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Job Description
Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-9062.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 50,910.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 24.00
- Currently, there are 43,370 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Medical Equipment Repairers”.
Also Known As…
- Medical Equipment Repairers
- X-ray Service Engineer
- Service Technician
- Repair Technician
- Electronic Technician
- Dental Equipment Technician
- Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET)
- Biomedical Engineering Technician (BMET)
- Biomedical Electronics Technician
- Biomed Tech (Biomedical Technician)
- Bio Medical Technician
- X-ray Service Technician
- Surgical Instrument Repair Specialist
- Surgical Instrument Mechanic
- Radiology Equipment Servicer
- Radiological Equipment Specialist
- Hearing Aid Technician
- Hearing Aid Mechanic
- Field Service Representative
- Equipment Technician
- Equipment Specialist
- Electromedical Equipment Technician
- Electromedical Equipment Repairer
- Electric Brain Wave Equipment Mechanic
- Durable Medical Equipment Technician (DME Tech)
- Durable Medical Equipment Repairer
- Dental Equipment Repairer
- Dental Equipment Mechanic
- Dental Equipment Installer and Servicer
- Cryogenics Repairer
- Coil Repair Technician
- Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET)
- Certified Biomedical Engineering Technician (CBET)
- Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist
- Biomedical Equipment Specialist
Tasks for “Hearing Aid Repairer”
- Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.
- Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.
- Plan and carry out work assignments, using blueprints, schematic drawings, technical manuals, wiring diagrams, or liquid or air flow sheets, following prescribed regulations, directives, or other instructions as required.
- Examine medical equipment or facility's structural environment and check for proper use of equipment to protect patients and staff from electrical or mechanical hazards and to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
- Study technical manuals or attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge.
- Research catalogs or repair part lists to locate sources for repair parts, requisitioning parts and recording their receipt.
- Solder loose connections, using soldering iron.
- Inspect and test malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments.
- Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.
- Compute power and space requirements for installing medical, dental, or related equipment and install units to manufacturers' specifications.
- Explain or demonstrate correct operation or preventive maintenance of medical equipment to personnel.
- Repair shop equipment, metal furniture, or hospital equipment, including welding broken parts or replacing missing parts, or bring item into local shop for major repairs.
- Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.
- Evaluate technical specifications to identify equipment or systems best suited for intended use and possible purchase, based on specifications, user needs, or technical requirements.
- Contribute expertise to develop medical maintenance standard operating procedures.
- Make computations relating to load requirements of wiring or equipment, using algebraic expressions and standard formulas.
- Supervise or advise subordinate personnel.
- Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.
- Fabricate, dress down, or substitute parts or major new items to modify equipment to meet unique operational or research needs, working from job orders, sketches, modification orders, samples, or discussions with operating officials.
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- Cable cutters
- Safety glasses
- Magnetic resonance imaging MRI calibration phantoms
- Half-round files
- Neon testers
- Torx drivers
- Crescent wrenches
- Ultrasound wattmeters
- Nut drivers
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- Digital storage oscilloscopes DSO
- Electrician's pliers
- Precision knives
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- Socket wrenches
- Safety goggles
- Pump pliers
- Ventilator analyzers
- Densitometers
- Phase rotation meters
- Oscilloscopes
- Wire crimpers
- Flow meters
- Hacksaws
- Digital multifunction analyzers
- Antistatic alignment tools
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- Precision levels
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- Diagonal cutting pliers
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- Side cutting pliers
- Analytical balances
- Long nose pliers
- Chemical analyzers
- Cordless drills
- High voltage probes
- Needlenose pliers
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Allen wrenches
- Insulated wire cutters
- Pressure vacuum meters
- Conductance meters
- Pressure gauges
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Digital force gauges
- Oxygen test meters
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- Measuring tapes
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- Frequency counters
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- Digital voltmeters DVM
- Infusion pump testers
- Wire strippers
- Soldering guns
- Desoldering tools
- Patient simulators
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Microsoft Word
- Medical equipment diagnostic software
- Web browser software