Field Engineer I - Columbia, SC

GE HealthCare; South Carolina; Remote; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm seeks a dedicated Field Engineer to perform maintenance and troubleshooting on critical medical equipment in healthcare environments. This entry-level position offers a chance to contribute to life-changing technologies while ensuring optimal service delivery. The role is primarily remote, servicing clients in the Columbia, SC area. With a focus on professional development and a supportive work culture, this opportunity is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in the healthcare field. If you are passionate about technology and patient care, this role is for you.

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Professional Development Opportunities

Competitive Compensation

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in servicing electronic equipment.
• Valid Driver's License and legal authorization to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and troubleshooting on medical equipment in healthcare settings.
• Ensure customer satisfaction through timely communication and follow-up.

Skills

Preventative Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Customer Communication

Education

Associates Degree

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma/GED with Experience

Job description

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Job Description Summary

The Field Engineer 1 will perform preventative maintenance, installations, troubleshooting, and repairs on our life-changing medical equipment for one or more modalities within a hospital or healthcare system in Columbia, SC.

This role is remote, servicing our clients throughout the Columbia, SC and surrounding areas.

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our mission is to improve lives in the moments that matter. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.

Responsibilities

• Perform timely and accurate preventative maintenance, installations, and troubleshooting on medical equipment within a hospital or healthcare system to ensure optimal delivery of healthcare services to patients.
• Maintain relationships with customers and ensure timely communication, resolution, and proper follow-up to drive customer satisfaction.
• Adhere to company policies, procedures, and hospital protocols, to ensure regulatory and compliance requirements are met; ensure documentation of all work performed is captured, including the ordering of parts.

Basic Qualifications

• Associates degree, Bachelor's degree, military education, participation in the formal GE HealthCare Biomedical or Field Engineer Services Internship or Military Externship program; OR High School Diploma/GED with 4+ years’ experience servicing electronic equipment.
• Valid Driver's License.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• The successful applicant must comply with GEHC's standard background check, including a post-offer drug test. In addition, during employment, the employee must comply with all customer access policies, including but not limited to obtaining and/or providing proof of required immunizations, and additional drug tests or background checks (including a federal government background check if assigned to support a contract with the federal government).

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull up to 35 lbs. unassisted and frequently bend, stoop, twist, climb, crouch or squat, kneel or crawl, sit and stand for long periods of time. Must also be able to reach at, above and below shoulder level, flex or extend neck and have good hand and finger dexterity.
• Ability to be available after-hours and/or work a rotating on-call schedule, including weekends.

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care