Biomed Tech II

BHS•Lexington, KY

About The Position

The Biomedical Engineering Department at Baptist Health is dedicated to ensuring the safety, reliability, and optimal performance of medical equipment used in patient care. Under direct supervision, the BioMed Tech II installs, tests, repairs, maintains, and calibrates clinical medical devices according to established policies and procedures and manufacturer guidelines and recommendations. The role ensures adherence to hospital and departmental policies and regulatory standards and guidelines, and demonstrates commitment to the mission, quality, philosophy, and values of the Baptist Health System. Other duties may be assigned. The BioMed Tech II supports the medical device preventative maintenance program, including work orders generated through the TMS software application. The position completes preventive and corrective maintenance work orders, retrieves and generates work orders using a computer or approved mobile device, reviews priorities, obtains materials, and communicates status to customers or requesters. The role also receives, assembles, installs, and delivers new medical devices; performs initial performance inspections and validation; completes acceptance and asset database entry; establishes preventive maintenance intervals; and conducts electrical safety and basic performance checks. Equipment records, including purchase orders, vendor information, warranties, paperwork, and required labels and tags, are verified and maintained.

Requirements

Associate degree in BioMed ET, IT, EE, or ET.
Two years of related experience.
In lieu of the degree requirement, a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering or Information Technology, or military biomedical experience.

Nice To Haves

AAMI CBET certification.
Networking A+ certification.
IT Project certification or qualification.
Cybersecurity knowledge or qualification.

Responsibilities

Install, test, repair, maintain, and calibrate clinical medical devices according to established procedures and manufacturer guidelines.
Follow hospital and departmental policies and applicable regulatory standards and guidelines.
Support the medical device preventive maintenance program, including PM work orders generated through the TMS software application.
Complete preventive and corrective maintenance work orders daily.
Generate work orders and retrieve them using a computer or approved mobile device.
Review work order priority and obtain necessary materials to complete the work.
Communicate work order status to customers or requesters and notify them when a device is ready for use.
Receive, assemble, install, and deliver new medical devices to end users.
Conduct initial performance inspections and validation of new equipment.
Verify new equipment is ready for entry into the CMMS system, has appropriate paperwork, warranty, and purchase order information, and is labeled and tagged with the current PM label per BHS policy.
Perform initial acceptance of new equipment and add assets to the database.
Establish preventive maintenance intervals and conduct electrical safety and basic performance checks.
File purchase orders, vendor information, and warranty durations for reference.
Perform other duties as assigned.