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Jefferson Health · 21 hours ago

Biomedical Equipment Technician III

Camden County, NJ

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

Jefferson Health is a nationally ranked healthcare system dedicated to providing high-quality clinical care and education. They are seeking a Biomedical Equipment Technician III to perform advanced service and support on biomedical equipment, ensuring compliance with preventive maintenance and quality assurance standards while also training other technicians and leading performance improvement initiatives.

Hospital & Health Care

Responsibilities

Completes the preventive maintenance (PM) workload to achieve a consistently high level of PM compliance over time

Reviews, modifies, develops, and implements written preventive maintenance manuals and quality assurance testing procedures for medical equipment

Reviews incident reports related to equipment malfunction or misuse and takes appropriate actions to ensure patient safety

Leads new equipment evaluations, acquisitions, and installations

Obtains quotes through current requisition processes and works with technical specifications related to bids and capital purchases

Exercises proper judgment in evaluating the extent/source of repairs on malfunctioning equipment and determines the course of action needed to cost-effectively maximize equipment uptime

Seeks out best value products and labor and parts sources to minimize the total cost of service to the organization

Provides in-service training to other clinical engineering service technicians

Leads continuous performance improvement initiatives related to medical equipment use

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

Periodically conform to a flexible work schedule on an as-needed basis

Participate in on-call rotation and upgrade support

Participates in continuous performance improvement initiatives related to medical equipment use

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

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

Periodically conform to a flexible work schedule on an as-needed basis

Participates in on-call rotation and upgrade support

Qualification

Biomedical equipment maintenancePreventive maintenanceTroubleshootingCertified Biomedical Equipment TechnicianElectronic test equipmentDatabase managementCustomer serviceTeamworkFlexibility

Required

High School Diploma

Minimum 4 years' progressive experience performing electronic and/or electromechanical repairs and preventive maintenance on both general and specialized biomedical equipment

Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET) and/or Military (DoD) Biomedical Equipment Technician certification

Ability to respond to diagnostic ultrasound, portable fluoroscopy, and dye injector service calls

Ability to respond to service calls in the operating rooms

Ability to communicate and function independently in a customer-focused service environment and to use computer software-based work order tracking systems to document repair and maintenance services

Proficiency in performing database management functions regarding maintaining accurate device control records

Competence and independence in potential crisis situations while appropriately alerting management

Flexibility in accommodating customer needs

Knowledge of state-of-the-art electronic test equipment and simulators

Proficient in the repair and preventive maintenance of at least eight of the following devices: Anesthesia Machines, Anesthetic Gas Analyzers, Blood Cell Savers, Diagnostic Ultrasound, ECMO Console, EEG Equipment, EMR System Interface, Fetal Monitoring System, Hemodialysis Machines, IABPs, Infant Care Equipment, Lab Analyzers, Medical Lasers, Patient Monitoring Systems, Perfusion Console, Pulmonary Function Testers, Portable Fluoroscopy, Sterilizers (steam or plasma), Telemetry Monitoring Systems, Tissue Processors, and Ventilators (adult or infant)

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)

Ability and willingness to travel to remote hospital sites and to periodically conform to a flexible work schedule on an as-needed basis

Preferred

Associates Degree

5+ years' progressive experience performing electronic and/or electromechanical repairs and preventive maintenance on both general and specialized biomedical equipment

Any GE PCS/Telemetry experience would be a plus

Benefits

Medical (including prescription)

Supplemental insurance

Dental

Vision

Life and AD&D insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Voluntary benefits

Company

Jefferson Health

Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals are partners in providing excellent clinical and compassionate care for our patients in the Philadelphia region, educating the health professionals of tomorrow in a variety of disciplines and discovering new knowledge that will define the future of clinical care.

Founded in 1995

Philadelphia, PA, US

5001-10000 employees