if you give your bmet* a bagel… *bmet = biomedical equipment technician a.k.a. “biomed”
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If You Give Your BMET* a Bagel…
*BMET = BioMedical Equipment Technician
a.k.a. “Biomed”
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He may slow down long enough to tell you how things are going. For example…
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The product evaluation committee he sits on has finally decided which defibrillator to purchase for
the new patient tower.
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And the antenna installation for the telemetry system is right on schedule.
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You remind him that he will need to schedule a time to inservice the staff on the patient
monitoring system after the software upgrade is completed.
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While you’re on the subject of scheduling, he needs to know when he can have access to the
portable x-ray machine for preventive maintenance.
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He’ll need some extra time to replace the batteries this time around, but he was able to
find the exact same ones the manufacturer uses for 1/3 the cost by researching alternate
vendors.
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Before he leaves, you’ll ask him to take a look at the non-invasive blood pressure monitor to see if
he can repair it.
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Fortunately, it’s just a leaky cuff which he can easily replace from the Biomed parts inventory.
You tell him there’s no rush – it can wait until tomorrow.
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On the way to the shop, he’ll pass by the Hospital Administrator and the Risk Manager.
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The Risk Manager will tell him about a device–related incident involving a ventilator. He’ll call one of his factory-trained technicians to conduct
an incident investigation immediately.
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Then the Administrator will question him about a service contract proposal he received regarding
the lab equipment.
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He’ll want to conduct a contract review. Since his fellow technicians are already competent
working with centrifuges and microscopes, the hospital can probably save money by having
Biomed take first call on those devices instead.
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Continuing on his way, he’ll stop to consult with one of the Information Services gurus about
networking issues with the Radiology Information System.
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A short while later, the manager of Central Services will inform him that because of the high patient census, they’ll need to rent more infusion
pumps.
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He’ll ask her to wait until he checks the equipment inventory in their asset tracking
system first. He may know where some unused pumps are hidden away.
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Arriving back at his department, he takes care of his many responsibilities before the end of the
workday, but he makes sure the on-call tech has his pager so Biomed can provide round-the-clock
coverage.
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First thing the next morning, he returns with that blood pressure cuff he promised you.
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And he notices that another vendor has dropped off some bagels for breakfast…
so you give your BMET a bagel…
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BMETs – Servicing Technology for Life