What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bio Med Tech Lead position at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana?
Job Summary
The Biomedical Technician Lead is responsible for leading and supervising a team of biomedical technologists in the maintenance, repair, calibration, and safety of medical equipment across the hospital or healthcare facility. This position plays a key role in ensuring that all biomedical devices function at optimal performance levels, contributing to high-quality patient care. The Biomedical Technologist Lead will work closely with clinical teams, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, overseeing maintenance schedules, and providing technical guidance and training to staff.
Essential Functions
- Leads and supervises a team of biomedical technicians, ensuring the efficient workflow of daily operations.
- Assigns tasks, monitor progress, and provide training and mentoring to team members.
- Routinely manages the corrective and preventive maintenance of devices as assigned as well as follow-up communications on this work and any other assigned responsibilities.
- Oversees and performs routine preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs of a wide range of medical equipment, including diagnostic, therapeutic, and monitoring devices.
- Leads calibration processes for medical devices to ensure accurate performance and compliance with regulatory standards.
- Performs quality assurance checks and maintain documentation on the condition and performance of equipment.
- Oversees inventory control of medical equipment and parts, ensuring proper stock levels and timely procurement.
- Maintains accurate records of all equipment repairs, maintenance, and servicing.
- Assists in the equipment procurement process by providing technical specifications and recommendations.
- Provides technical support to medical staff, clinicians, and other healthcare professionals regarding equipment use and functionality.
- Troubleshoots complex biomedical equipment issues and lead efforts to resolve them in a timely manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Complies with all policies and standards.
Qualifications
- Associate Degree Biomedical Electronics/Electronics Engineering/IT Technology or equivalent military Biomedical experience required
- Bachelor's Degree Biomedical Electronics/Electronics Engineering/IT Technology or equivalent military Biomedical experience preferred
- 3-5 years of experience in biomedical equipment repair and maintenance, preferably in a hospital or healthcare setting. required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Experience with healthcare technology management programs
- ACI Certification Required (CBET, CRES, CLES or CHTM) or IT-type certification
- Must possess skill-set of advanced modality HTM expertise such as clinical laboratory, medical imaging, radiation/oncology, real-time location systems, alarm management middleware or high-end biomedical devices such as device integration/networking, catheterization lab/electrophysiology monitoring systems
- Medical equipment knowledge (manufacturers, models, modalities, capital planning, etc…)
- Understanding of regulatory requirements of medical devices (CMS, TJC, CLIA, AABB, NRC,State, Local)
- Advanced/Strong computer skills (proficient with Microsoft products), experience with CMMS products
- Strong planning and organization skills. Excellent verbal, written, communication and presentation skills
Licenses and Certifications
- ACI Certification, IT-type Certification or another applicable technical certification required
