Biomedical Tech - Full Time

General Position Summary: Designs, develops and provides safety testing, assembling, repair, and maintenance of various medical and biomedical equipment.  Ensures that the biomedical equipment is in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and quality control standards.

Test the functionality of equipment and takes accuracy, sensitivity, and selectivity measurements.  Assist medical staff in operation of equipment. 

Job Description

·         Responsible for installing, repairing, calibrating, preventative maintenance, electrical safety, and performance verification on low, medium, and high-risk medical devices.

·         Responsible for responding to in-shop and on-floor service repair orders.

·         Responsible for repairing, preventative maintenance, servicing, and configuring hospital medical systems and their networks.

·         Responsible for collaborating with other departments and vendors to work on larger scale projects, in-services, testing, and installations.

·         Responsible for preventative maintenance, repairing, calibrating, electrical safety, and performance verification on high risk specialty medical equipment. (Anesthesia, ventilation, Dialysis etc.)

·         These same responsibilities apply to all facilities owned and/or operated by Summit Healthcare Association, including remote or outlying medical practices clinics, urgent care centers.

·         Responsible for providing related Bio-medical/Clinical Engineering services (repairing, preventative maintenance, services, configuration, etc.) to organizations that may contract with Summit for said services from time to time per specifications in executed contracts.

Qualifications

·         Strong understanding of electronics

·         Strong understanding of low, medium, and high-risk medical equipment, technical aspect of operation, repair, and maintenance

·         Strong understanding of PC support tools and their integration with Medical devices

·         Strong understanding of LANs, WLANs, and Stand-Alone networks

·         Strong understanding of integrated hospital medical systems

·         Understanding of high risk respiratory and surgical devices and their systems.

·         Displays proper etiquette and mannerisms that reflect the SHINE Behavior Standards.

·         Promotes the Patient Safety Standards as a core value of the organization. 

Secondary Functions:

·         Takes “on-call” status as required.

·   Participates in departmental and association wide informational meetings and inservices, including staff meetings, association wide forums, and seminars.

·         Reviews department and association wide policies and procedures annually.

·         All other duties as assigned.

Additional / Seasonal Responsibilities:

·         None. 

Job Scope:

This job involves:

·         Recurring work situations with occasional variations from the norm.

·         A high level of complexity.

·         Typical operation from established and well-known procedures.

·         Performance of duties under independently-minimal supervision.

·         Travel by vehicle to provide in-scope services in the “Job Description” section for outlying and remote Summit facilities, including but not limited to medical practice clinics, urgent care centers, and other sites owned or operated by Summit Healthcare Association.

·      Additional travel may be required to facilitate “job description” related services to organizations with which Summit contracts with from time to time to provide related services, including but not limited to service calls and preventive maintenance and/or whatever else is agreed upon in the executed contracts. 

Supervisory Responsibility:

·         None. 

Interpersonal Contacts:

Contacts:

·         Are normally made with others both inside and outside the association.

·    Are made with own department, staff, and supervisor as well as other departments and locations.

·         Frequently contain confidential/sensitive information necessitating discretion at all times.

·         Include face-to-face and telephone contact, with little-to-no e-mail.

·         Include contact with staff, patients, and physicians.

Specific Job Skills & Mental Activities:

This position requires operational knowledge of all office equipment in the Diagnostic Imaging department, including: fax, printer, phone systems, computer, and commonly used hospital computer programs (including Hospital Information Systems, MS Office, e-mail, and internet).

Must be service oriented and have excellent customer service skills, computer skills, problem-solving skills, organizational skills, multitasking skills, professional interpersonal skills, time management skills, the ability to prioritize work, and telephone etiquette.

Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Education and/or Experience:

·         High school diploma or equivalent (required).

·         Bachelor’s degree in electronics and/or CBET or CRES certified (required)

·         Basic computer skills (required).

·         Nine years industry experience (required)

·         Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET) Certification (preferred)

Physical Demands & Job Conditions:

Exert up to 100 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 lbs. of force frequently, and/or up to 20 lbs. of force constantly to move objects. The worker is exposed to contact with chemicals and infectious fluids, heavy lifting, constant standing, extensive close work, extensive computer work, and encounters with upset or disturbed individuals.

Physical motions include finger dexterity, standing, walking, stooping, talking, reaching, feeling, sitting, bending, kneeling, grasping, listening/hearing, handling, lifting up to 100 pounds, and repetitive motions of the hands, wrists, and feet.

             This is considered a safety sensitive position. 

OSHA Exposure Category:

 Involves exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues.