Biomedical Equipment Technician I

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Job Details Biomedical Equipment Technician I

Job Description Job Description Summary: Provides a basic level of equipment and/or departmental service and support. Performs preventive maintenance, quality assurance inspections, installation, testing, calibration, troubleshooting, repair, and general maintenance on biomedical, clinical data/network systems, and related technologies.

Job Description: Completes the preventive maintenance (PM) workload for assigned equipment to achieve a consistently high level of PM compliance over time. Performs database management functions with regard to maintaining accurate device control records and entering complete and accurate scheduled and non-scheduled work-order data. Evaluates the extent/source of repairs on malfunctioning equipment and determines the course of action needed to cost-effectively maximize equipment uptime. Identifies and obtains parts, supplies, and other technical resource materials required to service, maintain, test, and repair equipment at the lowest possible cost. Performs repairs on defective or malfunctioning equipment. Provides in-service training to other clinical engineering service technicians. Establishes and maintains supporting technical literature such as manufacturer’s literature, references standards, specifications, and other documents necessary for supporting the biomedical program. Assists with, evaluates, and monitors the work performed by outside service providers.

Additional Responsibilities: • Participate in new equipment evaluations, acquisitions, and installations • Assist with recall/alert identification and management • Prioritizes scheduled maintenance in accordance with medical equipment maintenance management policy

• Responds to requests for maintenance services from equipment users; performs initial assessment, problem verification, and troubleshooting • Reviews FDA, ECRI, manufacturer, and/or other device recall and problem notification sources to verify if any of the covered equipment falls within the problem equipment listings

• Reviews Incident Reports related to equipment malfunction or misuse and takes actions to ensure patient safety • Attending vendor sponsored technical training service schools • Special projects and other duties in support of the hospital system as assigned • Participates in continuous performance improvement initiatives related to medical equipment use • Periodically conform to a flexible work schedule on an as-needed basis • Participates in on-call rotation and upgrade support

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: • Knowledge of state-of-the-art electronic and test equipment, quality assurance procedures, and preventive maintenance procedures • Knowledge of source, use, and applications of alternative parts providers as related to electronic or electromechanical equipment • Knowledge of computer software-based work order tracking systems • Ability to use vendor-supplied service documentation, technical manuals, and general electronics industry parts and specification materials to test, troubleshoot, maintain, and repair assigned equipment and related systems • Ability to work well in a team environment and to be self-motivated and self-disciplined • Effectively deals with multiple and changing priorities • Must be able to visit multiple business locations (Dependent on employment location)

Education: • High School Diploma/GED • Preferred: Associate degree in Electronics, Biomedical Engineering, or related fields

Experience: • Progressive experience performing repairs and preventive maintenance on both general and specialized biomedical equipment • Preferred: 1+ years’ progressive experience performing electronic and/or electromechanical repairs and preventive maintenance on both general and specialized biomedical equipment.

Additional Experience: • Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET) and/or Military (DoD) Biomedical Equipment Technician certification • Vendor and manufacturer (OEM) repair/training certification(s) or similar credentials • Any GE PCS/Telemetry experience would be a plus

Work Schedule and Requirements: • Standard support (work) hours are Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 6:00 PM (8-hour day / split shift) • Shift 1: 7:00 am to 3:30 pm / Shift 2: 9:30 am to 6:00 pm • Some after hours, weekend, and holiday work may be required • Some positions may be responsible for multiple locations in the same geographic area • Some site-to-site travel may be required • Flexible work schedule required to accommodate early morning or evening repairs as needed • Positions participate in a weekly on-call rotation for after-hours and weekend support • All Biomedical and Imaging positions will be based out of 1 of the locations below

Salary Range $28.37 to $40.42 Hourly The actual hiring rate will be determined based on candidate experience, skills and qualifications. This position is not eligible for an annual incentive.

Positions posted as annual salaries reflect an estimated amount for a 1.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) (i.e. 40 hour equivalent)), positions for less than 1.0 FTE will be prorated.)

Work Shift Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type Regular Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University Primary Location Address 111 S 11th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University , home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College

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