U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 13 hours ago
Electronics Technician
Reno, NV
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$90K/yr - $117K/yr
1+ years expThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking an Electronics Technician for the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System. The primary purpose of this role is to install, maintain, and replace fire protection, security, life-safety communication systems, and general electronic equipment used in the healthcare system.
GovernmentMedicalNational SecurityPublic Safety
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Duties include but are not limited to: Fire Protection Specialist - Stays current on fire protection regulations and installed fire system technologies
Conducts testing of all fire zones and validates system operation and compliance with state and federal requirements
Reviews facility construction projects for adequacy of fire protection provides recommendations for design/modification
Ensures technical non-medical systems are operational
Responsible for the following systems: Overhead Paging - This is considered a life-safety system and is the primary means for emergency communications throughout VASNHCS main campus and surrounding buildings
Nurse Call System - This system provides the primary means for patients to contact nursing staff when they need assistance
This is also a life-safety system in that it provides capability to initiate Code Blue calls for hospital staff to respond to patients in critical condition
Patient Elopement System - This system is essential in keeping patients from wandering away from their healthcare area
This system integrates with the facility auto-activated doors and the fire protection system
System involves use of computer - wireless patient tags - power supply - corridor digital display and alarm activation technologies
Healthcare Wireless Phones - These phones are used to monitor vital signs and alarms for patients on telemetry as well as for communicating with patients via the nurse call system
This system is comprised of computer servers - software - and wireless network technologies
Performs maintenance - calibration and troubleshooting of less complex electronics systems including critical care beds - intercom systems - security alarm systems - mobile radios - and patient entertainment systems
Directs others in performing these functions as necessary
Qualification
Required
Applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 02/20/2026
Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement
For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11
The grade may have been in any occupation - but must have been held in the Federal service
An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials
If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year - it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade - as required by the announcement
In this instance - you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade
Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment
Individual Occupational Requirements: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- safety or occupational health fields (safety - occupational health - industrial hygiene) - or degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines: safety - occupational health - industrial hygiene - occupational medicine - toxicology - public health - mathematics - physics - chemistry - biological sciences - engineering - and industrial psychology
Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization
Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: Electronics engineering and theory: Comprehensive - intensive - and practical knowledge of working systems that use state of the art microprocessor driven integrated circuitry which is constantly undergoing technological changes
Information Technology and Tele-communications: An ever-increasing component of the complex systems the incumbent will maintain includes technologies that incorporate network servers and their associative network - wireless Voice-Over IP technology - wireless monitoring systems - and mass-communication systems
Electronics troubleshooting methods: Complex systems often involve dozens of subsystems that interact and necessitate highly trained troubleshooting skills
Mechanical troubleshooting: Skill in working with precise mechanical subsystems - in order to maintain the alignment - balance and operation of the systems is required for the vast majority of the most complex systems
Instrumentation methods and signal processing: The complex systems supported by the position may involve any of a wide variety of signal production - sensing - and processing systems
Knowledge of the field of Electronics Engineering and Fire Protection/Life Safety: The position requires technical skills that are mentioned previously in addition to professional skills which are required to operate in healthcare environments
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Biomedical Equipment Technology Engineering and Technology Fire Management Health Information Technology Standards Development Infrastructure Design
Physical Requirements: In performing the maintenance functions of the position - the incumbent must be able to stoop - reach - kneel - crouch - and maintain intense concentration for considerable periods of time under the most adverse conditions
Frequent use of tall ladders and man-lifts are necessary to reach many of the fire detection devices for testing/maintenance
Other areas that are commonly accessed are restricted crawlways and hatches where these detection devices are located
Acceptable hearing - visual accuracy - field of vision - and color perception are required for working on minute circuits
Moderate lifting is necessary
Heavy lifting (over 40 lbs.) can be accomplished by getting assistance when needed
Circuit repairs required adequate eyesight and dexterity for working on high-density boards
Work Environment: Incumbent is frequently called upon to work in intensely stressful situations in areas such as surgical suites - intensive care units - special procedures laboratories - catheterization laboratories etc
Hazardous radio communication repair is at times performed by maintaining many of the aerial antennas located on the facilities' rooftop
Such work requires wearing safety harnesses and extended exposure to the outside weather elements
Other areas of work when maintaining fire/smoke detection devices and their associated wiring can occur within confined and restrictive areas - such as overhead ceiling duct spaces - facility basement areas - underground crawlways - etc
These conditions present potentially hazardous conditions - as well as diminished oxygen levels when working below ground level
Confined space permits are prepared whenever required
Standard infection control procedures and precautions are required to safely operate within the hospital work environment
Work is occasionally required to be performed at any of the facilities which comprise the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System
Occasional travel to satellite clinics requiring one to four hours of driving one way is required
Overnight travel is rarely required to accomplish repairs or scheduled maintenance inspections at satellite clinics
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