Biomedical Equipment Technician III

About the role

Provides advanced levels of equipment and/or departmental service and support. Performs preventive maintenance, quality assurance inspections, installation, testing, calibration, troubleshooting, repair, and general maintenance on biomedical, clinical data/network systems, and related technologies.

Responsibilities

• Repairs, installs, inspects, troubleshoots, and calibrates equipment.
• Completes the preventive maintenance (PM) workload to achieve a consistently high level of PM compliance over time.
• Reviews, modifies, develops, and implements written preventive maintenance manuals and quality assurance testing procedures for medical equipment.
• Reviews incident reports related to equipment malfunction or misuse and takes appropriate actions to ensure patient safety.
• Leads new equipment evaluations, acquisitions, and installations.
• Obtains quotes through current requisition processes and works with technical specifications related to bids and capital purchases.
• Exercises proper judgment in evaluating the extent/source of repairs on malfunctioning equipment and determines the course of action needed to cost-effectively maximize equipment uptime.
• Seeks out best value products and labor and parts sources in order to minimize the total cost of service to the organization.
• Provides in-service training to other clinical engineering service technicians.
• Oversees the work of external contractors/vendors engaged in providing services for specialized equipment.

Requirements

• Associate’s Degree Electronics, Biomedical Engineering, or related fields.
• 4 years progressive experience performing electronic and/or electromechanical repairs and preventive maintenance on both general and specialized biomedical equipment.
• Ability to respond to diagnostic ultrasound, portable fluoroscopy, and dye injector service calls.
• Ability to respond to service calls in the operating rooms.
• Ability to communicate and function independently in a customer-focused service environment and to use computer software-based work order tracking systems to document repair and maintenance services.
• Proficiency in performing database management functions with regard to maintaining accurate device control records.
• Knowledge of state-of-the-art electronic test equipment and simulators.
• Competence and independence in potential crisis situations while appropriately alerting management.
• Flexibility in accommodating customer needs.
• Ability to work well in a team environment and to be self motivated and self disciplined.
• Effectively deals with multiple and changing priorities.
• Must be able to visit multiple business locations.

Qualifications

• Ability to lift and carry 25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use.
• Patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

Skills

• Knowledge of state-of-the-art electronic test equipment and simulators.
• Competence and independence in potential crisis situations while appropriately alerting management.
• Flexibility in accommodating customer needs.
• Ability to work well in a team environment and to be self motivated and self disciplined.
• Effectively deals with multiple and changing priorities.
• Must be able to visit multiple business locations.

Benefits

Comprehensive package of benefits including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits.

Pay

Salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Workday Day (United States of America).