Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Biomedical Equipment Technician II

Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associates' Degree in Biomedical Technology or equivalent education and experience; Certification by AAMI preferred.
  • Three years of relevant experience in maintaining and repairing biomedical equipment.
  • Basic troubleshooting skills are essential.
  • Knowledge of specialized test equipment like electrical safety analyzers and patient simulators.
  • Ability to use basic hand and power tools effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, repair, maintain, and calibrate a variety of medical and laboratory equipment.
  • Conduct preventative maintenance tasks including cleaning, adjusting, and electrical safety testing.
  • Document equipment inspections and repairs thoroughly in the database.
  • Collaborate with staff and vendors to resolve equipment issues promptly.
  • Drive vehicles to service medical equipment at community locations.
  • Evaluate and recommend devices for human subject use.
  • Review preventive maintenance outcomes and suggest process improvements.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental insurance.
  • Flexible spending accounts for health expenses.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Retirement savings plan options.
  • Generous paid vacation and sick leave policies.
  • Onsite health clinic for employee convenience.
  • Tuition reimbursement for further education.
Full Job Description
Under general supervision, troubleshoot, repair, maintain, install, test, and calibrate basic clinical, laboratory, and medical research equipment. This is a full-time, hourly position. Location is onsite at our South Lake Union Campus. Responsibilities - Under general supervision, independently troubleshoot, repair, maintain and calibrate all electronic/mechanical/hydraulic patient care, life support, surgical services, and clinical laboratory equipment, apparatus or systems such as but not limited to cardiac monitors, bed side patient monitoring systems, electrosurgical unit (ESU), blood-gas analyzers, multi-chemistry analyzers, surgical lasers, general/basic imaging equipment (portable X-ray machines), surgical robots, and infusion device - Perform preventative maintenance by cleaning, lubricating, adjusting, calibrating, verifying performance and electrical safety testing. - Document equipment inspections, repairs and failures in database. - Confer with faculty, staff, health care providers, laboratory staff, vendors and management to resolve equipment problems. - Drive Fred Hutch owned vehicles to service equipment at community sites. - Evaluate, make recommendations, and approve devices for use on human subjects. - Reviews outcome of preventive maintenance actions and make recommendations for improvements to processes or procedures. - Repair malfunctioning patient care life support equipment - Evaluate medical equipment involved in unusual incidents and prepare reports and documentation. - Provide mentorship to other technicians - Other related duties as assigned Qualifications Required: - An Associates' Degree in Biomedical Technology -OR- Equivalent education and experience -OR- Certification by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) as a candidate. - Three years of relevant experience maintaining and repairing biomedical equipment. - Basic troubleshooting skills. - Knowledge of specialized test equipment such as electrical safety analyzers, patient simulators, and device specific test instruments. - Ability to use basic hand and power tools. - Telephone operation and courtesy skills. - Customer service skills. Preferred: - An Associates' Degree in Biomedical Technology. Three years of experience in a hospital or outpatient clinical engineering environment. - Three years of experience in a hospital or outpatient clinical engineering environment. - Knowledge of software applications including manufacturer's service tools, computerized maintenance management systems, databases, dashboards, spreadsheets, and other metrics-based monitoring systems including asset management systems. The hourly pay range for this position is from $33.42 to $50.12 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications. Although Fred Hutch is not sponsoring most H-1B visas at this time, candidates who already hold an H-1B sponsored by another organization and are currently in the U.S. may be eligible for this position. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health, well-being, and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (12-22 days per year), paid sick leave (12-25 days per year), paid holidays (13 days per year), paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks).

About Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is a non-profit research institute dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other diseases. It was founded in 1975 by Dr. William Hutchinson in honor of his brother Fred, who died of lung cancer at the age of 45. The center is located in Seattle, Washington and employs over 3,000 scientists, physicians, and staff. It is one of the largest and most respected cancer research centers in the world, and has made significant contributions to the development of bone marrow transplantation and other cancer treatments.
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