What are the responsibilities and job description for the Biomed Engineering Technician III position at Children's National Medical Center?
The Biomed Engineering Tech III ensures medical equipment reliability through preventive maintenance inspections, meeting regulatory and departmental goals.
- Conduct regular inspections and preventive maintenance.
- Interact with hospital departments to ensure equipment meets their needs.
- Operate test equipment for inspections and maintenance.
- Repair and troubleshoot medical equipment using manufacturer schematics.
- Communicate status to customers, document work, and follow through promptly.
- Participate in equipment selection, installation, setup, and disposition.
- Evaluate service quality from manufacturers and third-party service groups.
- Assist in updating the Medical Equipment Management Plan.
- Engage in special projects involving medical equipment.
- Demonstrate project leadership abilities.
Join our team to ensure the highest standards of medical equipment functionality and contribute to patient care excellence!
Minimum Education
- High School Diploma or GED HS diploma, GED or equivalent required, plus completion of a two-year vocational/technical program or AA degree equivalent in a related field.
Minimum Work Experience
- 3 years of experience inspecting, troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing the following types of Medical Equipment 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 of experience, troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing the following types of specialized medical equipment: 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 manufacturer's 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.
