Biomedical Equipment Technician

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Located conveniently in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health, social and support services.  Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. More than 125 years later, St. Joseph's remains dedicated to its mission of caring for the poor and underserved.

We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care, medical education and research. St. Joseph's includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute, Norton Thoracic Institute, Cancer Center at St. Joseph's, Ivy Brain Tumor Center, and St. Joseph's Level I Trauma Center (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services. St. Joseph’s is considered a sought-after destination hospital for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day, approximately 20 percent of the hospital’s patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Joseph’s.

For the health of our community ... we are proud to be a tobacco-free campus.

As our Biomedical Equipment Technician, you’ll support patient care by assuring important medical equipment working properly and accurately. This role allows for health care teams to confidently leverage diagnostic equipment when needed because of the work you do through a combination of Preventative Maintenance (PM) and equipment repairs. 

You’ll be working in a hospital where you can expect to encounter patients and clinicians. Your focus day-to-day can vary depending on equipment priorities, but your best days end with all of your maintenance tickets resolved and preventative maintenance checklists completed. Your success as our Biomedical Equipment Technician is rooted in your love for fixing equipment issues.

Apply today and discover why our employees love working here!

• Performs significant preventative maintenance/safety tests/calibration for equipment.
• Provides equipment repair throughout responsible area.
• Completes all necessary record keeping for work orders received and/or finished.
• Assists in the ordering of parts and supplies necessary for servicing of equipment.
• Effectively communicate and partner with teammates and colleagues.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associates degree in Electrical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering or related field
  • OR equivalent military education
  • OR graduate of a technical program
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience servicing technical equipment
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
• Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals
• Ability to compute rate ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in the standardized situations
• Must be familiar with MS Office Suite and internet-based applications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET)
• Certified Radiology Equipment Specialist (CRES)
• Certified Laboratory Equipment Specialist (CLES)
• Certified Healthcare Technology Manager (CHTM)