49-9062.00 · Task explorer
Medical Equipment Repairers: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.
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This source lists 20 tasks, including 16 marked Core and 4 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2023.
20 tasks shown
Core · Task 3066 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.
Core · Task 3065 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.
Core · Task 23980 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Inspect, test, or troubleshoot malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments.
Core · Task 3064 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.
Core · Task 3063 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.
Core · Task 3062 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
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.
Core · Task 23981 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Install medical equipment.
Core · Task 3071 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.
Core · Task 3069 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
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.
Core · Task 3068 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Study technical manuals or attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge.
Core · Task 3067 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Explain or demonstrate correct operation or preventive maintenance of medical equipment to personnel.
Core · Task 3072 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Research catalogs or repair part lists to locate sources for repair parts, requisitioning parts and recording their receipt.
Core · Task 3077 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Repair shop equipment, metal furniture, or hospital equipment, including welding broken parts or replacing missing parts, or bring item into local shop for major repairs.
Core · Task 3070 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Solder loose connections, using soldering iron.
Core · Task 3075 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Compute power and space requirements for installing medical, dental, or related equipment and install units to manufacturers' specifications.
Core · Task 3073 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Evaluate technical specifications to identify equipment or systems best suited for intended use and possible purchase, based on specifications, user needs, or technical requirements.
Supplemental · Task 3074 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Contribute expertise to develop medical maintenance standard operating procedures.
Supplemental · Task 3079 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Fabricate, dress down, or substitute parts or major new items to modify equipment to meet unique operational or research needs, working from job orders, sketches, modification orders, samples, or discussions with operating officials.
Supplemental · Task 3076 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Supervise or advise subordinate personnel.
Supplemental · Task 3078 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Make computations relating to load requirements of wiring or equipment, using algebraic expressions and standard formulas.
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