About the Role
Serve as a biomedical equipment technician providing operations support at the Medical Equipment Repair Section.
Responsibilities
- Repair, calibrate, and maintain medical equipment used in the healthcare field with minimal supervision.
- Maintain documentation systems and report information essential to facility medical equipment maintenance reporting systems.
- Inspect and install medical equipment in medical facilities.
- Perform maintenance, testing, repair, and operation duties in accordance with organizational and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) literature and guidance.
- Perform scheduled and unscheduled individual preventive maintenance procedures.
- Inspect, test, troubleshoot, and/or repair equipment for proper function.
- Prepare required work orders to accompany equipment for repair.
- Perform tasks in connection with the setup and installation of assigned medical equipment.
- Evaluate new pieces of electronic medical equipment.
- Perform bench work on mechanical, electro-mechanical, pneumatic, and similar equipment.
- Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.
Requirements
- Associates degree or higher, or equivalent (e.g., military training), as an electronics technician and/or Biomedical Equipment Technician.
- Read, understand, speak, and write English.
- Minimum of three (3) years hospital/healthcare experience performing medical equipment maintenance.
- Working knowledge of computers, specifically the internet, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, and Windows Operating System.
- Provide evidence of training, certifications, experience, and other qualifications for each biomedical engineering technician.
- Evidence must include a list of types of equipment on which contracted personnel have experience performing preventative and corrective maintenance.
- Public Health clearance is required.
- Submit immunization records and physical health certification with proposal.
- A certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) by the American Heart Association (AMA), or the American Red Cross shall be obtained prior to the contract start date.
- May be required to work in hazardous environments (electrical shock, burns, gas fumes, radiation exposure, biological contamination).
- May be exposed to nosocomial infections while working in clinics, isolation areas, operating rooms, wards, or on potentially contaminated medical equipment.
- Work performed primarily involves on-site work and standing, bending, and working in cramped and awkward positions.
- Constantly follow safe work practices and procedures, particularly while lifting, carrying tools, maintaining equipment.
- Works in all patient care areas in the medical treatment facility.
- May be required to handle and/or ensure proper disposal of hazardous material(s).
- Requires use of protective/safety clothing/equipment.
- May be required to lift heavy objects weighing up to 60 pounds.
- A valid driver’s license is required.
- Requires knowledge and technical understanding of and ability to interpret and relate federal, state, local, professional agencies' standards, regulatory requirements to biomedical equipment and its respective Environment of Care (EOC).
Skills
- Electronics technician
- Biomedical Equipment Technician
- English
- Computer proficiency
- Internet
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Windows Operating System
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Medical equipment maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Repair
- Calibration
- Installation
- Preventive maintenance
- Hazardous material handling
- Safe work practices
Location
- Lakenheath, Mildenhall, Feltwell, UK
Work Type
- Full Time
- 40 Hours/week
- On-site
Experience Level
- Minimum of three (3) years hospital/healthcare experience performing medical equipment maintenance.
Education Level
- Associates degree or higher
- Equivalent military training
About the Company
- French Consulting has been designated a Military Friendly Employer!
Equal Opportunity
- French Consulting is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
- We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.
- We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
