Biomedical Equipment Tech I (BMET)

The Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET) installs, inspects, repairs, calibrates, and modifies biomedical equipment and support systems. Advises staff and other agencies on operation theory, underlying physiological principles, and safe clinical application of biomedical equipment. Provides technology management and equipment repair/calibration support for the medical treatment facility. Assesses and evaluates the condition of in-use medical equipment for maintenance, upgrade, or replace recommendations.
Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.
Inspect and test malfunctioning medical and related equipment following manufacturers' specifications, using test and analysis instruments.
Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair and replace defective parts such as motors, transformers, and circuit boards.
Perform preventive maintenance or service such as cleaning, lubricating and adjusting equipment in accordance with OEM specifications.
Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition in accordance with regulations.
Examine medical equipment and facility's structural environment and check for proper use of equipment, to protect patients and staff from electrical or mechanical hazards. Ensures compliance with safety regulations and policies.
Study technical manuals and attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge.
Provide training to medical staff by explaining and demonstrating correct operation and operator preventive maintenance of medical equipment.
Communicate all work stoppages, missing equipment and any other issues that affect daily operations of critical equipment to the work-center supervisor.
Assist in the execution of the utility outage plan in the event of a loss of commercial power.
Associate Degree in Biomedical Equipment Technology OR DOD Certification
Minimum three (3) years experience as biomedical equipment technician
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Knowledge and skills in applying a wide range of specialized methods, principles, and techniques of electronics and complex medical system failures, recovery of systems, adjusting, modifying, and improving systems to include hardware and software components.
Knowledge of a wide range of electronic, pneumatic, and steam principles and practices, operating parameters, capabilities, and limitations of electronic systems associated with complex medical systems/equipment; and of systems and component design, capabilities, configurations, limitations, and functional operation; and of various types of electronic logic.
Knowledge of Department of Defense, The Joint Commission, AAAHC, CAP, OSHA, NFPA, NEC, FDA and other regulations, procedures, and practices as it applies to biomedical equipment.
Skilled in the interpretation of technical data such as drawings, schematics, blueprints, and specifications of complete electronic systems; and in using complex electronic and electromechanical test and measuring equipment using integrated test functions for different purposes.
Ability to maintain, repair, and test biomedical equipment in accordance with strict OEM technical compliance. Ability to solve technical and performance problems for highly complex electronic systems. Ability to trace electronics logic from one system to another.
Ability to use standard computers and software to enter and extract data to maintain records and document actions.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

The biomedical equipment technician frequently lifts, carries or otherwise, handles, items weighing up to 50 pounds with occasional encounters involving items greater than 23 kilograms.