What are the responsibilities and job description for the Biomedical Electronics Technician II position at Dartmouth Health?
Performs a variety of routine and complex tasks associated with the installation, service, and calibration of a diverse range of therapeutic, diagnostic, and life support biomedical instrumentation.
- Assembles, installs, and maintains mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, and basic electronic devices.
- Performs routine electrical, safety, calibration, and functional tests on biomedical instrumentation using routine and complex test equipment.
- Understand and supports actions toward a systematic preventive maintenance program of biomedical instrumentation.
- Documents all maintenance requests, actions, special initiatives and testing procedures in the Clinical Engineering CMMS per documentation standards.
- Collaborates with Clinical Engineers to implement, research and develop testing procedures and protocols for new therapeutic, and diagnostic biomedical instrumentation.
- Diagnoses and corrects system and equipment malfunctions by making, component or assembly replacements, system or component calibrations to ensure medical equipment and internal circuitry meet specified requirements. Makes calculations for computing circuit elements necessary to adjust circuitry to specified requirements.
- Provides technical assistance and instruction to D-HH personnel in the operation and setup of equipment.
- Provides mentoring and precepting to other biomedical technicians.
- Works with clinical and technical staff in implementing equipment decisions to meet their operational needs and in monitoring equipment during operations.
- Improves or makes special test setups to conduct functional checks of medical electronic test equipment.
- Executes specific testing in response to safety incident investigations Responds to incidents/complaints in coordination with Clinical Engineers.
- Working knowledge of the clinical application of medical technologies and devices.
- Interprets and understands schematics, wiring diagrams, technical drawings, troubleshooting guides, and manufacturer provided literature of biomedical instrumentation.
- Must be willing to serve as a technical resource to others in areas of specialty or certification(s)
- Good communication and strong customer service skills
- Ability and willingness to serve "on-call" duty as required
- Performs other duties as required or assigned.
- High School Dipolma or equivalent.
- Minimum 9 Expertise Units Required. Expertise Units defined
- 1 per each year of biomedical equipment technician work experience
- 1 per two years of relevant technical or clinical work experience
- 3 per relevant Associates Degree or Military Equivalent
- 5 per relevant Bachelor’s Degree
- 8 per current active CBET Certification
- Basic knowledge of electronic circuitry and troubleshooting
- Reliable Transportation
- Flexible schedule required
- None