Lead Biomedical Technician

Tidelands Health•Georgetown, SC

45d•Onsite

About The Position

Lead Biomedical Equipment Technician Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day. A Brief Overview The Lead Biomedical Equipment Technician maintains clinical equipment through the effective use of the Medical Equipment Management Plan, as guided by the Director of Clinical Engineering. Performs a variety of tasks associated with the installation, maintenance, calibration, and repair of complex medical equipment. Provides technical guidance to other Biomedical Equipment Technicians within the department. Coordinates special projects and performs specialized technical tasks.

Requirements

Associate's Degree in biomedical Equipment Technology or Electronics Technology from a two-year college, technical school, or equivalent experience Required
Minimum of 7 years of experience servicing medical equipment.
Two (2) years supervisory experience in a hospital biomedical engineering department or a full-service biomedical service company Required
Advance knowledge of biomedical/electronic test equipment required
Knows principles and function of electricity/electronics required
Knows how to use MS Office and other computer applications required
Knows various types of medical equipment and medical terminology required
Holds technical service certification from at least one medical device manufacturer Required

Nice To Haves

Imaging or Anesthesia service training/hands on experience Preferred
Project management experience Preferred
Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician - Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation Preferred
Knowledge of computers and networks preferred

Responsibilities

Assist with the Fiscal - Clinical Engineering annual budget.
Expand personal professional development by tracking hours spent on reading career related material, attending training classes, in-services, conferences or CE related webinars.
Performs inventory and schedules inspections in MediMizer of all lead barriers. Attaches inventory tag using specialty tool to all lead barriers.
Enters operating manuals or service manuals into the Clinical Engineering common folder on the "s" drive.
Manages medical equipment assets through the inventory addition, deletion and verification process.
Properly document medical equipment service records in the computerized medical equipment management system (CMMS) (MediMizer).
Performs general repairs, calibrations, and preventive maintenance on medical devices using specialized test equipment.
Completes assigned Preventive Maintenance (PM) within the scheduled month.
Participates in the medical equipment emergency On-Call program.
Effectively handles customer service issues. Responding to customers' requests in a timely manner.