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Medical Equipment Repairers

  • Bright Outlook
  • Rapid Growth

Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.

What you’d do

  • Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.
  • Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.
  • Inspect, test, or troubleshoot malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments.
  • Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.
  • Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.
  • 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.
  • Install medical equipment.
  • Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.

Skills that matter

  • Repairing
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Critical Thinking

How to get there

Medium preparation: usually vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree

Also called

  • Biomedical Electronics Technician (Biomed Electronics Tech)
  • Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET)
  • Biomedical Technician (Biomed Tech)
  • Service Technician (Service Tech)
  • Biomedical Engineering Technician (Biomed Engineering Tech)
  • Dental Equipment Technician (Dental Equipment Tech)

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