Biomedical Technician I — Hospital Equipment Maintenance

Compass Group, North America; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Flexible Time Off

Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Paid Parental Leave

Personal Leave

Job summary

Intelas, a Compass Healthcare company, seeks a BMET I in Aurora, IL to perform planned maintenance and inspections on patient care equipment, ensuring uptime and regulatory compliance. You will manage equipment, schedule service, and support clinical departments.

The role emphasizes teamwork, independent work, and strong communication and customer service skills, with opportunities for growth in biomedical engineering and field service activities.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in electronics/biomedical equipment technology or equivalent.
• 1-3 years servicing clinical/patient care equipment in a hospital environment.
• For field service positions requiring travel, valid driver’s license is required.
• Ability to work independently with some supervision.
• Good communication and strong customer service skills.
• Good organization and time management skills.
• Working knowledge of computer applications pertaining to tracking service histories and producing reports on assets.
• Good trouble-shooting skills.
• Ability and willingness to serve on-call duty as required.
• Strong work ethic and team player.

Responsibilities

• Performs planned maintenance and electrical safety inspections on a broad range of patient care and selected support equipment in compliance with established standards.
• Manages all assigned equipment and schedules service.
• Performs pre-acceptance inspections and develops PM procedures on equipment; maintains files on procedures and manuals.
• Ensures test equipment is working properly and calibrated within established intervals.
• Responds expeditiously to calls from clinical departments to evaluate and rectify valid operator complaints and concerns.
• Researches and initiates orders for repair parts, working within established budget parameters.
• Maintains purchase order log and validates invoices for payment (field service personnel only).
• Provides informal training to equipment users and staff as requested or when circumstances dictate.
• Makes recommendations to the Department Manager regarding service strategies on equipment; keeps supervisor informed of activities, needs and problems.
• Participates in the Quality Improvement / Risk Management program by gaining an understanding of the issues and concerns of customers and making recommendations for improvement.
• Maintains an orderly and functional work environment.
• Provides emergency on-call responsibilities as needed.
• Documents all significant asset related actions in compliance with department practices.
• Participates in department meetings.
• Collaborates with fellow technical personnel in department meetings to ensure they are kept abreast of technical updates and/or device related problems.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Time management

Organization

Troubleshooting

Teamwork

Education

Associate degree in electronics/biomedical equipment technology

Military training or equivalent experience

Tools

Asset tracking software

Job description

Intelas, a Compass Healthcare company, seeks a BMET I in Aurora, IL to perform planned maintenance and inspections on patient care equipment, ensuring uptime and regulatory compliance. You will manage equipment, schedule service, and support clinical departments.

The role emphasizes teamwork, independent work, and strong communication and customer service skills, with opportunities for growth in biomedical engineering and field service activities.