Biomedical Imaging Specialist II

Biomedical Imaging Specialist II at Jefferson Health

Provides advanced levels of equipment and/or departmental service and support. Performs preventive maintenance, quality assurance inspections, installation, testing, calibration, troubleshooting, repair, and general maintenance on one or more categories of specialized biomedical, imaging equipment, clinical data/network systems, and related technologies.

Job Description

Completes the preventive maintenance (PM) workload to achieve a consistently high level of PM compliance over time. Provides safety checks, repairs, and installations of biomedical and communications equipment. Identifies and obtains supplies and other materials required to service, maintain, and repair equipment at the lowest possible cost. Establishes and maintains supporting technical literature such as manufacturer’s literature, references standards, specifications, and other documents necessary for supporting the biomedical program. Ensures that the biomedical equipment is following applicable regulatory requirements and quality control standards. Make effective presentations to small groups of peers to ensure staff remain up to date on new trends. Provides in-service and training on biomedical equipment and electrical safety. Periodically conform to a flexible work schedule on an as-needed basis. Participate in on-call rotation and upgrade support.

Additional Responsibilities

• Participates in continuous performance improvement initiatives related to medical equipment use
• Reviews FDA, ECRI, manufacturer, and/or other device recall and problem notification sources to verify if any of the covered equipment falls within the problem equipment listings
• Reviews incident reports related to equipment malfunction or misuse and takes appropriate actions to ensure patient safety
• Attending vendor sponsored technical training service schools
• Special projects and other duties in support of the hospital system as assigned
• Periodically conform to a flexible work schedule on an as-needed basis
• Participates in on-call rotation and upgrade support

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of state-of-the-art electronic and test equipment, quality assurance procedures, and preventive maintenance procedures
• Knowledge of source, use, and applications of alternative parts providers as related to electronic or electromechanical equipment
• Knowledge of advanced troubleshooting techniques
• Knowledge of computer software-based work order tracking systems
• Ability to use vendor-supplied service documentation, technical manuals, and general electronics industry parts and specification materials to test, troubleshoot, maintain, and repair assigned equipment and related systems
• Ability to work well in a team environment and to be self-motivated and self-disciplined
• Effectively deals with multiple and changing priorities
• Must be able to visit multiple business locations (Dependent on employment location)
• Ability and willingness to travel to remote hospital sites and to periodically conform to a flexible work schedule on an as-needed basis

Education

• High School Diploma
• Preferred: Attendance on equipment-specific training courses related to the equipment specific specialty area of expertise (extensive hands-on experience may be considered equivalent to specific training courses)

Experience

• 3 years progressive experience in performing direct component and/or board level repair and maintenance on both general and model-specific equipment in the medical imaging field
• Additional training in other modalities such as Anesthesia, Ultrasound, X-Ray, Cath Lab, etc.
• Preferred: 5 years’ progressive experience in performing direct component and/or board level repair and maintenance on both general and model-specific equipment in the medical imaging field

Licenses And Certifications

• Preferred: CRES - Radiology Equipment Specialist
• Military (DoD) Biomedical Equipment Technician certification
• Vendor and manufacturer (OEM) repair/training certification(s) or similar credentials

Additional Experience

• Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET) Preferred

Work Schedule And Requirements

• Standard support (work) hours are Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 6:00 PM (8-hour day / split shift)
• Shift 1: 7:00 am to 3:30 pm / Shift 2: 9:30 am to 6:00 pm
• Some after hours, weekend, and holiday work may be required
• Some positions may be responsible for multiple locations in the same geographic area
• Some site-to-site travel may be required
• Flexible work schedule required to accommodate early morning or evening repairs as needed
• Positions participate in a weekly on-call rotation for after-hours and weekend support
• All Biomedical and Imaging positions will be based out of 1 of the locations below

Key skills/competency

• Biomedical Equipment Maintenance
• Medical Imaging Systems
• Preventive Maintenance (PM)
• Troubleshooting & Repair
• Quality Assurance
• Regulatory Compliance
• Clinical Data/Network Systems
• X-Ray/Ultrasound/Cath Lab
• Technical Training
• On-Call Support