Biomedical Equipment Technician II

Apex Systems; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Systems is seeking a Biomedical Equipment Technician II/III to support the Greater Philadelphia area. The role involves preventive maintenance, calibration, testing, and repair of biomedical devices and related technologies across multiple locations.

Responsibilities include safety checks, installation, and staying current with regulatory standards. Some on-call rotation and flexible scheduling are required, with opportunities for vendor training and career growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-2 years of progressive experience with biomedical equipment.
• Preferred: 3 years’ progressive experience performing electronic and/or electromechanical repairs on biomedical equipment.
• HS Diploma required; Associate degree in Electronics, Biomedical Engineering, or related fields preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in new equipment evaluations, acquisitions, and installations.
• Prioritize scheduled maintenance in accordance with medical equipment maintenance management policy.
• Respond to requests for maintenance services from equipment users; perform initial assessment, problem verification, and troubleshooting.
• Reviews FDA, ECRI, manufacturer, and/or other device recall and problem notification sources to verify if any of the covered equipment falls within the problem equipment listings.
• Attending vendor sponsored technical training service schools.
• Participates in continuous performance improvement initiatives related to medical equipment use.
• Special projects and other duties in support of the hospital system as assigned.
• Periodically conforms to a flexible work schedule on an as-needed basis.
• Participates in on-call rotation and upgrade support.

Skills

CBET certification

DoD certification

Biomedical equipment repair

Preventive maintenance

Regulatory compliance

Education

HS Diploma

Associate degree preferred

Tools

Service manuals

Electrical safety protocols

Job description

Job Description:

Seeking Biomedical Equipment Technician (II and III) to join a growing Healthcare company in the Greater Philadelphia area.

Job#: 3034018

These are Permanent opportunities.

Job Description Summary

Provides advanced levels of equipment and/or departmental service and support. Performs preventive maintenance, quality assurance inspections, installation, testing, calibration, troubleshooting, repair, and general maintenance on biomedical, clinical data/network systems, and related technologies.

Job Description

Completes the preventive maintenance (PM) workload to achieve a consistently high level of PM compliance over time. Provides safety checks, repairs, and installations of biomedical and communications equipment. Identifies and obtains supplies and other materials required to service, maintain, and repair equipment at the lowest possible cost. Establishes and maintains supporting technical literature such as manufacturer’s literature, references standards, specifications, and other documents necessary for supporting the biomedical program. Ensures that the biomedical equipment is in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and quality control standards. Makes effective presentations to small groups of peers to ensure staff remains up to date on new trends. Provides in-service and training on biomedical equipment and electrical safety. Participates in continuous performance improvement initiatives related to medical equipment use.

Reviews FDA, ECRI, manufacturer, and/or other device recall and problem notification sources to verify if any of the covered equipment falls within the problem equipment listings. Reviews incident reports related to equipment malfunction or misuse and takes appropriate actions to ensure patient safety. Periodically conforms to a flexible work schedule on an as-needed basis. Participates in on-call rotation and upgrade support.

Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in new equipment evaluations, acquisitions, and installations.
• Assist with recall/alert identification and management.
• Prioritizes scheduled maintenance in accordance with medical equipment maintenance management policy.
• Responds to requests for maintenance services from equipment users; performs initial assessment, problem verification, and troubleshooting.
• Reviews FDA, ECRI, manufacturer, and/or other device recall and problem notification sources to verify if any of the covered equipment falls within the problem equipment listings.
• Reviews Incident Reports related to equipment malfunction or misuse and takes actions to ensure patient safety.
• Attending vendor sponsored technical training service schools.
• Participates in continuous performance improvement initiatives related to medical equipment use.
• Special projects and other duties in support of the hospital system as assigned.
• Periodically conforms to a flexible work schedule on an as-needed basis.
• Participates in on-call rotation and upgrade support.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to perform component level repairs at least 35% of the time.
• Proficient in the repair and preventive maintenance of the following devices: Anesthesia Machines, Anesthetic Gas Analyzers, Blood Cell Savers, and Diagnostic Ultrasound machines.
• Knowledge of state-of-the-art electronic and test equipment, quality assurance procedures, and preventive maintenance procedures.
• Knowledge of source, use, and applications of alternative parts providers as related to electronic or electromechanical equipment.
• Knowledge of computer software-based work order tracking systems.
• Ability to use vendor-supplied service documentation, technical manuals, and general electronics industry parts and specification materials to test, troubleshoot, maintain, and repair assigned equipment and related systems.
• Ability to work well in a team environment and to be self-motivated and self-disciplined.
• Effectively deals with multiple and changing priorities.
• Must be able to visit multiple business locations (Dependent on employment location).
• Ability and willingness to travel to remote hospital sites and to periodically conform to a flexible work schedule on an as-needed basis.

Education

• H.S Diploma Required.
• Preferred: Associate degree in Electronics, Biomedical Engineering, or related fields.

Experience

• Minimum 1-2 years progressive experience performing repairs and preventive maintenance on both general and specialized biomedical equipment.
• Preferred: 3 years’ progressive experience performing electronic and/or electromechanical repairs and preventive maintenance on both general and specialized biomedical equipment.

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET) and/or Military (DoD) Biomedical Equipment Technician certification.
• Vendor and manufacturer (OEM) repair/training certification(s) or similar credentials.

Additional Experience

• Any GE PCS/Telemetry experience would be a plus.

Work Schedule and Requirements

• Standard support (work) hours are Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 6:00 PM (8-hour day / split shift).
• Shift 1: 7:00 am to 3:30 pm / Shift 2: 9:30 am to 6:00 pm.
• Some after hours, weekend, and holiday work may be required.
• Some positions may be responsible for multiple locations in the same geographic area.
• Some site-to-site travel may be required.
• Flexible work schedule required to accommodate early morning or evening repairs as needed.
• Positions participate in a weekly on-call rotation for after-hours and weekend support.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.