Field Service Specialist / FT, Mon - Fri, 7am-3:30pm

Schedule:  FT, Mon - Fri, 7am-3:30pm 

At Children’s, the region’s only full-service pediatric healthcare center, our people make us the very best for kids. Come cultivate your passion, purpose and professional development in an environment of excellence and inclusion, where team members are supported and deeply valued. Opportunities for career growth abound as we grow our services and spaces, including the cutting-edge Hubbard Center for Children. Join our highly engaged, caring team—and join us in providing brighter, healthier tomorrows for the children we serve. Children's is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.

A Brief Overview
Maintains clinical equipment through the effective use of the Medical Equipment Management Plan. Performs a variety of tasks associated with the installation, maintenance, calibration, and repair of biomedical equipment with minimal supervision. Provides comprehensive support of acuity equipment for direct patient care staff.

Essential Functions

• Comprehensive knowledge level and experienced in most or all facets of job. Possesses an intermediate level of expertise and is capable of assisting less experienced technicians. • Installs, maintains, services, modifies, troubleshoots, and calibrates a variety of X-Ray units, Portable X-Ray units, Fluoroscopy Systems, CR, MRI & Dialysis units. To include diagnostic, therapeutic and life support devices by interpreting engineering and vendor information, schematic diagrams, and graphic illustrations. • Performs electrical safety tests on healthcare technology using specialized test equipment. ◦ Exhibits a comprehensive understanding the use of devices supported with appropriate staff and equipment operators ◦ Provides comprehensive support of acuity equipment for direct patient care staff ◦ Demonstrates familiarity with the operations and environment that they support such as hospital, clinic, etc. ◦ Maintains comprehensive experience in their assigned clinical environment. ◦ Maintains a comprehensive understanding of both local and national public safety and regulatory issues. ◦ Demonstrates the ability to solve service line customer service problems ◦ Demonstrates a working knowledge of clinical equipment, radiological, laboratory and network medical systems. ◦ Demonstrates a basic understanding of project management terms and methods. • Assists in the support of a systematic preventive maintenance program of healthcare technology. • Documents the introduction of new medical equipment and evaluates to ensure it meets documented hospital safety requirements. Obtains and inputs information necessary to maintain the Clinical Engineering database. • Diagnoses and corrects system and equipment malfunctions by making alterations, repairs and replacements to ensure that medical equipment and internal circuitry meet specified requirements; make necessary calculations for computing circuit elements necessary to adjust circuitry to specified requirements as instructed. • Documents repair and maintenance service activities including but not limited to detailed equipment repairs by equipment identification • Improves or makes special test setups to conduct functional checks of medical electronic test equipment. • Completes requisition for vendor service and repair/replacement parts. • Interacts with equipment users to identify reasons contributing to equipment malfunctions. • Monitors user errors as well as equipment and system failures and other problems in order to improve program quality. • Completes rounds and maintains shop space in a responsible manner. • Provides technical assistance and instruction to medical personnel in the operation and maintenance of equipment as directed. • Provides recommendations regarding purchase of biomedical instrumentation. • Provides recommendations to supervisor for equipment performance problems, need for replacement, etc. • May provide training and assistance to Biomedical Engineering Technicians as directed.
• Regular attendance at work is an essential function of the job.
• Perform physical requirements as described in the Physical Requirements section

Education Qualifications

• Associate's Degree or higher in Biomedical Technology, related technical field, or completion of a relevant military training program required, equivalent work experience may substitute for education. Required

Experience Qualifications

• Minimum three years of experience as a Biomedical Engineering Technician or relevant field of service Required

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of electronics and electricity including analog and intermediate digital electronics to test, calibrate, maintain, and repair biom