What are the responsibilities and job description for the Biomedical Equipment Technician 1 - Ronald Reagan Medical Center position at University of California - Los Angeles Health?
Serving at UCLA Health will give you the opportunity to use your specialized abilities to help improve the lives of our patients, their families, and your fellow UCLA Health team members. You'll provide critical support that makes healing happen. We'd love to have you join us.
Responsible forgeneral and various types of patient care equipment. Repair, service, and maintain a wide variety of patient care/medical equipment. The maintenance of these devices includes troubleshooting to component level and routine periodic inspections. Perform initial acceptance inspections on medical equipment. Provide technical support to the Nursing staff and equipment operators. Follow the departmental and Health System policies and procedures. Perform other related duties as required
Salary Range: $39.69 - $52.34 / hourly
- Minimum one-year Biomedical Engineering experience.
- Skills in the use and operation of various electronic test equipment including analog and digital electrical safety test analyzers, analog and digital voltmeters, function generators, power supplies, oscilloscopes, various pressure and vacuum gauges.
- Skills in the use and operation of various types of medical technology test equipment including ECG (electrocardiograph), respiration and temperature simulators, Respiratory Therapy and ventilators' calibration analyzers and testers.
- Ability to use hand tools.
- Skills in soldering/desoldering techniques.
- Ability to read, interpret and analyze electrical schematics, block diagrams and test procedures for a multitude of patient care/ medical equipment, including ventilators.
- Knowledge of analog and digital electronic circuitries.
- Ability to complete various types of technical reports in clear writing.
- Basic knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.
- Knowledge and ability to operate P.C. (personal computers) to open and close work orders and complete technical documentation and reporting.
- Skills in oral communications with medical, nursing staff, various levels of hospital personnel and vendors.
- Skills in efficient troubleshooting techniques.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and professional working relationships with other members of Clinical Engineering, Nursing and other staff of the hospital at different levels.
Preferred:
- Biomed Diploma/degree.
- AAMI Certification.
University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy.
Salary : $40 - $52
