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Jefferson Health · 20 hours ago

Biomedical Equipment Technician II

Camden County, NJ

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

1+ years exp

Jefferson Health is a nationally ranked health care system dedicated to providing high-quality clinical care and education. The Biomedical Equipment Technician II role involves performing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of biomedical equipment, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and providing training to staff on equipment safety. The technician will also participate in performance improvement initiatives and may be required to work flexible hours, including on-call support.

Hospital & Health Care

Responsibilities

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

Provides safety checks, repairs, and installations of biomedical and communications equipment

Identifies and obtains supplies and other materials required to service, maintain, and repair equipment at the lowest possible cost

Establishes and maintains supporting technical literature such as manufacturer’s literature, references standards, specifications, and other documents necessary for supporting the biomedical program

Ensures that the biomedical equipment is in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and quality control standards

Make effective presentations to small groups of peers to ensure staff remains up to date on new trends

Provides in-service and training on biomedical equipment and electrical safety

Participate in continuous performance improvement initiatives related to medical equipment use

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 appropriate actions to ensure patient safety

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

Participate in on-call rotation and upgrade support

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

Attending vendor sponsored technical training service schools

Special projects and other duties in support of the hospital system as assigned

Qualification

Biomedical equipment repairPreventive maintenanceCalibrationTroubleshootingCertified Biomedical Equipment TechnicianElectronic test equipmentWork order tracking systemsTeamworkSelf-motivationAdaptabilityCommunication skills

Required

Provides advanced levels 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

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

Provides safety checks, repairs, and installations of biomedical and communications equipment

Identifies and obtains supplies and other materials required to service, maintain, and repair equipment at the lowest possible cost

Establishes and maintains supporting technical literature such as manufacturer's literature, references standards, specifications, and other documents necessary for supporting the biomedical program

Ensures that the biomedical equipment is in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and quality control standards

Make effective presentations to small groups of peers to ensure staff remains up to date on new trends

Provides in-service and training on biomedical equipment and electrical safety

Participate in continuous performance improvement initiatives related to medical equipment use

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 appropriate actions to ensure patient safety

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

Participate in on-call rotation and upgrade support

Ability to perform component level repairs at least 35% of the time

Proficient in the repair and preventive maintenance of the following devices: Anesthesia Machines, Anesthetic Gas Analyzers, Blood Cell Savers, and Diagnostic Ultrasound machines

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)

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

H.S Diploma Required

Minimum 1-2 years progressive experience performing repairs and preventive maintenance on both general and specialized biomedical equipment

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

Vendor and manufacturer (OEM) repair/training certification(s) or similar credentials

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

Preferred

Associate degree in Electronics, Biomedical Engineering, or related fields

3 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