Biomed Technician I - BMET -North Region - Hackensack Meridian Health
Hackensack, NJ 07601
About the Job
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.
At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.
Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
The BMET I is responsible for providing support functions, preventive maintenance, and minor repair on medical equipment.
This is an on-site position and when needed, you will support all of our sites.
Responsibilities:
A day in the life of a BMET I at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:
- Maintains inventory of repair parts, supplies and technical manuals.
- Orders repair parts and/or components and supplies as required.
- Performs incoming inspections on new, trial and demonstration equipment before they are placed into patient service.
- Oversee incoming and outgoing equipment for repair and maintain equipment log.
- Performs preventive maintenance inspections procedures to optimize performance, reliability, and projected life expectancy of Medical Center instrumentation.
- Documents and refer nonconforming items to the Bio-Medical Engineering Laboratory for repair.
- Executes pick-ups and delivers instrumentations to the various hospital units for service and/or preventive maintenance, or supplies and equipment from local vendors as directed.
- Performs minor repairs on defective instrumentation under the direction of the senior technologist. Conducts and documents performance tests to ensure that equipment is functioning properly before returning to patient service.
- Lifts a minimum of 50 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 50 lbs. and stands a minimum of 6.0 hours a day.
- Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
- Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
- A minimum of 2 years experience working in healthcare with familiarity of medical devices.
- Exhibits a basic understanding and can communicate the use of devices supported.
- Can provide basic support of acuity equipment for direct patient care.
- Is familiar with the operations and environment that they support (hospital, clinic, etc.).
- Has minimal experience in their assigned clinical environment.
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:
- Some college education in a technical field.
- 3-5 years technical/scientific experience.
Licenses and Certifications Preferred:
- Valid State Driver's License
If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!