Biomedical Technician I

Job Summary

Maintains and assists in medical equipment management by installing, calibrating, repairing, and inspecting medical equipment.

Essential Functions

• Inspects newly acquired medical devices and systems for safety and function and attaches and assigns appropriate control numbers and labels to medical devices.
• Conducts complete performance assurance and electrical safety testing. Performs preventive/scheduled maintenance on medical devices as required.
• Respond to medical equipment problems in clinical or research areas; evaluate, troubleshoot, and solve problems.
• Performs equipment repairs to a level requiring generic test instrumentation or diagnostic software, e.g., to board or component level for electrical devices.
• Participates in medical equipment evaluations, installations, and upgrades, including software revision.
• Makes periodic rounds of assigned clinical areas to assess the operation of medical devices and systems.
• Instructs department and other equipment technical staff on testing, calibration, preventive maintenance, basic troubleshooting, and medical equipment repair.
• Documents inspections, repairs, maintenance procedures, and teaching activities.

Qualifications

Education: Associate's Degree Biomedical Technician required. Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? Yes.

Licenses and Credentials: Class D Passenger Vehicle Driver's License [State License] - Generic - HR Only preferred; Personal Drivers License (New Hampshire) - New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles preferred; MGH Security RMV Check/Registry of Motor Vehicles Driving Report - MGB Internal preferred.

Experience: Experience as a biomedical technician. 1-2 years preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates and understands the importance of interpersonal and communication skills to effectively work with team members, front line staff and vendors.
• Understands electrical and mechanical biomedical safety principles.
• Ability to learn and perform maintenance and troubleshooting of medical devices involving appropriate test equipment and software diagnostic tools.
• Ability to learn equipment maintenance, operating procedures, and repair procedures from training materials and courses.
• Ability to use computer-based tools.