Biomedical Technician

Fresenius Medical Care • Wyoming, MI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Biomedical Technician with Fresenius Medical Care, you will maintain and repair medical and water treatment equipment within kidney care clinics. You will also train and educate colleagues on operational maintenance of dialysis machines to ensure patient safety, and manage required medical supplies. Fresenius Medical Care encourages employee growth through advancement opportunities, including a Biomedical Technician specific career ladder with three potential levels and a leadership path. The company values its employees, offering support such as tuition reimbursement, scholarships for family members, natural disaster relief, and financial aid for personal hardship. Fresenius Medical Care fosters a diverse and inclusive environment, welcoming all backgrounds and offering employee resource groups (ERGs) for professional and personal development. As the world's leading provider of products and services for individuals with kidney disease, caring for approximately 292,000 dialysis patients globally and operating 35 production sites, Fresenius Medical Care aims to continuously improve patients’ quality of life through high-quality products, innovative technologies, and treatment concepts.

Requirements

• High school diploma or G.E.D. required.
• Valid Driver's License issued in the employee’s state of residence required.
• Continued employment is dependent on successful completion of Fresenius Biomedical Technician training within the first 24 months of service from date of hire.
• Less than 1-year related experience.
• Manual dexterity required - ability to use common hand tools and small power equipment.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and safely move large/bulky equipment.
• Ability to create a safe and efficient work environment, OSHA – 6S – Infection Control.
• Employees are required to take the Ishihara's Color Blindness test as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Associate Degree in electronics / biomedical technology, or equivalent
• Prior experience working in a mechanical, automotive, or construction industry, dialysis, or medical technical setting

Responsibilities

• Maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs dialysis equipment, ancillary equipment, and water treatment systems.
• Maintains the physical plant, as directed.
• Ensures outside vendor services are completed per contract.
• Purchases and retain an inventory of service parts.
• Performs, evaluates, and reports water/dialysate sample collection and any actions required.
• Conducts daily, weekly, and monthly trend analysis on the water system to assure system functions as designed.
• Documents all repairs and maintenance activity.
• Assists in planning and installing biomedical equipment to assure safe and effective operation of facility.
• Transports equipment as needed with supervisor consent.
• Participates in monthly technical and regulatory meetings.
• Collaborates with facility staff to ensure all regulatory and OSHA requirements are met.
• Manages inventory, including receiving and putting up deliveries, inventory counts, transporting goods between clinics as needed and assist clinical management with inventory costs.
• Performs initial and annual verification and ongoing monitoring of patient care staff’s technique for testing water system, assuring tests and documentation comply with manufacturer’s specifications for the devices and test equipment used.
• Completes all technical training programs required by state/federal regulations and company policy.
• Provides scheduled after hour technical on-call coverage for your clinics as needed.

Benefits

• Opportunities for advancement
• Tuition reimbursement to support your education goals
• Scholarships to family members
• Relief when natural disasters strike
• Financial support when personal hardship hits
• Diverse range of employee resource groups (ERGs) to encourage employees with similar interests, goals, social and cultural backgrounds, or experiences to come together for professional and personal development, discussion, activities, and peer support
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is provided by the company

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED