Dialysis Equipment Technician — Maintenance & Training

CH01 CHE Fresenius Medical Care (Schweiz) AG; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 33,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Possible bonuses

Job summary

Fresenius Medical Care seeks a Biomedical Technician to maintain and repair dialysis equipment and water treatment systems across our kidney care clinics. You will also train colleagues on operational maintenance to ensure patient safety and manage medical supplies.

High school diploma or GED is required; an associate degree in electronics/biomedical technology is preferred. A valid driver's license is required.

Qualifications

• Less than 1-year related experience.
• Collaborative, independent, analytical, mechanical, self-motivated, self-starter.

Responsibilities

• Maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs dialysis equipment, ancillary equipment, and water treatment systems.
• Maintains the physical plant, as directed.
• Ensures outside vendor services are completed per contract.
• Purchases and retain an inventory of service parts.
• Performs, evaluates, and reports water/dialysate sample collection and any actions required.
• Conducts daily, weekly, and monthly trend analysis on the water system to assure system functions as designed.
• Documents all repairs and maintenance activity.
• Assists in planning and installing biomedical equipment to assure safe and effective operation of facility.
• Transports equipment as needed with supervisor consent.
• Participates in monthly technical and regulatory meetings.
• Collaborates with facility staff to ensure all regulatory and OSHA requirements are met.
• Manages inventory, including receiving and putting up deliveries, inventory counts, transporting goods between clinics as needed and assist clinical management with inventory costs.
• Performs initial and annual verification and ongoing monitoring of patient care staff’s technique for testing water system, assuring tests and documentation comply with manufacturer’s specifications for the devices and test equipment used.
• Completes all technical training programs required by state/federal regulations and company policy.
• Provides scheduled after hour technical on-call coverage for your clinics as needed.

Skills

Analytical

Mechanical aptitude

Verbal communication

Written communication

Self-motivation

Self-starter

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree in electronics / biomedical technology

Valid Driver's License

Tools

Dialysis equipment

Water treatment systems

Test equipment

Job description

Fresenius Medical Care seeks a Biomedical Technician to maintain and repair dialysis equipment and water treatment systems across our kidney care clinics. You will also train colleagues on operational maintenance to ensure patient safety and manage medical supplies.

High school diploma or GED is required; an associate degree in electronics/biomedical technology is preferred. A valid driver's license is required.