Biomed Engineering Technician III

Children's National Hospital; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's National Hospital is seeking a Biomed Engineering Tech III to ensure medical equipment reliability through preventive maintenance. Responsibilities include routine inspections, troubleshooting, and repairs of diverse medical devices. The ideal candidate will have a High School Diploma, relevant technical education, and experience in the biomedical field. Join our team to contribute to patient care excellence!

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in inspecting, troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing medical equipment.
• Completion of a two-year vocational/technical program or AA degree equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular inspections and preventive maintenance on medical equipment.
• Repair and troubleshoot medical equipment using manufacturer schematics.
• Provide on-call coverage as assigned for 24-hour emergency support.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Repair

Customer Service

Team Collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Vocational/Technical Program or AA degree

Job description

The Biomed Engineering Tech III ensures medical equipment reliability through preventive maintenance inspections, meeting regulatory and departmental goals.

• Conduct regular inspections and preventive maintenance.
• Interact with hospital departments to ensure equipment meets their needs.
• Operate test equipment for inspections and maintenance.
• Repair and troubleshoot medical equipment using manufacturer schematics.
• Communicate status to customers, document work, and follow through promptly.
• Participate in equipment selection, installation, setup, and disposition.
• Evaluate service quality from manufacturers and third-party service groups.
• Assist in updating the Medical Equipment Management Plan.
• Engage in special projects involving medical equipment.
• Demonstrate project leadership abilities.

Join our team to ensure the highest standards of medical equipment functionality and contribute to patient care excellence!

Minimum Education

• High 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 Experience

• 3+ years of experience 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.
• 3+ years of experience, troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing the following types of specialized medical equipment: 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 Accountabilities:

Repair Medical Equipment

• Troubleshoot 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 Orders

• Prepare purchase order request for repair parts, include vendor selection.
• Follow up and ensure parts have been delivered and installed.

Customer Service

• Routinely 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 Relations

• Communicate 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.