Biomedical Equipment Technician I

Job Details

Biomedical Equipment Technician I

Job Description

Job Description Summary: Provides a basic level of equipment and/or departmental service and support. Performs preventive maintenance, quality assurance inspections, installation, testing, calibration, troubleshooting, repair, and general maintenance on biomedical, clinical data/network systems, and related technologies.

Job Description:

Completes the preventive maintenance (PM) workload for assigned equipment to achieve a consistently high level of PM compliance over time. Performs database management functions with regard to maintaining accurate device control records and entering complete and accurate scheduled and non-scheduled work-order data. Evaluates the extent/source of repairs on malfunctioning equipment and determines the course of action needed to cost-effectively maximize equipment uptime. Identifies and obtains parts, supplies, and other technical resource materials required to service, maintain, test, and repair equipment at the lowest possible cost. Performs repairs on defective or malfunctioning equipment. Provides in-service training to other clinical engineering service technicians. Establishes and maintains supporting technical literature such as manufacturer's literature, references standards, specifications, and other documents necessary for supporting the biomedical program. Assists with, evaluates, and monitors the work performed by outside service providers.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Participate in new equipment evaluations, acquisitions, and installations
• Assist with recall/alert identification and management
• Prioritizes scheduled maintenance in accordance with medical equipment maintenance management policy
• Responds to requests for maintenance services from equipment users; performs initial assessment, problem verification, and troubleshooting
• Reviews FDA, ECRI, manufacturer, and/or other device recall and problem notification sources to verify if any of the covered equipment falls within the problem equipment listings
• Reviews Incident Reports related to equipment malfunction or misuse and takes actions to ensure patient safety
• Attending vendor sponsored technical training service schools
• Special projects and other duties in support of the hospital system as assigned
• Participates in continuous performance improvement initiatives related to medical equipment use
• Periodically conforms to a flexible work schedule on an as-needed basis
• Participates in on-call rotation and upgrade support

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of state-of-the-art electronic and test equipment, quality assurance procedures, and preventive maintenance procedures
• Knowledge of source, use, and applications of alternative parts providers as related to electronic or electromechanical equipment
• Knowledge of computer software-based work order tracking systems
• Ability to use vendor-supplied service documentation, technical manuals, and general electronics industry parts and specification materials to test, troubleshoot, maintain, and repair assigned equipment and related systems
• Ability to work well in a team environment and to be self-motivated and self-disciplined
• Effectively deals with multiple and changing priorities
• Must be able to visit multiple business locations (Dependent on employment location)

Education:

• High School Diploma/GED
• Preferred: Associate degree in Electronics, Biomedical Engineering, or related fields

Experience:

• Progressive experience performing repairs and preventive maintenance on both general and specialized biomedical equipment
• Preferred: 1+ years' progressive experience performing electronic and/or electromechanical repairs and preventive maintenance on both general and specialized biomedical equipment

Additional Experience:

• Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET) and/or Military (DoD) Biomedical Equipment Technician certification
• Vendor and manufacturer (OEM) repair/training certification(s) or similar credentials
• Any GE PCS/Telemetry experience would be a plus

Work Schedule and Requirements:

• Standard support (work) hours are Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 6:00 PM (8-hour day / split shift)
• Shift 1: 7:00 am to 3:30 pm / Shift 2: 9:30 am to 6:00 pm
• Some after hours, weekend, and holiday work may be required
• Some positions may be responsible for multiple locations in the same geographic area
• Site-to-site travel may be required
• Flexible work schedule required to accommodate early morning or evening repairs as needed
• Positions participate in a weekly on-call rotation for after-hours and weekend support

About Us

Thomas Jefferson University is a nationally ranked, private university located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley, and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research.

Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.