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Fresenius Kidney Care -Stoneham Biomed Equipment Tech in Chelsea, Massachusetts
As a Biomedical Technician with Fresenius Medical Care, you will maintain and repair medical and water treatment equipment within our kidney care clinics. You will also train and educate colleagues on operational maintenance of our dialysis machines to ensure the safety of our dialysis patients, as well as manage the medical supplies required. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs dialysis equipment, ancillary equipment, and water treatment systems. Maintains the physical plant, as directed. Ensures outside vendor services are completed per contract. Purchases and retain an inventory of service parts. Performs, evaluates, and reports water/dialysate sample collection and any actions required. Conducts daily, weekly, and monthly trend analysis on the water system to assure system functions as designed. Documents all repairs and maintenance activity. Assists in planning and installing biomedical equipment to assure safe and effective operation of facility. Transports equipment as needed with supervisor consent. Participates in monthly technical and regulatory meetings. Collaborates with facility staff to ensure all regulatory and OSHA requirements are met. Manages inventory, including receiving and putting up deliveries, inventory counts, transporting goods between clinics as needed and assist clinical management with inventory costs. Performs initial and annual verification and ongoing monitoring of patient care staff?s technique for testing water system, assuring tests and documentation comply with manufacturer?s specifications for the devices and test equipment used. Completes all technical training programs required by state/federal regulations and company policy. Provides scheduled after hour technical on-call coverage for your clinics as needed. EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS: High school diploma or G.E.D. required. Associate Degree in electronics / biomedical technology, or equivalent (preferred but not required) Valid Driver\'s License issued in the employee?s state of residence required. Continued employment is dependent on successful completion of Fresenius Biomedical Technician training within the first 24 months of service from date of hire. EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED SKILLS: Qualities and traits: collaborative, independent, analytical, mechanical, self-motivated, selfstarter, continuously strives for staying up to date and increasing their knowledge/skills Less than 1-year related experience. Prior experience working in a mechanical, automotive, or construction industry, dialysis, or medical technical setting (preferred but not required). Manual dexterity required - ability to use common hand tools and small power equipment. Good verbal and written communication skills. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and safely move large/bulky equipment Ability to create a safe and efficient work environment, OSHA ? 6S ? Infection Control