Biomedical Technician - Dialysis Centers of Northwest Arkansas (Full-time, Monday - Friday, 8am-4:30pm with call)

Organization Overview, Mission, Vision, and Values

Our mission is to improve the health of people in the communities we serve through compassionate, high-quality care, prevention, and wellness education. Washington Regional Medical System is a community-owned, locally governed, non-profit health care system located in Northwest Arkansas in the heart of Fayetteville, which is consistently ranked among the Best Places to live in the country. Our 425-bed medical center has been named the #1 hospital in Arkansas for five consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report. We employ 3,200+ team members and serve the region with over 45 clinic locations, the area's only Level II trauma center, and five Centers of Excellence - the Washington Regional J.B. Hunt Transport Services Neuroscience Institute; Washington Regional Walker Heart Institute; Washington Regional Women and Infants Center; Washington Regional Total Joint Center; and Washington Regional Pat Walker Center for Seniors.

Position Summary

The role of the Dialysis Biomed Technician reports to the Dialysis Biomedical Supervisor. This position is responsible for assisting in preventive maintenance and repair of all patient care equipment and overseeing general maintenance at Dialysis Centers of Northwest Arkansas (DCNA) facilities. This position will assist with purchasing, inventory control, and delivery of equipment, supplies, and medications to all locations.

Essential Position Responsibilities

• Maintain current knowledge of dialysis equipment
• Develop and maintain a maintenance schedule for dialysis equipment in partnership with biomed supervisor
• Ensure preventative maintenance is performed in a timely manner, maintain equipment repair records, and escalate issues to supervisor, as needed
• Maintain inventory of supplies and equipment and utilizing inventory management
• Monitor and maintain DCNA locations to ensure safe environment as established by local, state, and federal regulations and requirements
• Ensure DCNA locations are stocked with adequate supply; provide emergency delivery, as needed
• Other responsibilities as appropriate with current job function

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED, required.
• Licensure and Certifications: Completion of a manufacturer training course for dialysis machines required within 9 months.
• Experience: Previous experience in equipment repair, inventory control, supply delivery, and purchasing, required.

Work Environment : This position will spend 90% of time standing and/or walking while pushing, pulling, lifting and/or carrying up to 50 lbs. This position will spend 10% of time sitting and/or driving. This position will spend 10% of time sitting while performing work in a standard office environment. This position may be exposed to communicable disease and bodily fluids.