About Shepherd Center

With five decades of experience, Shepherd Center provides world-class clinical care, research, and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions, including spinal cord and brain injuries, multi-trauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. An elite center ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation's top hospitals for rehabilitation, Shepherd Center is also recognized as both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems. Shepherd is the only rehabilitation facility in the nation with an intensive care unit on-site, allowing us to care for the most complex patients and begin the rehabilitation process sooner. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again.

Shepherd Center's culture is one of hope, humor, and hard work. You will enjoy career growth, strong relationships with co-workers, strong support from leadership, and fun activities that have kept over 12% of staff members working at Shepherd for more than 20 years.

The primary responsibility of the Biomedical Technician is the maintenance, management and repair of Center used medical devices and medical systems. The Technician is responsible for the completion of periodic testing of medical equipment and documentation thereof as required for JCAHO accreditation.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Perform all scheduled preventive maintenance procedures for medical equipment as needed.
Perform or arrange for repair of medical equipment, computer equipment, and telecommunications equipment.
Manage third party support and repair of all equipment.
Advise staff in selecting special equipment for patient care as needed.
Participate in new equipment evaluation and product review as requested by the Manager.
Furnish time frames for equipment maintenance and/or implementation of specific projects.
Cross train and assist other Technical Services staff.
Follow all policies for operational support and procedures.
Complete, in a timely and accurate manner, all duties, including Service Desk.
Review Environment of Care Committee meeting minutes and programs, supervise Quality Assurance reports, and serve on task forces as assigned.
Maintain inventory and preventive maintenance databases as needed.
Provide support as needed to maintain network workstations, wiring, and peripherals.
Assure before leaving each day that all calls and patient related needs are either settled or turned over in such a manner as to provide for patient safety and care.
Assure before leaving each day that all supplies and materials are left in such a fashion as to be drawn from during the evening or weekend in a manner that can meet patient safety and care.
Evaluate and stays abreast of technical trends and new products relating to the biomedical, telecommunications, and Information Technology community and applies those changes to the hospital systems at SC.
Learn and apply knowledge regarding new systems. Research, recommend, and implement new technologies appropriately.
Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with Center and departmental policies and procedures. Responsible for the reporting of employee/patient/visitor injuries or accidents, or other safety issues to the supervisor and in the occurrence notification system.
Monitors and ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements, organizational standards, and policies and procedures related to area of responsibility. Identifies potential risk areas within area of responsibility and supports problem resolution process.

REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION

Associate Degree; or similar work experience.

REQUIRED MINIMUM CERTIFICATION

No professional certifications required.

REQUIRED MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

REQUIRED MINIMUM SKILLS

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Basic computer skills, understanding of electronics; electrical, mechanical, trouble shooting skills, and basic hospital terminology.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Sedentary work involves sitting but may involve walking, standing, kneeling, bending, and working on the floor for brief periods of time. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Potential for indirect exposure to blood and body fluids from dirty medical equipment or devices.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified.

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