Biomedical Technician

Fresenius Medical Care•Greeley, CO

About The Position

As a Biomedical Technician with Fresenius Medical Care, you maintain and repair medical and water treatment equipment in kidney care clinics. You train and educate colleagues on operational maintenance of dialysis machines to help ensure patient safety, and manage medical supplies. The role offers a biomedical technician career ladder with three potential levels and a leadership path through technical operations and services roles. The position involves maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing dialysis, ancillary, and water treatment equipment; supporting the physical plant; managing service parts and inventory; testing and monitoring water systems; documenting maintenance; and helping ensure regulatory and OSHA compliance. The technician also assists with equipment planning and installation, participates in technical and regulatory meetings, completes required training, and provides scheduled after-hours on-call coverage as needed. The role requires a high school diploma or GED and a valid driver’s license. An associate degree in electronics or biomedical technology, or equivalent, is preferred but not required. Continued employment depends on completing Fresenius Biomedical Technician training within the first 24 months of service. The position offers an hourly rate of $20.00–$32.00, depending on location and qualifications, and a benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and parental leave.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Valid driver’s license issued in the employee’s state of residence.
Complete Fresenius Biomedical Technician training within the first 24 months of service; continued employment depends on successful completion.
Less than one year of related experience.
Collaborative, independent, analytical, mechanical, and self-motivated approach; ability to work as a self-starter and keep knowledge and skills current.
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.
Availability for evening, weekend, and holiday work and scheduled after-hours on-call coverage is referenced, though the posting’s sentence about availability is incomplete.
Employees must take the Ishihara Color Blindness test as a condition of employment; failure does not preclude employment, and reasonable accommodations may be considered.

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 and dialysate samples, evaluate and report results, and take any required actions.
Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly water-system trend analyses to verify that the system functions as designed.
Document all repair and maintenance activity.
Assist in planning and installing biomedical equipment to ensure safe and effective facility operation.
Transport equipment as needed with supervisor consent.
Participate in monthly technical and regulatory meetings.
Collaborate with facility staff to meet regulatory and OSHA requirements.
Manage inventory, including receiving and stocking deliveries, conducting inventory counts, 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 technique, ensuring tests and documentation comply with manufacturer specifications for devices and test equipment.
Complete technical training programs required by state and 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.