Senior Biomedical Equipment Technician Lead

NorthShore University HealthSystem; Glenview (IL); On-site; USD 54,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual raises

Tuition reimbursement

Free parking

Health savings account

Retirement match

Paid time off

Wellness program

Community involvement opportunities

Job summary

NorthShore University HealthSystem is seeking a Supervisor, Biomedical Equipment Technician to lead a team of Biomedical Equipment Technicians across multiple sites. You will oversee day-to-day operations, allocate tasks, and ensure timely, safe, and high-quality clinical engineering services.

You will partner with the CE Operations Manager on staffing, maintenance planning, and vendor coordination, while providing coaching, technical guidance, and career development.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in biomedical or electronics technology (or equivalent military training).
• Valid driver's license.
• Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET) - Preferred.
• Typically 5 years of experience in preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and design of biomedical equipment or comparable devices

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership and supervision of Biomedical Equipment Technicians, including work direction, coaching, performance feedback, development, training, and accountability. Partner with the CE Operations Manager on hiring, performance reviews, corrective action, and other employee matters.
• Manage planned maintenance schedules and assign planned and unscheduled work orders based on technician capabilities, workload, priorities, and service needs. Coordinate vendor resources as needed and ensure timely response to urgent and routine service requests.
• Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair primarily non-imaging diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices; install, calibrate, and test new medical electronic devices and systems. Serve as an escalation resource for complex technical issues.
• Ensure work is completed in accordance with manufacturer guidelines, applicable codes, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies, including planned and corrective maintenance, cybersecurity patching, incoming inspections, recalls, and equipment disposition. Monitor team compliance and address performance or quality concerns.
• Partner with the CE Operations Manager on safety and customer-service rounding; participate in routine and special meetings, including daily safety huddles and monthly safety committee meetings. Promote timely communication and effective service recovery when concerns arise.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to Biomedical Equipment Technicians and student interns. Identify training and development needs and support continued growth in technical competency.
• Support refurbishment, relocation, and equipment-modification projects; review technical literature and identify opportunities to improve service practices, reliability, safety, and efficiency.
• Identify and recommend equipment replacement needs to CE leadership and collaborate with manufacturer representatives to obtain technical product information supporting equipment decisions.

Skills

People leadership

Resource management

Troubleshooting

Maintenance

Calibration

Vendor coordination

Mentorship

Safety compliance

Office software

Education

Associate's degree in biomedical or electronics technology

Military training equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)

Job description

NorthShore University HealthSystem is seeking a Supervisor, Biomedical Equipment Technician to lead a team of Biomedical Equipment Technicians across multiple sites. You will oversee day-to-day operations, allocate tasks, and ensure timely, safe, and high-quality clinical engineering services.

You will partner with the CE Operations Manager on staffing, maintenance planning, and vendor coordination, while providing coaching, technical guidance, and career development.