Biomedical Technician

Fresenius Medical Care • Huber Heights, OH

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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 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 role offers opportunities to advance through a three-level Biomedical Technician career ladder and a leadership path in technical operations and services.

The position includes maintaining and troubleshooting dialysis, ancillary, and water treatment equipment; supporting the facility’s physical plant; monitoring water systems; documenting maintenance; coordinating vendors and equipment installation; and managing service-parts and clinic inventory. The technician also supports regulatory compliance, staff training and verification, and scheduled after-hours technical on-call coverage as needed.

The role involves active work, including lifting, bending, walking, and standing for considerable periods. Work may involve chemicals, infectious materials, high-voltage equipment, and outdoor elements. Company-provided personal protective equipment is available, and dollies or other equipment must be used when moving heavy items.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Valid driver’s license issued in the employee’s state of residence required.
• Less than one year of related experience.
• Collaborative, independent, analytical, mechanical, and self-motivated; demonstrates initiative and strives to keep knowledge and skills up to date.
• 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 OSHA, 6S, and infection-control practices.
• Must take the Ishihara Color Blindness test as a condition of employment; failing the test does not automatically preclude employment, and reasonable accommodations may be considered.
• Availability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays; the posting’s statement about availability is incomplete.

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 and report results, and take required actions.
• Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly trend analysis of the water system to confirm it 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 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 water-system testing technique; ensure tests 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 clinics as needed.
• Train and educate colleagues on operational maintenance of dialysis machines.
• Complete Fresenius Biomedical Technician training within the first 24 months of service to remain employed.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement for education goals.
• Scholarships for family members.
• Relief when natural disasters strike.
• Financial support during personal hardship.
• 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