Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist — HTM Technician

Veterans Health Administration; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 49,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Columbia, Missouri, seeks a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) to support the Healthcare Technology Management department. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, planned maintenance, and managing medical equipment and clinical systems through CMMS.

The role emphasizes equipment lifecycle management, compliance with regulatory requirements, and staff education on safe operation and maintenance.

Qualifications

• Troubleshoots and performs planned maintenance on a range of medical devices and clinical systems.
• Uses Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to document work and track issues.
• Educates staff on safe operation and user-level maintenance of medical equipment and clinical systems.

Responsibilities

• Manages the lifecycle management of medical equipment and clinical systems.
• Troubleshoots medical equipment and clinical systems using technical data and completes corrective action.
• Performs planned maintenance on medical equipment and clinical systems.
• Documents all work in the CMMS.
• Responds with remediation and documentation of hazard alerts and recall notifications.
• Provides customer support to staff, evaluates issues and needs, and communicates status.
• Complies with standards, policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Develops documentation to purchase commodities and/or vendor services.

Job description

Veterans Health Administration in Columbia, Missouri, seeks a Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (BESS) to support the Healthcare Technology Management department. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, planned maintenance, and managing medical equipment and clinical systems through CMMS.

The role emphasizes equipment lifecycle management, compliance with regulatory requirements, and staff education on safe operation and maintenance.