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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
- Surgical Instrument Repair Specialist
- Surgical Instrument Mechanic
- Radiology Equipment Servicer
- Radiological Equipment Specialist
- Hearing Aid Technician
- Hearing Aid Repairer
- 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 “X-ray Service Technician”
- Evaluate technical specifications to identify equipment or systems best suited for intended use and possible purchase, based on specifications, user needs, or technical requirements.
- 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.
- Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.
- Study technical manuals or attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge.
- Explain or demonstrate correct operation or preventive maintenance of medical equipment to personnel.
- Make computations relating to load requirements of wiring or equipment, using algebraic expressions and standard formulas.
- Contribute expertise to develop medical maintenance standard operating procedures.
- Inspect and test malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments.
- 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.
- Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.
- Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.
- Compute power and space requirements for installing medical, dental, or related equipment and install units to manufacturers' specifications.
- 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.
- Research catalogs or repair part lists to locate sources for repair parts, requisitioning parts and recording their receipt.
- Supervise or advise subordinate personnel.
- Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.
- Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.
- 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.
- Solder loose connections, using soldering iron.
Related Technology & Tools
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- Digital storage oscilloscopes DSO
- Digital mAs meters
- Optical compound microscopes
- Antistatic floor mats
- Electrical surgical unit analyzers
- Insulated wire cutters
- Spectrum analyzers
- Awls
- Conductance meters
- Soldering guns
- Electricians' knives
- pH indicators
- Megohmmeters
- Defibrillator analyzers
- Safety goggles
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Computed tomography CT calibration phantoms
- Measuring tapes
- Side cutting pliers
- Continuity testers
- Dosimetry badges
- Adjustable wrenches
- Desktop computers
- Flow meters
- Multi-gas analyzers
- Electrician's pliers
- Pulse oximetry test systems
- Cordless drills
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Pump pliers
- Antistatic alignment tools
- Allen wrenches
- Power tap tools
- Half-round files
- Audio meters
- Nut drivers
- Precision knives
- Torx drivers
- Phase rotation meters
- Putty knives
- Laptop computers
- Analytical balances
- Electrician's hammers
- High voltage probes
- Oscilloscopes
- Tin snips
- Straight screwdrivers
- Patient simulators
- Non-invasive blood pressure NIBP simulators
- Hacksaws
- Wire strippers
- Digital force gauges
- Chemical analyzers
- Pipe wrenches
- Infusion pump testers
- Ultrasound wattmeters
- Digital voltmeters DVM
- Conduit bending tools
- Pressure vacuum meters
- Socket wrenches
- Ultrasound leakage testers
- Densitometers
- Digital multifunction analyzers
- Magnetic tweezers
- Crescent wrenches
- Oxygen test meters
- Safety glasses
- Rat tail files
- Amp meters
- Non-contact voltage probes
- Long nose pliers
- Needlenose pliers
- Diagonal cutting pliers
- Fetal monitor simulators
- Air line moisture meters
- Cold chisels
- Magnetic resonance imaging MRI calibration phantoms
- Wrist anti-static straps
- Ventilator analyzers
- Power screwdrivers
- Lung simulators
- Cable cutters
- Magnetic torpedo levels
- Neon testers
- Digital multimeters
- Channel lock pliers
- Wire crimpers
- Precision levels
- Pressure meters
- Differential photometers
- Pressure gauges
- Hand tachometers
- Desoldering tools
- Frequency counters
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office
- Medical equipment diagnostic software
- Microsoft Word
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Web browser software