Bio Med Equipment Technician

101 Southeast Health; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Southeast Health is seeking an experienced Biomedical Equipment Technician to join the Clinical Engineering team. The role plans and assists with maintenance, installation, training, and repair of medical equipment across the facility and clinics, ensuring safety and compliance with policy and local codes.

The successful candidate will have at least five years of BI Equipment Tech experience, a BMET certification preferred, an associate degree in Biomedical Equipment Technology or Electronic

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• 5+ years' experience as Biomedical Equipment Technician.
• BMET certification preferred.
• Associate degree in Biomedical Equipment Technology or Electronic Engineering, or equivalent training.
• At least five manufacturers training schools on equipment at Southeast Health.
• Proficiency of the operation and/or repair of life support equipment.
• General computer knowledge.
• Knowledge of state and local safety codes.
• Work on-call, weekends, days or nights.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Teach, encourage, and promote positive behaviors in co-workers.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the daily operations of the Clinical Engineering Dept., keeping the Director of Clinical Engineering informed of the status and progress of any critical medical equipment that is out of service for repair.
• Coordinate adjustments and calibrations on biomedical equipment in a timely manner.
• Conduct and/or assist Biomedical Technician(s) with initial inspection of all diagnostic, therapeutic and clinical equipment purchased, leased, rented or loaned to Southeast Health following manufacturer standards, and referencing the manufacturer’s manual when necessary.
• Conduct and/or assist with maintaining accurate preventive maintenance records on each piece of equipment for which the Clinical Engineering department is responsible.
• The records kept manually and/or by the Equipment Management Program are to include the prompted information, purchase date, documentation of preventive maintenance and/or repairs in a manner that demonstrates good understanding of the importance of the record as a legal document, and referencing manufacturers manual when necessary.
• Conduct and/or assist with troubleshooting, calibrations, and repairs on TVs, pneumatic tube system, nurse call on weekends and holidays to ensure minimal inconvenience to patients, visitors and hospital personnel.
• Conduct repair and/or replacement of Surgical/Biomedical electrical switches, fuses, receptacles, and lights in order to maintain continuity of service and achieve high productivity.
• Conduct and/or assist with installation, maintenance and/or repair of the facilities communication equipment for patients, visitors, and hospital personnel following manufacturers’ specifications and standards, hospital policies and procedures, as well as state and local safety codes.
• Coordinate with Director of Clinical Engineering to assure that adequate inventory of parts for routine maintenance and emergency repairs of biomedical equipment, using manufacturer’s service manual as a reference and assist in reducing operating cost.
• Conduct and/or assist with work requestor orders generated manually and/or by computer to be completed in a timely manner to ensure patient satisfaction.
• Rotate on-call with Biomedical Technicians.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Diagnostic repair

Life-support equipment

Troubleshooting

Calibration

Documentation

On-call duties

Education

High School diploma

Associate degree in Biomedical Equipment Technology or Electronic Engineering

BMET certification (preferred)

Job description

Southeast. Always the right career direction. Job Description Summary Plan and assist the Biomedical Technicians with urgent and routine maintenance, installation, training, and repair of medical equipment within the facility and outlying clinics owned and operated by Southeast Health, to insure that our patients receive quality and safe care by following policy and procedure of the Clinical Engineering Department, Southeast Health, state and local codes. Perform on-call task when assigned. Perform preventative maintenance (PM) required for Biomedical equipment assigned to Clinical Engineering. Assign and/or assist with work requestor(s) generated manually and/or by computer to be completed in a timely manner to assure patient satisfaction. Teach, encourage and promote positive behaviors in co-workers. Proficient in the operation and repair of life support equipment.

Job Description QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• At least (5) years’ experience as a Biomedical Equipment Technician.
• Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET) (preferred)
• Associate Degree in Biomedical Equipment Technology or Electronic Engineering, or equivalent training.
• At least five manufactures training schools on equipment at Southeast Health.
• Proficiency of the operation and/or repair of life support equipment.
• General computer knowledge.
• Knowledge of state and local safety codes.
• Work on-call, weekends, days or nights.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Teach, encourage, and promote positive behaviors in co-workers.

LANGUAGE/ COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

• Ability to utilize the Internet, extranet and email. Ability to utilize radio and paging system.

SKILLS:

• Assist with the daily operations of the Clinical Engineering Dept., keeping the Director of Clinical Engineering informed of the status and progress of any critical medical equipment that is out of service for repair.
• Coordinate adjustments and calibrations on biomedical equipment in a timely manner.
• Conduct and/or assist Biomedical Technician(s) with initial inspection of all diagnostic, therapeutic and clinical equipment purchased, leased, rented or loaned to Southeast Health following manufacturer standards, and referencing the manufacturer’s manual when necessary.
• Conduct and/or assist with maintaining accurate preventive maintenance records on each piece of equipment for which the Clinical Engineering department is responsible.
• The records kept manually and/or by the Equipment Management Program are to include the prompted information, purchase date, documentation of preventive maintenance and/or repairs in a manner that demonstrates good understanding of the importance of the record as a legal document, and referencing manufacturers manual when necessary.
• Conduct and/or assist with troubleshooting, calibrations, and repairs on TVs, pneumatic tube system, nurse call on weekends and holidays to ensure minimal inconvenience to patients, visitors and hospital personnel.
• Conduct repair and/or replacement of Surgical/Biomedical electrical switches, fuses, receptacles, and lights in order to maintain continuity of service and achieve high productivity.
• Conduct and/or assist with installation, maintenance and/or repair of the facilities communication equipment for patients, visitors, and hospital personnel following manufacturers’ specifications and standards, hospital policies and procedures, as well as state and local safety codes.
• Coordinate with Director of Clinical Engineering to assure that adequate inventory of parts for routine maintenance and emergency repairs of biomedical equipment, using manufacturer’s service manual as a reference and assist in reducing operating cost.
• Conduct and/or assist with work requestor orders generated manually and/or by computer to be completed in a timely manner to ensure patient satisfaction.
• Rotate on-call with Biomedical Technicians.

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Southeast Health is committed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Southeast Health will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Southeast Health is an academic community-based health system serving the healthcare needs 460,000 residents in southeast Alabama, southwest Georgia, and the Florida panhandle. The organization includes, Southeast Health Medical Center, a 420-bed hospital with the region’s largest medical group and the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM), the state’s largest medical school. The philanthropic arm of the organization is the Southeast Health Foundation, and its population health division is Southeast Health Statera Network. Southeast Health, a not-for-profit organization, exists to promote healing, prevent disease, educate medicine’s brightest minds, and bring wellness and prosperity to the region it serves.

Delivering excellent patient care and top-notch educational experiences begins with great employees, which is why we constantly strive to improve the work experience for our 3,000 team members.