Biomed Engineering Tech III

Children's National Hospital; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 39,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC is seeking a Biomed Engineering Tech III to perform preventive maintenance and repair of clinical equipment across the hospital. Read schematics, troubleshoot devices, and ensure regulatory and department standards are met.

Responsibilities include on-call coverage, documenting work, coordinating with vendors and customers, and participating in equipment installation, setup, and disposition under the Medical Equipment Management Plan.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED plus two-year vocational/technical program or AA degree in a related field.
• 3+ years inspecting, troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing medical equipment.
• Experience with physiologic monitors, infusion pumps, ECGs, patient monitoring devices is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Repair medical equipment and troubleshoot complex electronic/electromechanical devices to subassembly level.
• Provide on-call coverage to ensure 24-hour emergency hospital operations.
• Prepare purchase orders and track parts delivery and installation.
• Maintain clear communication with requestors and document work progress and status.
• Represent engineering staff professionally and assist in team and process improvements.
• Assist with installation, setup, and disposition of equipment as part of the Medical Equipment Management Plan.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Customer service

On-call

Education

High School Diploma or GED + 2-year VOC/technical program or AA degree

Job description

111 Michigan Avenue NorthwestWashington, DC 20010Kids Are Our Everything.Department10019 Biomedical EngineeringPay Range$28.05 - $55.02The Biomed Engineering Tech III will provide preventive maintenance inspection on medical equipment to meet regulatory and department goals. Will regularly visit and work with customers within the hospital to assure the medical equipment is meeting the needs of the department. Operate Test Equipment necessary to perform inspection and preventive maintenance. Read, follow, and understand manufacturer schematics to repair medical equipment. Provide repair and maintenance of medical equipment. Troubleshoot problems, provide customer with communication as to status, document the work, and follow through in a timely manner. Participate in various levels of medical equipment Selection, Installation, Setup, and Disposition of the medical equipment. Monitor and evaluate the quality of service and documentation provided by manufacturers and third-party service groups. Assist in the development and update of the Medical Equipment Management Plan and contribute to a determination of the level of inspection and preventive maintenance required by each type of device. Consistently engage in special projects (through the selection, installation, adaption, design, modification, or disposition of medical equipment.). Demonstrates project leadership abilities (independently) to manage the process through a timeline, communicate status, and follow through on commitments.Minimum EducationHigh School Diploma or GED HS diploma, GED or equivalent required, plus completion of a two year vocational/technical program or AA degree equivalent in a related field. .Minimum Work Experience3 years At least 3 - 6 years of experience. 3+ years inspecting, troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing the following types of Medical Equipment: physiologic monitors; various styles of infusion/ feeding pumps; electrocardiographs; blood pressure monitors; infant incubators; electric beds; nurse call systems; cribs; steris scope washers; OR Lights; OR Tables; radiant warmers; electrosurgical units; defibrillator monitors; patient scales; hypo/hyperthermia equipment; physical therapy equipment; sterilizers; misc equipment used in the Operating room; and some clinical laboratory equipment, such as centrifuges, incubators, slide stainers, shakers, warmers, and flame photometers. At least 3+ additional years experience , troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing the following types of specialized medical equpment: anesthesia instruments; hemodialysis units; ventilators (respirators); advance cardiac catheterization monitoring; lasers; heart-lung bypass machines; Ultrasound; clinical laboratory analyzers; and/ or radiologic equipment (demonstrated through experience from manufacturer ’s service training or other reliable source and ability to repair such devices on a regular basis without assistance.) .Functional AccountabilitiesRepair Medical EquipmentTroubleshoot and repair complex electronic and electromechanical biomedical equipment to subassembly level.Provide on-call coverage as assigned to ensures 24-hour emergency coverage for the hospital.Prepares Purchase OrdersPrepare purchase order request for repair parts, include vendor selection.Follow up and ensure parts have been delivered and installed.Customer ServiceRoutinely contact requestor in regard to assigned work order to notify receipt and estimated time of arrival.Communicate to requestor steps to complete work order and provide any follow up information.Represent the engineering staff in a professional and helpful manner.When necessary, routinely follow-up with manager to communicate or request assistance in order to complete work orders.Team & Work RelationsCommunicate with staff and management to solve problems and improve processes.Support the work effort of the team.Assist new team members with general information when necessary.Acts as a member of the internal engineering emergency response team.The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children’s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children’s National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children’s National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.