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Job Description

Apply knowledge of engineering, biology, and biomechanical principles to the design, development, and evaluation of biological and health systems and products, such as artificial organs, prostheses, instrumentation, medical information systems, and health management and care delivery systems.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2031.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 89,970.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 43.00
Currently, there are 20,590 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Biomedical Engineers”.

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Tasks for “Certified Prosthetist”

Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
Conduct training or in-services to educate clinicians and other personnel on proper use of equipment.
Design and deliver technology to assist people with disabilities.
Advise hospital administrators on the planning, acquisition, and use of medical equipment.
Develop models or computer simulations of human biobehavioral systems to obtain data for measuring or controlling life processes.
Write documents describing protocols, policies, standards for use, maintenance, and repair of medical equipment.
Design and develop medical diagnostic and clinical instrumentation, equipment, and procedures, using the principles of engineering and biobehavioral sciences.
Adapt or design computer hardware or software for medical science uses.
Diagnose and interpret bioelectric data, using signal processing techniques.
Manage teams of engineers by creating schedules, tracking inventory, creating and using budgets, and overseeing contract obligations and deadlines.
Teach biomedical engineering or disseminate knowledge about the field through writing or consulting.
Analyze new medical procedures to forecast likely outcomes.
Develop new applications for energy sources, such as using nuclear power for biomedical implants.
Install, adjust, maintain, repair, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.
Conduct preventative maintenance on equipment.
Advise and assist in the application of instrumentation in clinical environments.
Keep documentation of service histories on all biomedical equipment.
Conduct research, along with life scientists, chemists, and medical scientists, on the engineering aspects of the biological systems of humans and animals.
Research new materials to be used for products, such as implanted artificial organs.

Related Technology & Tools

Bacteria-based biosensors
Micropumps
Polygraph recorders
Centrifuges
Dissolved oxygen polarographic measurement devices
Scanning probe microscopes SPM
Strain gauges
Incubators
Plasma excitation chambers
Polymer scaffolds
Bio-sensors
Optical coherence tomography OCT scanners
Pressure and temperature measurement devices
Acoustic measurement systems
Activity monitoring devices
Pulse oximeters
Deflectors
Insole sensors
Incubator performance analyzers
Isolators
Electrode bevelers
Eye tracking devices
Opto-electronic electrogoniometers
Torsiometers
X ray machines
Pacemaker analyzers
Pacemaker testing devices
Axial-torsional testing systems
Microplating equipment
Grip dynamometers
Servopneumatic actuators
Milling machines
Skinfold calipers
Pressure transducers
Microcontrollers
Electroplating apparatus
Non-invasive blood pressure monitor analyzers
Microplate washers
Laser ablation machines
Radiation compliance testing devices
Gas flow control systems
Spectrofluorimeters
Material tension/compression testing devices
Positron emission tomography PET scanners
Biomagnetic imaging scanners
Radio frequency amplifiers
Pulsating bubble surfactometers PBS
Spirometers
Patient monitoring testing devices
Superconducting quantum interference devices SQUID
Multi-axis kinematic knee simulators
Bioreactors
Piezoelectric sensors
Electrode pullers
Physical conditioning treadmill exercisers
3T scanners
Electromyographs EMG
Microelectrodes
Accelerometers
Basic stamp microcontrollers
Microfluidic networks
Microvalves
Optical tomographic imaging scanners
Plastic injection molding machines
Impact testers
Biomimetic robots
Environmental conditions measurement devices
Intravenous IV pump analyzers
Posturographic measurement systems
Finger joint flexure testers
High-speed digital cameras
Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
Multi-photon microscopes
Sterilization-in-place equipment
Optical particle detectors
Optical traps
Micromolding lithography equipment
Rapid toxicity testing systems
Molecular cytosensors
Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems
Electroencephalography EEG equipment
Sublimation printers
Maskless photolithography equipment
Arbitrary waveform generators
Ultrasound transducers
Polymer matrices
Fluorescence microscopes
Micromanipulation microrheology microscopes
Electrosurgery testing devices
Two-point discriminators
Bio-signal simulators
Servopneumatic axial test instruments
Frequency shifters
Spinal disk implant wear testers
Bio-signal amplifiers
Soft materials in-vitro simulation system
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Ultrasound wattmeters
Dynamometers
Desktop computers
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Pinch gauges
Biosafety cabinets
Laptop computers
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Microplate readers
Spine simulators
Hardness testing devices
Circuit analyzers
Strain gauge conditioners
Multimeters
Molecular vacuum pumps
Force platforms
Grass stimulators
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Prosthetic limb testers
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Ultrasound indention probes
Defibrillator testing devices
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Pressure sensors
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI scanners
Ultra high speed magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanner machines
Motion actuators
Ventilator performance analyzers
Piezoelectric ceramic transducers
Ultrasound imaging scanners
Footswitch sensors
Endovascular stent-graft testing instruments
Medical radiation dosimeters
Single photon emission computed tomography SPECT scanners
Digital sonomicrometers
Load sensors
X ray lithography equipment
Immuno-sensors
Oscilloscopes

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