Job Details
Biomedical Imaging Specialist III
Job Description
Job Description Summary:
Manages multiple large projects simultaneously that could include medical equipment specification gathering, ordering, and installation over several sites. Provides advanced levels of equipment and/or departmental service and support and performs preventive maintenance, quality assurance inspections, and installation.
Job Description:
Repairs, installations, inspects, troubleshoots, and calibrates equipment. Completes the preventive maintenance (PM) workload to achieve consistently high level of PM compliance over time (95% or greater). Prioritizes scheduled maintenance in accordance with medical equipment maintenance policy. Executes professional-level inventory assessments/audits and makes recommendations for specialty equipment purchases. Procures best value products, labor, and parts sources to minimize the total cost of service to the organization. Participates in the continuous performance improvement initiatives regarding medical equipment. Oversee the work of external contractors/vendors engaged in providing services for specialized equipment. Performs repairs on defective or malfunctioning equipment. Reviews, modifies, develops, and implements written preventive maintenance and quality assurance testing procedures. Provide assistance/guidance to other colleagues in maintaining Imaging equipment in other modalities. Periodically conform to a flexible work schedule on an as-needed basis. Participate in on-call rotation and upgrade support.
Additional Responsibilities
Participate in continuous performance improvement initiatives related to medical equipment use
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 appropriate 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
Periodically conform to a flexible work schedule on an as-needed basis
Participates in on-call rotation and upgrade support
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of advanced troubleshooting techniques
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 advanced troubleshooting techniques
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)
Ability and willingness to travel to remote hospital sites and to periodically conform to a flexible work schedule on an as-needed basis
Education:
Associate degree, or military training in Electronics, Biomedical Engineering, or related fields and Specialized Imaging Training in specific supported equipment
Preferred: Attendance at five or more equipment-specific training courses related to the equipment specific specialty area of expertise (extensive hands-on experience may be considered equivalent to specific training courses)
Experience:
5 years' progressive experience in performing direct component and/or board level repair and maintenance on both general and model-specific equipment in the medical imaging field
Additional training in other modalities such as CT, MRI, Cath Lab, etc.
Preferred: 7 years Progressive experience in performing direct component and/or board level repair and maintenance on both general and model-specific equipment in the medical imaging field
Preferred: Attendance at five or more equipment-specific training courses related to the equipment specific specialty area of expertise (extensive hands-on experience may be considered equivalent to specific training courses)
Licenses and Certifications:
Preferred: CRES - Radiology Equipment Specialist
Preferred: Military (DoD) Biomedical Equipment Technician certification
Preferred: Vendor and manufacturer (OEM) repair/training certification(s) or similar credentials
Additional Experience:
Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET)
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
Some 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
All Biomedical and Imaging positions will be based out of 1 of the locations below
Work Shift Workday Day (United States of America) Worker Sub Type Regular Employee Entity Thomas Jefferson University
Primary Location Address 111 S 11th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. 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.
Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students.
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.
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