel regarding the design of the environment for medical care.
  • Manages construction projects.
  • Ensures all hospital design and construction projects comply with a multitude of accreditation and regulatory requirements including, but not limited to, those promulgated by the Joint Commission (TJC), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
  • Applies engineering concepts and methodologies to enhance the delivery of healthcare by providing a technologically advanced, safe, and reliable healthcare environment through design and construction.
  • Serves as a supervisor within Engineering Service with responsibility for the Engineering and Construction Project Management section at a multi-faceted and affiliated VA Medical Center, including outlying Community Based Outpatient Clinics.

Functions:
  • Provides matrix management support and technical expert consultation to the Chief of Engineering Service for all issues related to the areas listed above.
  • Makes recommendations to the Chief of Engineering for final approval and has responsibility and accountability for all aspects of the Medical Center Design and Construction program and oversight.
  • Collaborates with operations and program managers to ensure integrated goals and priorities for all projects are met.

Engineering Project Management and Administration:
  • Overseas the planning, organizing, directing, evaluating and management processes for the Engineering Service Project Section that includes setting qualitative and quantitative standards.
  • Provides professional and technical guidance and direction and review of assigned programs, including professional engineering work in several disciplines such as architecture, civil engineering, energy engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, structural engineering, environmental engineering, fire safety and safety engineering.
  • Works closely with biomedical engineering and the National Acquisition Center (NAC) in the coordination of complex equipment installations.

Provides Engineering/Architectural and Construction Administration Oversite:
  • Receives administrative direction from the Chief, Engineering Service with assignments in terms of broadly defined project related functions.
  • provides a complete professional project engineering service to meet the needs and requirements of the medical and administrative staff of the Medical Center.
  • Provides professional advice to improve such plans, specifications, and analyses.
  • Develops technical data regarding materials, sizes, dimensions, quantities, and costs to be incorporated in formal specifications. Conducts site visits. Ensures construction is conducted in accordance with established specifications.
  • Develops competitive bidding cost estimates for a variety of projects of multiple-use nature, or projects in different geographic locations thus presenting different physical or cultural considerations.

Research, Analysis and Budgeting/Financial Management Work and Special Projects:
  • Research and/or analyzes problems, issues, or program requirements related to all areas of the facility and all facets of Projects Engineering Section.
  • Provides for the financial management of the project section.
  • Collects relevant information from many varied sources.

Work Schedule: 7:30am-4:00pm, Monday - Friday.
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized.
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Telework: Not Available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 61942F
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
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Conditions of employment
  • You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
  • All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
  • Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
  • Subject to background/security investigation.
  • Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
  • Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
  • Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
  • Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:
  • your performance and conduct;
  • the needs and interests of the agency;
  • whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
  • whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Qualifications
Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
Basic Requirements:
  • United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
  • English Language Proficiency: Healthcare Engineer Candidates must be proficient in the spoken and written English language in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).

  • Education: Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or Architecture. To be acceptable, the curriculum must be from a school with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Engineering Accreditation Commission (excludes engineering technology) or National Council of Architectural Registration Boards curriculum. Examples of acceptable engineering and architectural degrees include, but are not limited to: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architecture and Architectural Engineering. Titles may vary from educational institutions and change over time;

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  • Evidence of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination with a bachelor's degree. Evidence can be in the form of an Engineering in Training certificate issued from any State, the District of Columbia, Guam or Puerto Rico, or test results from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) identifying a passing score;

OR
  • Evidence of current professional registration or licensure as a Professional Engineer or Architect. Evidence of current professional registration or licensure can be from any State, the District of Columbia, Guam or Puerto Rico.

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).
Grandfathering Provision. All individuals employed in VHA in this occupational series or in another occupational series performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of this qualification standard, are considered to have met all the qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education that is part of the basic requirements of the occupation. For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements of this standard, but met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to the position, the following provisions apply:
  1. Employees may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance (journey) level or changed to lower grade within the occupation, but may not be promoted beyond the journeyman level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions.
  2. Employees in an occupation that requires a licensure/certification/registration only at higher grade levels must meet the licensure/certification/registration requirement before they can be promoted to those higher grade levels.
  3. Employees who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed, on a temporary or permanent basis until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard.
  4. Employees who are converted to title 38 hybrid status under this provision and subsequently leave the occupation lose protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of reentry to the occupation.
  5. Employees initially grandfathered into this occupation, who subsequently obtain additional education and/or licensure/registration that meet all the basic requirements of this qualification standard must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupation.

Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements outlined above, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of the candidates.
Supervisory Healthcare Engineer, GS-13:
1) Experience. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-12).
2) Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to meeting the experience requirements for this grade level, the candidate must fully demonstrate the following KSAs:
  • Knowledge of data analysis techniques related to managing workload, quality, performance and productivity within the area of responsibility.
  • Knowledge related to the management of overall department resources, (i.e., finances space, equipment, supplies, schedules and staffing) at the local level.
  • Knowledge of the full range of supervisory duties, which include responsibility for assignment of work, performance evaluations, selection of staff, training and development, recommendation of awards, advancements and disciplinary actions.
  • Skill in using effective communication in managing interpersonal relationships, leading and dealing with employees, team leaders, labor representatives and managers.
  • Ability to balance multiple responsibilities, set priorities, delegate tasks, meet multiple deadlines, analyze organizational problems and develop and implement effective solutions that result in efficient operations.
  • Ability to draft and/or recommend local policies and/or directives related to healthcare engineering management.
  • Ability to recognize and assess evolving scenarios, utilizing initiative, self-direction and assigned resources to affect resolutions.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-13.
Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Service for requirements.
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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, serving millions of Veterans each year. Located in Phoenix, AZ, and many other parts of the US, the VHA operates under the Department of Veteran Affairs, as suggested by their official website va.gov. The VHA is dedicated to providing the highest level of comprehensive care to its veterans. The organization offers a broad spectrum of medical, surgical, and rehabilitative care, including mental health services, research, and pharmacy benefits.

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