Biomedical Technician

Fresenius Medical Care • Hialeah, FL

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About The Position

As a Biomedical Technician with Fresenius Medical Care, you will maintain and repair medical and water-treatment equipment in kidney care clinics. You will help train and educate colleagues on operational maintenance of dialysis machines to support patient safety, and manage medical supplies and equipment inventory. The role includes a Biomedical Technician career ladder with three potential levels and opportunities to progress into technical operations leadership. The position supports the company’s kidney-care mission and its commitment to employee development, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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 is required for continued employment.
• Less than one year of related experience.
• Collaborative, independent, analytical, mechanical, and self-motivated qualities; acts as a self-starter and strives to 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 physical demands of active work, including lifting, bending, walking, and standing for considerable lengths of time.
• Ability to use dollies or other equipment when moving heavy items and to frequently lift items weighing up to 50 pounds as high as five feet.
• Ability to take an Ishihara color-blindness test as a condition of employment; failing the test does not preclude employment, and reasonable accommodations may be considered.
• Availability for evenings, weekends, and holidays and ability to take scheduled after-hours on-call coverage.

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 results, report them, and take required actions.
• Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly water-system trend analyses to confirm the system functions as designed.
• Document all repair and maintenance activity.
• Assist with 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 ensure regulatory and OSHA requirements are met.
• Manage inventory, including receiving and stocking deliveries, completing 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 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.
• 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.
• Company-provided personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Career advancement opportunities through a Biomedical Technician career ladder and 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