Biomedical Equipment Technician

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Follows departmental Medical Equipment Management Plan (MEMP) procedures to inspect newly acquired medical devices and systems for safety and function.
• Acquires necessary information for accurate database inventory entry.
• Conducts complete performance assurance and electrical safety testing.
• Performs preventive/scheduled maintenance on medical devices as required.
• Provides information for the development of testing protocols.
• Responds to medical equipment problems in clinical areas or research areas; evaluates, troubleshoots, and corrects problems up to and including those requiring rule-based trouble-shooting and a moderate level of diagnostic skill.
• Determines the need to remove and/or replace malfunctioning medical devices from service and implements accordingly.
• Performs equipment repairs of substantial difficulty to a level requiring generic test instrumentation or diagnostic software, e.g., to board or component level for electrical devices.
• Participates in medical equipment evaluations, installations, and upgrades, including software revision updates.
• Makes periodic rounds of assigned clinical areas to assess operation of medical devices and systems.
• Notes trends and works with Team Leader to develop and implement solutions to address recurring problems.
• Instructs clinical and technical staff and other support personnel on the operation, safe use, care, and handling, and user maintenance procedures for medical equipment.
• Instructs department and other equipment technical staff on testing, calibration, preventive maintenance, basic trouble-shooting, and repair of medical equipment.
• Thoroughly and accurately documents inspections, repairs, maintenance procedures, and training activities in a timely manner.
• Maintains accurate and current inventory records of all replacement and repair parts.
• Attends and satisfactorily completes training courses on operating, testing, maintaining, and repairing medical devices or systems.
• Suggests improvements to our procedures and systems for managing and maintaining medical equipment using newly acquired knowledge.
• Identifies system, safety, and quality problems, suggests solutions, and provides information that leads to change in department and on teams.
• Assists in investigations of clinical incidents involving medical equipment under supervision of an engineer or department leadership.
• Performs on-call function (schedule rotation) providing in-house repairs and assistance as needed.

Qualifications

• Associate's (AS) degree in Biomedical Equipment Technology or equivalent level of education or experience.
• One to two years related experience preferred.
• Competence in repair of mechanical, electro-mechanical, electronic, and/or computer medical technology to sufficiently diagnose and repair medical devices and systems.
• Interpersonal and communication skills to effectively work with team members and customers at all levels.
• Ability to perform testing and troubleshooting of medical devices involving specialized and generic test equipment and software diagnostic tools.
• Understanding of electrical and mechanical biomedical safety principles.

Additional Job Details

• Remote Type: Onsite
• Work Location: 100 Blossom Street
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Employee Type: Regular
• Work Shift: Day (United States of America)
• Pay Range: $26.34 - $37.64/Hourly
• Grade: 4