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Overview

As the largest and leading value-based kidney care company, Somatus is empowering patients across the country living with chronic kidney disease to experience more days out of the hospital and healthier at home.

It takes a village of passionate and tenacious innovators to revolutionize an industry and support individuals living with a chronic disease to fulfill our purpose of creating More Lives, Better Lived. Does this sound like you?

Showing Up Somatus Strong

We foster an inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration and innovation at every level. Our values bring our mission to life and serve as the DNA for every decision we make:

+ **Authenticity:** We believe in real dialogue. In any interaction, with patients, partners, vendors, or our teammates, we are true to who we are, say what we mean, and mean what we say.

+ **Collaboration:** We appreciate what every person at Somatus brings to the table and believe that together we can do and achieve more.

+ **Empowerment:** We make sure every voice gets heard and all ideas are considered, especially when it comes to our patients’ lives or our partners’ best interests.

+ **Innovation:** We relentlessly look for ways to improve upon the status quo to continuously deliver new solutions.

+ **Tenacity:** We see challenges as opportunities for growth and improvement — especially when new solutions will make a difference for our patients and partners.

Showing Up for You

We offer more than 25 Health, Growth, and Wealth Work Perks to help teammates learn, grow, and be the best version of themselves, including:

+ Subsidized, personal healthcare coverage (medical, dental vision)

+ Accrual of 3 weeks’ Vacation (PTO)

+ Professional Development, CEU, and Tuition Reimbursement

+ Curated Wellness Benefits supporting teammates physical and mental well-being

+ Community engagement opportunities

+ And more!

The Biomedical Technician is responsible for the proper maintenance and function of all medical equipment in the dialysis unit or group of units and ensuring proper water and dialysis solution delivery to the dialysis machines as directed under the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Standards of water treatment practice. The technician will facilitate problem solving and incidence reporting in compliance with Medical Device Reporting (MDR).

The Biomedical Technician coordinates, communicates and implements all policies established by the Manager of Biomedical Engineering.

Responsibilities

+ Responsible for all preventive maintenance, electrical issues, leakages and machine repairs.

+ Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assisting and supporting the management team in achieving quality standards and fostering and supporting teamwork, culture and employee and patient satisfaction results.

+ He/she is also responsible for understanding, supporting, interpreting and implementing the mission, values, and policies of the company.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:

+ Ensures all equipment is functional in accordance with manufacturer’s specification and the company’s policy and procedure manual.

+ Develops scheduled preventive maintenance procedures on reprocessing equipment and dialysis machines according to manufacturer’s recommendations. Ensures maintenance is done in a proper and timely manner.

+ Demonstrates ability to work with others and does not discriminate on any basis, including, but not limited to, race, gender, disease process, lifestyle and religious or cultural beliefs.

+ Ensures adequate inventory of spare parts in performance of above procedures.

+ Ensures disinfection of water delivery system in accordance with manufacturer’s specification and company’s policy and procedure manual.

+ Maintains proper documentation concerning machine repair and daily testing.

+ In collaboration with Medical Director, Assistant Hospital Administrator (AHA), and Director of Hospital Acutes (DHA), recommends the purchasing of new equipment and supplies as needed.

+ Provides in-service education to new employees and ongoing in-services to facility personnel related to equipment and water treatment proper procedures.

+ Maintains monthly log on water delivery system and adjusts pressures as needed.

+ Disinfects water systems according to policy and procedures.

+ Performs routine infection control procedures including changing water filters and collecting water.

+ Maintains equipment for any acute programs as necessary.

+ Participates actively in QAPI meetings.

+ Ensures safe and hazard-free environment in accordance with the hospitals’ policies.

+ Performs monthly audits and submits written findings to the Assistant Hospital Administrator (AHA) or Group Hospital Administrator (GHA)

+ Conducts emergency equipment repair when necessary.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

+ High School Diploma or equivalent.

+ Completion of a college based technical dialysis program.

+ Completion of the didactic training and education requirement for BiomedicalTechnicians.

+ Current certification in technical aspects of dialysis by a nationally recognized testing organization.

+ 12 months’ experience in dialysis within the last two years.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

+ Significant standing, walking, moving, carrying, bending, kneeling, reaching, handling, pushing, and pulling.

+ Ability to lift and balance up to 50 pounds overhead.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Our priority is the health and safety of our members, colleagues, partners, and community. Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination is required for employment. If you are unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons or sincerely-held religious beliefs, we will consider requests for reasonable accommodations consistent with our policy, and where we are able to provide such accommodations without undue hardship to the company pursuant to applicable law.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Somatus, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.