Biomed Engineering Tech III

Children's National Hospital

7d•$28 - $55•Onsite

About The Position

The Biomed Engineering Tech III provides preventive maintenance inspections on medical equipment to meet regulatory and departmental goals. The role regularly visits and works with hospital customers to ensure equipment meets departmental needs, operates test equipment for inspections and preventive maintenance, and reads and follows manufacturer schematics to repair equipment. The technician troubleshoots problems, communicates status to customers, documents work, and follows through in a timely manner. The position participates in medical equipment selection, installation, setup, and disposition; monitors and evaluates service and documentation from manufacturers and third-party service groups; and assists with development and updates to the Medical Equipment Management Plan. The technician also contributes to decisions about inspection and preventive maintenance requirements for each device type and leads special projects through equipment selection, installation, adaptation, design, modification, or disposition. Independent project leadership includes managing timelines, communicating status, and following through on commitments. The role repairs complex electronic and electromechanical biomedical equipment to the subassembly level, prepares purchase-order requests for repair parts, and follows up to ensure parts are delivered and installed. It provides assigned on-call coverage for 24-hour hospital emergency coverage and participates in the internal engineering emergency response team. The technician maintains customer communication and represents the engineering staff professionally, while supporting team efforts and helping new team members as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent, plus completion of a two-year vocational/technical program or an equivalent associate degree in a related field.
At least 3–6 years of experience.
At least 3 years inspecting, troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing a broad range of medical equipment, including physiologic monitors, infusion and feeding pumps, electrocardiographs, blood pressure monitors, infant incubators, electric beds, nurse call systems, cribs, scope washers, operating-room lights and tables, radiant warmers, electrosurgical units, defibrillator monitors, patient scales, hypo/hyperthermia equipment, physical therapy equipment, sterilizers, operating-room equipment, and some clinical laboratory equipment.
At least 3 additional years of experience troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing specialized medical equipment such as anesthesia instruments, hemodialysis units, ventilators, advanced cardiac catheterization monitoring equipment, lasers, heart-lung bypass machines, ultrasound equipment, clinical laboratory analyzers, and/or radiologic equipment. This experience must be demonstrated through manufacturer service training or another reliable source, along with the ability to repair such devices regularly without assistance.
Ability to troubleshoot and repair complex electronic and electromechanical biomedical equipment to the subassembly level.

Responsibilities

Perform preventive maintenance inspections on medical equipment to meet regulatory and departmental goals.
Visit and work with hospital customers to ensure medical equipment meets departmental needs.
Operate test equipment to perform inspections and preventive maintenance.
Read and follow manufacturer schematics to repair medical equipment.
Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain medical equipment, including complex electronic and electromechanical equipment to the subassembly level.
Communicate work-order receipt, estimated arrival or completion timing, work steps, status, and follow-up information to requestors; document work and follow through promptly.
Participate in equipment selection, installation, setup, and disposition.
Monitor and evaluate service quality and documentation from manufacturers and third-party service groups.
Assist in developing and updating the Medical Equipment Management Plan and determining inspection and preventive maintenance levels for device types.
Lead special projects involving equipment selection, installation, adaptation, design, modification, or disposition; manage timelines, communicate status, and follow through on commitments.
Provide assigned on-call coverage to ensure 24-hour emergency hospital coverage.
Prepare purchase-order requests for repair parts, including vendor selection, and follow up to ensure parts are delivered and installed.
Represent engineering staff in a professional and helpful manner and follow up with a manager when assistance is needed to complete work orders.
Communicate with staff and management to solve problems and improve processes.
Support the team's work and assist new team members with general information when necessary.
Serve as a member of the internal engineering emergency response team.