Biomedical Technician

Fresenius Medical Care•Corpus Christi, TX

About The Position

As a Biomedical Technician with Fresenius Medical Care, you maintain and repair medical and water treatment equipment within kidney care clinics. You train and educate colleagues on operational maintenance of dialysis machines to help ensure patient safety, and manage required medical supplies. The role also includes maintaining dialysis and ancillary equipment and water treatment systems, supporting the physical plant, handling service-parts and clinic inventory, and documenting maintenance activity. You may provide scheduled after-hours technical on-call coverage for your clinics as needed. Fresenius Medical Care offers a Biomedical Technician career ladder with three potential role levels, as well as a technical leadership path. Continued employment is dependent on successfully completing the company's Biomedical Technician training within the first 24 months after hire. The position involves active work and may include exposure to chemicals, infectious materials, high-voltage equipment, and outdoor conditions. Company-provided personal protective equipment is available.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Valid driver’s license issued in the employee’s state of residence required.
Successfully complete Fresenius Biomedical Technician training within the first 24 months of service; continued employment is dependent on completion.
Less than one year of related experience.
Manual dexterity and ability to use common hand tools and small power equipment.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and safely move large or bulky equipment.
Ability to create a safe and efficient work environment, including attention to OSHA, 6S, and infection control.
Collaborative, independent, analytical, mechanical, self-motivated, and proactive approach; continuously works to stay current and increase knowledge and skills.
Ability to meet the position’s physical demands, including lifting, bending, walking, and standing for considerable lengths of time.
Use of dollies or other equipment is mandatory when moving heavy items; may frequently need to lift items weighing up to 50 pounds as high as five feet.
Must take the Ishihara Color Blindness test as a condition of employment; failure does not preclude employment, and reasonable accommodations may be considered.
Availability for evenings, weekends, and holidays is indicated in the posting.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in electronics or biomedical technology, or equivalent.
Prior experience in a mechanical, automotive, or construction industry, dialysis, or a medical technical setting.

Responsibilities

Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair dialysis equipment, ancillary equipment, and water treatment systems.
Maintain the physical plant as directed.
Ensure outside vendor services are completed according to contract.
Purchase and maintain an inventory of service parts.
Collect water/dialysate samples, evaluate results, report findings, and take any required actions.
Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly water-system trend analysis to confirm the system functions as designed.
Document all repair and maintenance activity.
Assist with planning and installing biomedical equipment to support safe and effective facility operation.
Transport equipment as needed with supervisor consent.
Participate in monthly technical and regulatory meetings.
Collaborate with facility staff to ensure regulatory and OSHA requirements are met.
Manage inventory, including receiving and shelving deliveries, counting inventory, transporting goods between clinics as needed, and assisting clinical management with inventory costs.
Perform initial and annual verification and ongoing monitoring of patient-care staff’s water-system testing techniques, ensuring tests and documentation comply with manufacturer specifications for the devices and test equipment used.
Complete technical training programs required by state or federal regulations and company policy.
Provide scheduled after-hours technical on-call coverage for assigned clinics as needed.
Train and educate colleagues on operational maintenance of dialysis machines.