The tasks a Bio-medical Equipment Technician is expected to perform include:
Repairing, calibrating, and maintaining medical equipment and instruments used in healthcare delivery field
Inspecting and installing medical and related technical equipment in medical and research facilities for use by physicians, nurses, scientists or engineers involved in researching, monitoring, diagnosing and treating physical ailments or dysfunctions
Servicing various equipment and apparatus, such as patient monitors, electrocardiographs, blood-gas analyzers, X-ray units and other related technical paraphernalia
Repairing, calibrating and maintaining equipment, using hand tools, power tools, measuring devices
Safety-testing medical equipment and healthcare facility’s structural environment to ensure patient and staff safety from electrical or mechanical hazards
Consulting with medical or research staff to ascertain that equipment functions properly and safely