Senior Biomedical Equipment Technician

Seeking a Senior Biomedical Equipment Technician (Sr. BMET III)/

To perform preventive maintenance and repair, overhaul, modification and inspection of medical equipment in hospital and clinic environment. Additionally, supervises the day-to-day operations of technical personnel in an assigned area.

• Must be experienced in the troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining of medical devices having worked for at least five years in an in-house BMET program in a health care institution or with a clinical engineering program dealing with a variety of medical device and patient care facility issues.


• Prior experience supervising a group of BMET technicians responsible for inspecting, maintaining, and repairing most medical equipment commonly found in health care institutions is desirable.


• Educational background should include the completion of a two-year associate degree program in Biomedical Equipment Technology or military/non-military equivalent.


• Must have the ability to troubleshoot, repair, overhaul and modify most types of electric, electronic, electro-mechanical and pneumatic medical instruments and be able to effectively instruct others in these matters.


• Must demonstrate efficient record keeping abilities.


• Must possess crisis management skills.


• Familiarity with TJC standards in general and Environment of Care (EOC) elements related to medical equipment in particular.


• AAMI Certification as a Biomedical Equipment Technician should be attained within one year of accepting this position and kept current.


• Must be able to access and work in confined spaces with little or no assistance.


• Must be able to lift a minimum of 40 lbs. to chest height unassisted and 60 lbs. assisted.


• Must able and willing to work with potentially harmful/irritating chemicals.


• Must be able to read and write English and communicate effectively with hospital staff, vendors, manufacturers, and corporate staff.


• Must have a reliable means of transportation and a valid driver's license.


• Must have exceeded all the requirements of a BMET, Intermediate Level.