Bio-Medical Technician II

Biomedical Equipment Technician

Perform routine and complex tasks associated with installation, maintenance, and repair of a diverse range of clinical equipment and integrated systems across ECU Health. Eligible to be assigned corrective and preventive maintenance on life-support equipment. Works with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

Independently perform PMs and corrective maintenance on a broad range of devices, including life-support equipment.

Serve as a resource to clinical staff for proper device operation and routine maintenance.

Identify/recommend replacement for obsolete or high-risk equipment; assist with evaluations.

Prioritize assignments to meet departmental goals; may carry on-call per policy.

Mentor BMET I technicians; coordinate routine projects from start to completion with equipment owners.

Participate in device incident investigations and provide follow-up per policy.

Independently perform diagnostics, repairs, PMs, and safety testing on assigned devices.

Maintain audit-ready documentation in CMMS and other systems.

Collaborate with clinical and IT teams to restore service and ensure connectivity.

Examples of devices: defibrillators, incubators/transport incubators, patient monitoring systems, EEG/EMG devices, ventilators.

Minimum Requirements

Required Qualifications

Education:

Associate degree in Electronics, Biomedical Equipment Technology, similar field or military equivalent (two-year vocational training may substitute).

Experience:

Minimum 2 years as a Biomedical Equipment Technician or 1 year experience and a CBET/CLES certification.

Licensure/Certifications:

Valid North Carolina driver¿s license; qualify as a candidate for CBET or CLES (AAMI).

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

Strong technical and clinical troubleshooting; substantial knowledge of anatomy/physiology and medical terminology.

Proficiency with departmental software (email, CMMS/database, spreadsheets, word processing).

IT Networking (Intermediate): Working knowledge of TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS; ability to troubleshoot device-to-network communication (ping, traceroute, link/port checks); integrate devices into appropriate VLANs; enforce ECU Health network segmentation standards.

Data Integrity & Compliance (Intermediate): Ensure accuracy and completeness of service records, calibration logs, and configuration data; adhere to HIPAA, ECU Health cybersecurity standards, and data governance for connected medical devices.

$25.92 - $37.78

Positions working location in at the Outer Banks Hospital.

About The Outer Banks Hospital

The Outer Banks Hospital is a full-service critical access hospital offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services. The 21-bed facility is designed to meet the needs of the coastal community, whose year-round population of approximately 35,000 swells to about 350,000 in the summer season. Its campus includes four ORs, a medical/surgical unit, a labor & delivery suite with a dedicated caesarian section OR, a full rehabilitation therapy center, cancer treatment and radiation therapy center, and a 24-hour emergency department.

OBH is fully accredited, provides high quality care in a compassionate environment to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay, and has been nationally recognized for outstanding patient care.

It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.

Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.

We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant's qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.