Senior Biomedical Engineering Technician

About the Organization

Santa Clara Valley Healthcare (SCVH) is the second largest public health care system in California and includes four acute care hospitals, 14 clinics, and 60+ specialty and sub-specialty services. Our mission is to provide high-quality, accessible healthcare and excellent service to everyone in Santa Clara County. Because we serve patients throughout multiple hospitals and clinics, you may have to work at different sites.

• Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC) is a full-service tertiary acute care teaching hospital with 699 licensed beds providing a wide range of specialized services, including Rehabilitation, Burn, Trauma, and NICU. SCVMC was ranked by U.S. News and World Report as #6 Rehabilitation Hospital in the nation and #1 in the West and designated as a 2024 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care, Heart Failure, Stroke, Hip Fracture, and Pneumonia.
• O'Connor Hospital (OCH) is a 358 licensed bed acute care facility offering a full range of inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical, and specialty programs to residents of Santa Clara County. Founded in 1889, OCH has grown significantly in inpatient volume and Emergency Department visits over the past five years.
• St. Louise Regional Hospital (SLRH) has been caring for residents in Santa Clara and San Benito Counties since 1989, offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical specialties. SLRH has 93 beds, is a Designated Primary Stroke Center, and is the only acute care hospital in the area. Located in Gilroy, SLRH maintains a CALSTAR 2 emergency helicopter base on the premises.
• Regional Medical Center (RMC) is a 258-bed hospital serving as the main emergency healthcare provider for East San José. Since integration into SCVH effective 4/1/25, RMC has expanded critical services including Level II trauma, Thrombectomy-capable Stroke Center, and STEMI care.

Learn more about Santa Clara Valley Healthcare at scvh.org.

Responsibilities

• Performs preventative maintenance and electrical safety inspections on electronic, diagnostic, and therapeutic biomedical equipment.
• Makes electronic, electrical, and mechanical repairs, modifications, and calibrations on equipment such as hospital beds, biomedical devices, ECG and respiration monitors, IV pumps, ventilators, infant incubators, patient monitoring systems, non-invasive blood pressure units, patient surveillance, communication, and code blue systems.
• Initiates purchase requests for repair parts and accessories; receives and maintains inventory.
• Maintains accurate maintenance history records and computerized equipment maintenance systems.
• Makes recommendations on the purchase and disposition of medical equipment.
• Assists in training nurses, therapists, and doctors on electrical safety and proper use of computerized medical equipment.
• Assembles, configures, and installs beds, patient transport equipment, and other medical equipment.
• May inspect and/or repair radiological and microprocessor-based medical laboratory equipment, patient surveillance, and code blue systems.
• Prepares reports including Medical Equipment Program Management Plan, equipment failure analysis, product evaluation recommendations, productivity reports, equipment safety reports, and reports required by licensing and governmental agencies.
• May represent the Biomedical Technical unit on interdepartmental committees.
• Provides technical instruction and assistance to Biomedical Equipment Technicians; trains them in advanced testing techniques.
• Reviews the work of Biomedical Equipment Technicians.
• May be assigned as a Disaster Service Worker, as required.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Sufficient education, training, and experience to demonstrate the following knowledge and abilities:

• Four (4) years of full-time experience performing journey-level preventative maintenance, modifications, and minor repairs on diagnostic and therapeutic biomedical equipment.
• Certification as a Biomedical Equipment Technician issued by the International Certification Commission (ICC) is desirable.
• Ability to travel to alternate locations in the course of work.
• If driving, possession of a valid California driver’s license prior to appointment and the ability to qualify for and maintain a County driver authorization.

Knowledge

• Electrical and electronic theory, including discreet components, integrated circuits, microprocessors, and medical equipment.
• Specialized test equipment such as oscilloscopes, analog and digital multimeters, frequency generators and counters, and instrumentation for testing biomedical equipment.
• Hazards, safety standards, and performance requirements related to biomedical instrumentation.
• Low voltage power and relays; calibration, adjustments, and proper grounding of equipment.
• Joint Commission, Title 22, and FDA requirements relating to hospital equipment licensing and patient care.
• Advanced databases and software languages as they relate to biomedical equipment.
• Advanced concepts of computer systems and networking.
• General knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, physics, chemistry, optics, pneumatics, hydraulics, and general hospital procedures.

Skills

• Interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, operational specifications, and illustrative drawings.
• Analyze and correct malfunctions in complicated biomedical instrumentation.
• Keep accurate maintenance and inventory records.
• Communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing.
• Establish effective working relationships with medical technicians, nursing and medical staff, hospital management, and sales/vendor service representatives.

Physical Requirements

• Lift and/or move moderately heavy and/or bulky equipment and objects up to 50 lbs. without assistance.
• Work in small, confined spaces.
• Perform manual tasks as necessary.
• Work on weekends, holidays, and at odd or irregular hours.