Biomedical Technician

Fresenius Medical Care • Dakota Dunes, SD

13d • 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 train and educate colleagues on the operational maintenance of dialysis machines to help ensure patient safety, and manage medical supplies. The position includes a three-level Biomedical Technician career ladder and potential advancement into technical operations leadership roles.

The role maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs dialysis and ancillary equipment and water treatment systems; helps maintain the physical plant; ensures contracted vendor services are completed; and manages service-parts and clinic inventories. It also includes water and dialysate sampling and trend analysis, documentation of maintenance, assistance with equipment planning and installation, and collaboration with clinic staff on regulatory and OSHA requirements. The technician participates in technical and regulatory meetings, verifies and monitors patient-care staff water-testing techniques, completes required technical training, and provides scheduled after-hours on-call coverage as needed.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, a valid state-issued driver’s license, and successful completion of Fresenius Biomedical Technician training within the first 24 months of employment. An associate degree in electronics or biomedical technology, or equivalent, is preferred but not required. Related experience of less than one year is specified; relevant mechanical, automotive, construction, dialysis, or medical technical experience is preferred but not required.

The position involves active work, including lifting, bending, walking, and standing for considerable periods. It may involve frequent lifting of items up to 50 pounds, moving bulky equipment with dollies or other equipment, exposure to chemicals and infectious materials, high-voltage equipment, and work outdoors in varying weather. The typical environment is temperature-controlled with moderate noise. Evening, weekend, and holiday availability is indicated. Personal protective equipment is provided. Employees must take an Ishihara color-blindness test as a condition of employment; failing the test does not preclude employment, and reasonable accommodations may be considered.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Valid driver’s license issued in the employee’s state of residence.
• Successful completion of Fresenius Biomedical Technician training within the first 24 months of service from the date of hire is required for continued employment.
• 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.
• Ability to meet the position’s physical demands, including lifting, bending, walking, and standing for considerable periods.
• Ability to take an Ishihara color-blindness test as a condition of employment; failing the test does not automatically preclude employment.
• Evening, weekend, and holiday availability is indicated.

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 results, report them, and take any required actions.
• Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly water-system trend analysis to ensure the system functions as designed.
• Document all repairs and maintenance activity.
• Assist in 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 stocking deliveries, conducting 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-testing technique, ensuring testing 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.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement.
• Scholarships for family members.
• Relief assistance when natural disasters strike.
• Financial support during personal hardship.
• Personal protective equipment provided by the company.
• Career advancement opportunities, including a Biomedical Technician career ladder and a technical operations leadership path.
• Employee resource groups supporting professional and personal development, discussion, activities, and peer support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED