Biomedical Equipment Technician III

Jefferson Health; United States; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Tuition assistance

Life and AD&D insurance

Job summary

Jefferson Health is seeking a Biomedical Equipment Technician to perform preventive maintenance, calibration, testing and repair of medical equipment at our Abington, PA location. The role involves installation, QA procedures, and leading equipment evaluations and upgrades.

The candidate will respond to maintenance requests, review recalls, and provide in-service training to staff, contributing to high PM compliance and patient safety. On-call rotation is required in this role.

Qualifications

• Maintains biomedical/clinical equipment to high PM standards.
• Performs installations, testing and calibration of devices.
• Reviews recalls and QA procedures for safety and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance workloads and ensure PM compliance.
• Lead equipment evaluations, acquisitions and installations.
• Provide in-service training and support for clinical engineering staff.
• Participate in on-call rotation and upgrade support.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Calibration

Troubleshooting

Quality assurance

Equipment installation

Technical training

On-call rotation

Tools

Medical equipment testing

Job description

Number of Positions In Requisition

1

Job Details

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. Reviews, modifies, develops, and implements written preventive maintenance manuals and quality assurance testing procedures for medical equipment. Reviews incident reports related to equipment malfunction or misuse and takes appropriate actions to ensure patient safety. Leads new equipment evaluations, acquisitions, and installations. Obtains quotes through current requisition processes and works with technical specifications related to bids and capital purchases. Exercises proper judgment in evaluating the extent/source of repairs on malfunctioning equipment and determines the course of action needed to cost-effectively maximize equipment uptime. Seeks out best value products and labor and parts sources to minimize the total cost of service to the organization. Provides in-service training to other clinical engineering service technicians. Leads continuous performance improvement initiatives related to medical equipment use. 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. Periodically conform to a flexible work schedule on an as-needed basis. Participate in on-call rotation and upgrade support.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

1200 Old York Road, Abington, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University , home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health , nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time(including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps ), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.