Medical Equipment Repairers

What Does a Medical Equipment Repairers Do?

Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.
• 2Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.
• 3Inspect, test, or troubleshoot malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments.
• 4Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.
• 5Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.
• 6Examine 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.
• 7Install medical equipment.
• 8Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.

Required Skills

• Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
• FaceTime
• Inventory control system software
• Medical equipment diagnostic software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• Salesforce software

Medical Equipment Repairers Salary