Dialysis Biomedical & IT Systems Specialist

The University of Vermont Health Network; Burlington, Northern (VT, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Vermont Health Network is seeking a Renal Systems Technician to support six statewide dialysis units. The role blends Biomedical Engineering and IT to ensure safe operation of dialysis equipment and the IT backbone behind it.

Responsibilities include RO system care, dialysis machine maintenance, staff training, QA reporting, and 24/7 on-call coverage. IT duties cover server admin, DBA tasks, device support, and vendor collaboration.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent military experience required.
• 3+ years' experience in relevant field or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Water purification management: maintain, calibrate, troubleshoot, and repair RO systems; monthly disinfection.
• Equipment maintenance: service dialysis machines and related hardware.
• Staff training: educate on operation, testing, and meters.
• Quality assurance: review monthly water testing results and system checks.
• Phone troubleshooting & on-call: provide rapid technical support; 24/7 rotation.
• Server administration: manage Windows and Linux servers hosting dialysis apps.
• DBA duties: maintain dialysis databases and maintenance software.
• Device support: configure dialysis home-program devices and data-transfer hardware.
• IT collaboration: work with enterprise IT and vendors on projects.

Skills

Database administration

Virtualization

Software support

Application analysis

Customer service

Equipment repair

Education

Associates degree in database administration, computer networking, application management, electronic engineering, or equivalent military experience

3+ years of related experience

Job description

The University of Vermont Health Network is seeking a Renal Systems Technician to support six statewide dialysis units. The role blends Biomedical Engineering and IT to ensure safe operation of dialysis equipment and the IT backbone behind it.

Responsibilities include RO system care, dialysis machine maintenance, staff training, QA reporting, and 24/7 on-call coverage. IT duties cover server admin, DBA tasks, device support, and vendor collaboration.