Biomedical Equipment Technician

Job Title: Biomedical Equipment Technician.

Based at: Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany

Requirements: The candidate must meet the following requirements:

Worker Requirements and Qualifications:

• Have an associate degree in biomedical equipment technology or engineering or have 3 years of biomedical equipment technician experience.
• Language Requirement. Have the ability to read, speak and write English. English shall be spoken with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary pronunciation effective in most formal and informal conversations on practical and professional topics.
• Knowledge of and skills in applying a wide range of specialized methods, principles, and techniques of electronics and complex medical system failures, recovery of systems, adjusting, modifying, and improving systems to include hardware and software components.
• Knowledge of a wide range of electronic principles and practices, operating parameters, capabilities, and limitations of electronic systems associated with complex medical systems/equipment; and of systems and component design, capabilities, configurations, limitations, and functional operation; and of various types of electronic logic.
• Skill in the interpretation of technical data such as drawings, schematics, blueprints, and specifications of complete electronic systems; in analyzing problems in integrated/interfacing systems involving numerous complex circuits; and in using complex electronic and electromechanical test and measuring equipment using integrated test functions for different purposes.
• Ability to maintain, repair, and test biomedical equipment in accordance with strict manufacturer technical compliance. Ability to solve technical and performance problems for highly complex electronic systems. Ability to trace electronics logic from one system to another.
• Ability to use standard computers and software to enter and extract data to maintain records and document actions.
• Work Environment/Physical Requirements. Work will be accomplished in various departments of the medical treatment facility or logical extension of the facility (i.e., satellite clinic, health and wellness centers). Work areas may include isolated wards and in contaminated areas where personal protected equipment is required. Occasionally work on live electrical wires, switches and transformers of various voltage levels, exposing the worker to the possibility of shock, cuts, bruises, scrapes and serious burns. Exposure to ionizing and non-ionizing radiation is possible, the contractor shall use appropriate safety procedures and devices as required by the Government.
• Physical Requirements. The nature of the work requires moderate physical effort. The biomedical equipment technician frequently is required to lift, carry or otherwise, handle, items weighing up to 18 kilograms (40 pounds) with occasional encounters involving items greater than 18 kilograms. Frequent standing, walking, bending, crouching, reaching, stooping and working in cramped and awkward positions for prolonged periods is required. Carts, pallet jacks, elevators, lifts and forklifts will be used to transport heavy items that would otherwise cause injury to contractor personnel. In addition to health requirements in the contract, the individual must pass a color vision test.

Specific Tasks:

• Perform scheduled and unscheduled services to include visual and electrical safety inspections, preventative maintenance, scheduled parts replacement, calibrations, repairs, acceptance, disposition and hazard, alert and recall procedures, test and calibrate components using manufacturer's manuals and troubleshooting techniques, test equipment, hand tools, power tools and measuring devices.
• Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.
• Inspect and test malfunctioning medical and related equipment following manufacturers' specifications, using test and analysis instruments.
• Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair and replace defective parts such as motors, transformers, and circuit boards.
• Perform preventive maintenance or service such as cleaning, lubricating and adjusting equipment in accordance with OEM specifications.
• Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition in accordance with Air Force Instructions. 
• Examine medical equipment and facility's structural environment and check for proper use of equipment, to protect patients and staff from electrical or mechanical hazards. Ensures compliance with safety regulations and policies.
• Study technical manuals and attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers or trained active duty BMETs as applicable to assigned duties.
• Provide training to medical staff by explaining and demonstrating correct operation and operator preventive maintenance of medical equipment per the manufacturer’s recommendations.

Place of Performance and estimated Working Hours:

• The Services are to be performed at the 86th Medical Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany during the following hours: 0700-1630 hours (to include a 1-hour lunch break daily): Monday through Friday, including German holidays, but excluding U.S. Federal holidays. Workdays will generally consist of eight-hour days. Hours are subject to change.