Jobs / Physical work / 49-9062.00
Medical Equipment Repairers
Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.
- US jobs
- 65,990
- Median wage
- $61,660 a year
- Job family
- Physical work
Can agents do the work of medical equipment repairers?
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Typical tasks
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Research catalogs or repair part lists to locate sources for repair parts, requisitioning parts and recording their receipt.
Other job titles for this occupation (41)
Biomedical Electronics Technician (Biomed Electronics Tech) · Biomedical Engineering Technician (Biomed Engineering Tech) · Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET) · Biomedical Technician (Biomed Tech) · Dental Equipment Technician (Dental Equipment Tech) · Durable Medical Equipment Technician (DME Tech) · Medical Equipment Service Tech (Medical Equipment Service Technician) · Repair Technician (Repair Tech) · Service Technician (Service Tech) · X-ray Service Engineer · Biomedical Equipment Specialist (Biomed Equipment Specialist) · Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist (Biomed Equipment Support Specialist) · Biomedical Repair Technician (Biomed Repair Tech) · Biomedical Service Technician (Biomed Service Tech) · Certified Biomedical Engineering Technician (Certified Biomed Engineering Tech) · Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET) · Coil Repair Technician (Coil Repair Tech) · Cryogenics Repairer · Dental Equipment Installer and Servicer · Dental Equipment Mechanic · Dental Equipment Repairer · Durable Medical Equipment Repairer (DME Repairer) · Electric Brain Wave Equipment Mechanic · Electromedical Equipment Repairer · Electromedical Equipment Technician (Electromedical Equipment Tech) · Equipment Service Technician (Equipment Service Tech) · Equipment Specialist · Equipment Tech (Equipment Technician) · Field Service Technician (Field Service Tech) · Hearing Aid Mechanic · Hearing Aid Repairer · Hearing Aid Technician (Hearing Aid Tech) · Instrument Technician (Instrument Tech) · Medical Equipment Repairer · Medical Equipment Tech (Medical Equipment Technician) · Radiological Equipment Specialist · Radiology Equipment Servicer · Simulation Technician (Simulation Tech) · Surgical Instrument Mechanic · Surgical Instrument Repair Specialist · X-ray Service Tech (X-ray Service Technician)