Biomedical Equipment Technician I

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Site: The General Hospital Corporation Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham. Job Summary Summary Maintains and assists in medical equipment management by installing, calibrating, repairing, and inspecting medical equipment. Does this position require Patient Care? No Essential Functions -Inspects newly acquired medical devices and systems for safety and function and attaches and assigns appropriate control numbers and labels to medical devices. -Conducts complete performance assurance and electrical safety testing. Performs preventive/scheduled maintenance on medical devices as required. -Respond to medical equipment problems in clinical or research areas; evaluate, troubleshoot, and solve problems. -Performs equipment repairs to a level requiring generic test instrumentation or diagnostic software, e.g., to board or component level for electrical devices. -Participates in medical equipment evaluations, installations, and upgrades, including software revision. -Makes periodic rounds of assigned clinical areas to assess the operation of medical devices and systems. -Instructs department and other equipment technical staff on testing, calibration, preventive maintenance, basic troubleshooting, and medical equipment repair. -Documents inspections, repairs, maintenance procedures, and teaching activities.

Requirements

Associate's Degree Biomedical Technician required
Experience as a biomedical technician.
Demonstrates and understands the importance of interpersonal and communication skills to effectively work with team members, front line staff and vendors.
Understands electrical and mechanical biomedical safety principles.
Ability to learn and perform maintenance and troubleshooting of medical devices involving appropriate test equipment and software diagnostic tools.
Ability to learn equipment maintenance, operating procedures, and repair procedures from training materials and courses.
Ability to use computer-based tools.

Nice To Haves

1-2 years preferred

Responsibilities

Inspects newly acquired medical devices and systems for safety and function and attaches and assigns appropriate control numbers and labels to medical devices.
Conducts complete performance assurance and electrical safety testing.
Performs preventive/scheduled maintenance on medical devices as required.
Respond to medical equipment problems in clinical or research areas; evaluate, troubleshoot, and solve problems.
Performs equipment repairs to a level requiring generic test instrumentation or diagnostic software, e.g., to board or component level for electrical devices.
Participates in medical equipment evaluations, installations, and upgrades, including software revision.
Makes periodic rounds of assigned clinical areas to assess the operation of medical devices and systems.
Instructs department and other equipment technical staff on testing, calibration, preventive maintenance, basic troubleshooting, and medical equipment repair.
Documents inspections, repairs, maintenance procedures, and teaching activities.