Biomed Engineering Tech III

The Biomed Engineering Tech III will provide preventive maintenance inspection on medical equipment to meet regulatory and department goals. Will regularly visit and work with customers within the hospital to assure the medical equipment is meeting the needs of the department. Operate Test Equipment necessary to perform inspection and preventive maintenance. Read, follow, and understand manufacturer schematics to repair medical equipment. Provide repair and maintenance of medical equipment. Troubleshoot problems, provide customer with communication as to status, document the work, and follow through in a timely manner. Participate in various levels of medical equipment Selection, Installation, Setup, and Disposition of the medical equipment. Monitor and evaluate the quality of service and documentation provided by manufacturers and third-party service groups. Assist in the development and update of the Medical Equipment Management Plan and contribute to a determination of the level of inspection and preventive maintenance required by each type of device. Consistently engage in special projects (through the selection, installation, adaption, design, modification, or disposition of medical equipment.). Demonstrates project leadership abilities (independently) to manage the process through a timeline, communicate status, and follow through on commitments.

Minimum Education

• High School Diploma or GED HS diploma, GED or equivalent required.
• 2 year vocational/technical program or AA degree equivalent in a related field required.
  

Minimum Work Experience

• 3 - 6 years of experience. years inspecting, troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing Medical Equipment
  • To include: physiologic monitors; various styles of infusion/ feeding pumps; electrocardiographs; blood pressure monitors; infant incubators; electric beds; nurse call systems; cribs; steris scope washers; OR Lights; OR Tables; radiant warmers; electrosurgical units; defibrillator monitors; patient scales; hypo/hyperthermia equipment; physical therapy equipment; sterilizers; misc equipment used in the Operating room; and some clinical laboratory equipment, such as centrifuges, incubators, slide stainers, shakers, warmers, and flame photometers.
• 3 years experience, troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing specialized medical equipment:
  • Such as anesthesia instruments; hemodialysis units; ventilators (respirators); advance cardiac catheterization monitoring; lasers; heart-lung bypass machines; Ultrasound; clinical laboratory analyzers; and/ or radiologic equipment (demonstrated through experience from manufacturers service training or other reliable source and ability to repair such devices on a regular basis without assistance.)

Functional Accountabilities
Repair Medical Equipment

• Troubleshoot and repair complex electronic and electromechanical biomedical equipment to subassembly level.

• Provide on-call coverage as assigned to ensures 24-hour emergency coverage for the hospital.

Prepares Purchase Orders

• Prepare purchase order request for repair parts, include vendor selection.

• Follow up and ensure parts have been delivered and installed.

Customer Service

• Routinely contact requestor in regard to assigned work order to notify receipt and estimated time of arrival.

• Communicate to requestor steps to complete work order and provide any follow up information.

• Represent the engineering staff in a professional and helpful manner.

• When necessary, routinely follow-up with manager to communicate or request assistance in order to complete work orders.

Team & Work Relations

• Communicate with staff and management to solve problems and improve processes.

• Support the work effort of the team.

• Assist new team members with general information when necessary.

• Acts as a member of the internal engineering emergency response team.

Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification

• Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

Teamwork/Communication

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

• Partner with all team members to achieve goals

• Receptive to others' ideas and opinions

Performance Improvement/Problem-solving

• Contribute to a positive work environment

• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change

• Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes

• Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment

Cost Management/Financial Responsibility

• Use resources efficiently

• Search for less costly ways of doing things

Safety

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance