Biomedical Technician

Fresenius Medical Care • Hyattsville, MD

2d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Biomedical Technician with Fresenius Medical Care, you will maintain and repair medical and water treatment equipment within our kidney care clinics. You will also train and educate colleagues on operational maintenance of our dialysis machines to ensure the safety of our dialysis patients, as well as manage the medical supplies required. Fresenius Medical Care believes in encouraging its employees to achieve their full potential by offering opportunities for advancement, including a Biomedical Technician specific career ladder with three potential levels and a leadership path. The company values, cares about, and supports its people, offering benefits like tuition reimbursement, scholarships for family members, natural disaster relief, and financial support during personal hardship. Fresenius Medical Care fosters a nurturing environment that welcomes diversity across age, race, gender, sexual orientation, background, and cultural tradition, supported by employee resource groups (ERGs) for professional and personal development. The diverse workforce and culture promote opportunity, equity, and inclusion, aiming to make a difference in the lives of people living with kidney disease.

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

• comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance
• a 401(k) with company match
• paid time off
• parental leave
• potential for performance-based bonuses depending on company and individual performance
• tuition reimbursement to support your education goals
• granting scholarships to family members
• delivering relief when natural disasters strike
• providing financial support when personal hardship hits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees