Biomedical Equipment Technician | 40 hours per week | Biomedical Engineering - Fort Madison

Great River Health•West Burlington, IA

1d•$30

About The Position

A Brief Overview Installs, inspects, troubleshoots, repairs, calibrates, performs preventative maintenance, incoming inspections and modifications on patient care equipment and other clinical equipment. This employee is required to install, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, calibrate, perform preventive maintenance, incoming inspections and modifications on patient care equipment and other clinical equipment.Apply knowledge of engineering, biology, and biomechanical principles to the design, development, and evaluation of biological and health systems and products, such as instrumentation, medical information systems, and health management and care delivery systems. What you will do Install, adjust, maintain, and/or repair biomedical equipment. The ability to perform duties under minimal supervision and to complete assignee tasks in a professional and timely manner. Experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and have a working knowledge of office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook). Responsible for maintaining a clean and orderly work area at all times. Responsible for scheduling preventive maintenance of medical equipment in the CMMS system and completing appropriate documentation in a professional and timely manner with minimal supervision. Responsible for recording in the CMMS software database any assigned medical device service or maintenance event performed. All recordings are to be accurate and timely in a manner to assure the integrity of all CMMS archived medical devices and staff work performance history. Communicates and updates all clinical customers as to medical equipment service and maintenance events and device status to assure the best delivery of care. Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment. Ability to orchestrate multiple issues, events and situations simultaneously, while maintaining a good disposition. Understand all phases of electrical safety including methods of prevention, knowledge of shock hazards, and safe leakage current levels. This includes electrical service grounding, isolated power, GFCI receptacles, and LIM receptacles. Appropriately orders supplies, parts and equipment necessary for preventive maintenance or stock. Practice universal precautions to assure that infection control is maximized. Advise and assist in the application of instrumentation in clinical environments. Research new materials to be used for products.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree (AA) in Biomedical Equipment Technology from an accredited college (preferred) or Associate’s Degree (AA) in Electronics from an accredited college (preferred) or US Military Training in Biomedical Electronics (preferred) or 1-3 years experience (preferred)
Experience in a health care facility (preferred)
Display effective oral, written communication and computer skills
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or regulatory bodies the protection of people, data, property, and institutions
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
Managing one's own time and the time of others
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events)
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing

Nice To Haves

Associate’s Degree (AA) in Biomedical Equipment Technology from an accredited college
Associate’s Degree (AA) in Electronics from an accredited college
US Military Training in Biomedical Electronics
1-3 years experience
Experience in a health care facility

Responsibilities

Install, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, calibrate, perform preventative maintenance, incoming inspections and modifications on patient care equipment and other clinical equipment
Install, adjust, maintain, and/or repair biomedical equipment
Scheduling preventive maintenance of medical equipment in the CMMS system and completing appropriate documentation
Recording in the CMMS software database any assigned medical device service or maintenance event performed
Communicates and updates all clinical customers as to medical equipment service and maintenance events and device status
Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment
Appropriately orders supplies, parts and equipment necessary for preventive maintenance or stock
Practice universal precautions to assure that infection control is maximized
Advise and assist in the application of instrumentation in clinical environments

Benefits

Competitive base pay
Matching retirement programs
Health, Dental and Vision plans
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans
Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D
Paid time off (PTO)
Education Assistance Program
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Referral Bonus Program
Discounted cafeteria meals
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Service Recognition program
Voluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity