Biomedical Technician
Fresenius Medical Care•Lowell, MA
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 required medical supplies. The role includes scheduled after-hours technical on-call coverage as needed. Fresenius Medical Care offers a Biomedical Technician career ladder with three potential role levels and a leadership path in technical operations and services.
Requirements
- High school diploma or G.E.D.
- 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 is required for continued employment.
- Less than one year of related experience.
- Collaborative, independent, analytical, mechanical, self-motivated, and self-starting approach, with a commitment to keeping 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 take the Ishihara Color Blindness test as a condition of employment; failing the test does not preclude employment, and reasonable accommodations may be considered.
- Availability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.
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 retain an inventory of service parts.
- Collect water and dialysate samples, evaluate and report results, and take any required actions.
- Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly trend analysis on the water system to confirm it 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 technique for testing the water system, ensuring tests and documentation comply with manufacturer specifications for the devices and test equipment used.
- 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.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Potential performance-based bonuses depending on company and individual performance; applicable to bonus-eligible positions
- Tuition reimbursement
- Scholarships for family members
- Financial support during personal hardship
- Relief when natural disasters strike
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
