Biomed Equipment Technician

Job Description

Inspects patient care equipment regularly and identifies and repairs problems. Confers with hospital staff regarding equipment. Communicates with equipment manufacturers regarding proper functioning, maintenance and service contracts.

Job Responsibility

• * Performs repairs, calibrations and maintenance tasks of routine difficulty.
• * Performs periodic inspection and safety testing of low to medium complexity biomedical instrumentation including but is not limited to
  • Physical Therapy Equipment
  • Infusion/Syringe/Feeding Pumps
  • Telemetry Systems
  • General Lab Equipment (i.e Centrifuges)
  • Nurse Call Systems
  • General Patient Care Equipment
• * Documents all testing, maintenance and repair work according to departmental procedures.Helps to maintain a current database inventory of hospital biomedical equipment and service histories of equipment
• * Participates in the installation of new equipment.
• * Makes recommendations regarding stocking of parts and acquisition of test equipment
• * Contacts vendors and suppliers as necessary.
• * Performs other job related duties required.
• Performs related duties as required.
• Reports to Clinical Engineering and/or Biomedical Program Manager.

*ADA Essential Functions

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift and move heavy equipment up to approximately 100 lbs.

Job Qualification

• Associate Degree in Electronics or equivalent combination of education, required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of relevant work experience, required.
• Knowledge of analog, digital and electromechanical skills and knowledge of test instrumentation.

*Additional Salary Detail 
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).