Biomedical Equipment Technician

Job Responsibilities

• In response to service requests, isolate the nature of the request and convey planned course of action.
• Troubleshoot and repair equipment and system malfunctions.
• Open and close work orders accurately and within the required timeframe.
• Provide timely and accurate status reports to customers on a routine basis.
• Perform planned maintenance, safety tests, and calibrate medical equipment as directed utilizing specialized equipment.
• Schedule and oversee third party activities as necessary.
• Participate in equipment evaluation, installation, and upgrade as assigned.
• Perform incoming inspections, attach, and assign control numbers and labels, and acquire necessary information for accurate database inventory entries.
• Conduct periodic service rounds of assigned clinical areas and maintain accurate, thorough, and timely documentation and record keeping.
• Perform all tasks in strict adherence to the departmental Medical Equipment Management Plan (MEMP).
• Assist in ordering parts and supplies.
• Assist with after-hours on-call duty.
• Provides technical assistance and instruction to hospital staff on equipment operations and maintenance.
• Maintains a clean and safe workplace. Immediately convey safety concerns to supervisor.
• Attend and participate in on the job training, shop meetings, and hospital functions.

Education Requirements

• Minimum: High School diploma, Associate Degree in electronics, biomedical engineering, or other technical discipline contributing to proficiency of maintenance and repair of clinical equipment within a healthcare environment.
• PREFERRED: Associate degree in Biomedical Equipment Maintenance with supervised internship or Military experience within specialty associated with biomedical equipment repair.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum: Six (6) months' experience in electronic, mechanical, or electro-mechanical repair in either a school or on-the-job setting. (Actual classroom time may count toward this requirement).
• PREFERRED: Supervised internship or creditable experience in the maintenance and repair of clinical equipment.

Licenses/Certifications

• Minimum: None

Benefits

Immediate conveyance of safety concerns to supervisor.

Pay

N/A

Schedule

N/A

Skills

Technical proficiency in electronic, mechanical, or electro-mechanical repair, ability to perform planned maintenance, safety tests, and calibration of medical equipment, proficiency in performing equipment evaluations, installations, and upgrades, ability to conduct service rounds, maintain accurate documentation, provide technical assistance and instruction, and adhere to departmental policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Ability to work independently and acquire competency on a broader range of more sophisticated clinical devices and systems, ability to perform tasks in strict adherence to departmental policies and procedures, ability to maintain a clean and safe workplace, ability to provide technical assistance and instruction to hospital staff, ability to attend and participate in on the job training, shop meetings, and hospital functions.

Company Information

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