Biomedical Equipment Technician IV

Thomas Jefferson University • Philadelphia, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides advanced/senior levels 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. Provides leadership and training to junior staff.

Requirements

• Effective Communications – Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques, ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors
• Interpersonal Relationships – Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner
• Service Excellence – Knowledge of customer service concepts and techniques, ability to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner
• Flexibility and Adaptability – Knowledge of successful approaches, tools, and techniques for dealing with changes and adapting to a changing environment, ability to adapt as needed
• Managing Multiple Priorities – Ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation
• Accuracy and Attention to Detail – Understanding of the necessity and value of accuracy and attention to detail, ability to process information with high levels of accuracy
• Problem Solving – Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems, ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations
• Ability to obtain expert level proficiency in multiple technologies.
• Translates technical language to clinical and non-clinical customers
• Education: Associate’s Degree, Electronics, Biomedical Engineering, or related fields AND
• Experience: Minimum 15 years’ progressive experience performing repairs and preventive maintenance on both general and specialized biomedical equipment
• Minimum Certifications, Registration or License Requirements: DL - Driver's License (PA - State of Pennsylvania or NJ - State of New Jersey)

Responsibilities

• Completes the preventive maintenance (PM) workload to achieve a consistently high level of PM compliance over time.
• Reviews, modifies, develops, and implements written preventive maintenance manuals and quality assurance testing procedures for medical equipment.
• Reviews incident reports related to equipment malfunction or misuse and takes appropriate actions to ensure patient safety.
• Leads new equipment evaluations, acquisitions, and installations.
• Obtains quotes through current requisition processes and works with technical specifications related to bids and capital purchases.
• Exercises proper judgment in evaluating the extent/source of repairs on malfunctioning equipment and determines the course of action needed to cost-effectively maximize equipment uptime.
• Seeks out best value products and labor and parts sources to minimize the total cost of service to the organization.
• Provides in-service training to other clinical engineering service technicians and mentor’s junior staff.
• Leads continuous performance improvement initiatives were related to medical equipment use.
• Priorities 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.
• Periodically conform to a flexible work schedule on an as-needed basis.
• Participate in on-call rotation and upgrade support.

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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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees