Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist - Imaging

Job Summary

Recognized as field modality expert. Highly competent in area of specialty, spending 70% of time or more in repairing, inspecting, installing, troubleshooting, and calibrating equipment in area of specialty. Serves as a front-line responder for escalated service events.

General Guidelines: Highly specialized healthcare technology management (HTM) professional having special training or equivalent in laboratory equipment. Performs highly skilled work of considerable difficulty. Considered a technical expert in specialty.

Leadership: Adept at learning on the job as well as teaching and mentoring others. Considered a technical expert in specialty area and can mentor other mentors.

Public Safety & Regulatory Requirements: Is knowledgeable about both local and national public safety and regulatory issues, especially those issues that apply to their area of specialty.

Customer Service: Can successfully support the solution of organization-level customer service issues and complaints, especially those issues that apply to their area of specialty.

Equipment Expertise: Demonstrated a working knowledge of clinical equipment such as radiological, laboratory or networked medical systems.

Other: Has a basic understanding of project management terms and methods. Project Specialists have advanced mastery and certification in project management methodologies.

Job Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree or Associate's degree, military training, or academic work aligned with AAMI's Core Competencies for the Biomedical Equipment Technician preferred, with substantial experience required plus increased levels of certification and training in area of specialty.

Licensure: AAMI-CRES Certification preferred.

General Skills & Experience: Possesses advanced understanding and skills related to general electromechanical systems and devices as applied to their specialty.

Specific Experience:

• Exhibits a detailed understanding and can fully communicate the use of devices supported.
• Can provide advanced support of acuity equipment for direct patient care.
• Has in depth understanding of the operations and environment that they support such as hospital, clinic, etc.
• Has advanced experience in their assigned clinical environment.
• Possesses in depth understanding of common clinical terminology as well as that of life sciences such as anatomy and physiology.

Physical, Mental, Environmental And Working Conditions

Works in all departments of the hospital with exposure to potential electrocution or other injuries; may require working rotating schedule or on-call work. Must be able to lift, stoop, bend and push; concentrate on detail work for prolonged periods of time; able to maintain and calibrate delicate, life support and networked monitoring equipment.