Biomedical Technician

Fresenius Medical Care • Del Rio, TX

14d

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 operational maintenance of dialysis machines to help ensure patient safety, and manage medical supplies. The role includes scheduled after-hours technical on-call coverage for assigned clinics as needed. Continued employment depends on successful completion of Fresenius Biomedical Technician training within the first 24 months of service.

Fresenius Medical Care offers a Biomedical Technician career ladder with three potential role levels and a leadership path from Area Technical Operations Manager to Regional Technical Operations Manager and Senior Director Technical Services. Technical services leadership is overseen by a Vice President of Technical Services and supported by Corporate Biomedical Support Managers. The company describes a culture that supports employees and promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Valid driver’s license issued in the employee’s state of residence.
• Less than one year of related experience.
• Collaborative, independent, analytical, mechanical, self-motivated, and proactive approach; commitment to staying current and increasing knowledge and skills.
• 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.
• Successful completion of Fresenius Biomedical Technician training within the first 24 months of service is required for continued employment.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of active work, including lifting, bending, walking, and standing for considerable lengths of time.
• 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, 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 mechanical, automotive, or construction work, 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, evaluate, and report water and dialysate samples, and take any required actions.
• Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly trend analysis on the water system to ensure 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 ensure regulatory and OSHA requirements are met.
• 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 water-system testing technique; ensure testing and documentation comply with manufacturer specifications for the devices and test equipment used.
• Complete technical training programs required by state or 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 following natural disasters
• Financial support during personal hardship
• Employee resource groups supporting professional and personal development, discussion, activities, and peer support
• Opportunities for career advancement

What This Job Offers

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