Joshua Harden
McDonald,TN
Summary
Skilled medical equipment repairer with background in maintaining and repairing diverse healthcare equipment ranging from diagnostic imaging systems to patient monitoring devices. Known for strong problem-solving skills and ability to diagnose technical issues swiftly, ensuring minimal downtime in critical healthcare settings. Demonstrated history of improving equipment performance through regular maintenance and timely upgrades, contributing to enhanced patient care and operational efficiency. Possess solid understanding of current industry standards and compliance requirements, ensuring all repairs meet quality and safety guidelines.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist
Indian Health Service
Rapid City, United States
04.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: This is a federal job
- - Senior Biomedical Equipment Technician responsible for the preventative and corrective maintenance of over 1000 pieces of medical equipment, covering 3 facilities in western South Dakota
- - Operates a computerized maintenance management system (Nuvolo) for complete lifecycle management of the Great Plains Area Indian Health Service medical device
- - Certified Contract Officer Representative II
- - Administers a medical equipment management program within the guidance, policies and procedures of the Great Plains Area Clinical Engineering Service
- - Performs Scheduled and Unscheduled maintenance on medical devices to maintain compliance with CMMS and Joint Commission
- - Communicates both orally and written with Leadership at various installation. Provides guidance and lifecycle recommendations regarding medical equipment purchases
- - Works with a variety of test equipment to include; Electrical Safety Analyzers, Defibrillator Analyzers, NIBP test equipment and digital multi-meters.
Supervisor, Clinical Engineering
Indian Health Service
Pierre, United States
02.2020 - 04.2022
- Company Overview: This is a federal job
- - Supervised 5 technicians in the Pierre District Office of Clinical Engineering.
- - Member of Joint Commission mock survey team. Surveys, advises and recommends corrective action to leadership staff in order to maintain compliance with regulatory authority
- - Analyzes, certifies and corrects malfunctions on complex medical equipment, imaging systems, and network medical equipment systems, and provides guidance to lower level technicians.
- - Oversees an area-wide medical equipment management program, including employee assignments, workloads, etc.
- - Works with Test, Measurement & Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE); including Electrical Safety Analyzer, NIBP Analyzer, Defibrillator Analyzer, Digital Multi-meter, etc.
- - Communicates both orally and in writing with a wide variety of healthcare professionals for obtaining, providing, and clarifying information regarding medical equipment management.
Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist
Department of Veterans Affairs
Iowa City, United States
08.2019 - 02.2020
- Company Overview: This is a federal job
- - Lifecycle management of all medical systems such as imaging, life support, dialysis, and monitoring to include physical and network support.
- - Documents all work performed in the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). This documentation is completed in accordance with regulatory body requirements, the Office of Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) Documentation of Services policies and guidelines, and other VA requirements.
- - As assigned, functions as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and keeps appropriate certification levels. Uses knowledge of government contract procedures and documentation requirements to develop statements of work, sole source justifications, other applicable documentation (VA Form 6550, Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE), etc.) and to oversee vendor work. Collaborates with Logistics and Contracting to procure parts and services; functions as a purchase card holder, as required.
- - Provides mentoring and technical training to peers and BESS at developmental levels.
- - Maintains knowledge of the state of the art in medical technology, including scientific advances, network protocols, and vendor changes. Focuses on professional development in all areas of medical technology lifecycle management including technical skills. Knowledge and training is obtained from formal conferences or vendor-provided classes.
- - Provides training and education as appropriate to medical technology end users and clinical staff.
- - Applies basic networking principles to resolve medical system communication issues including, but not limited to, node to server failures. Adheres to VA Medical Device Cyber Security policies and procedures in pre-procurement, during system implementation, and throughout the life of the system. Loads operating system (OS) and clinical application software as needed. Executes VA policy when responding to network incident response (due to infection, loss of services due to policy changes).
- - Investigates, remediates and documents Repairable Medical Device (RMD) recalls and safety alerts issued through the VA Alerts and Recall Management System (ARMS) within established timeframes. Participates in local safety improvement processes such as Root Cause Analysis (RCA), safety work groups, and Environment of Care Rounds. Identifies hazards during routine job performance and takes action to ensure they are addressed and corrected.
- - Works with Test, Measurement & Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE); including Electrical Safety Analyzer, NIBP Analyzer, Defibrillator Analyzer, Digital Multi-meter, etc.
Supervisory, BESS
Department of Veterans Affairs
Fort Meade, United States
09.2012 - 08.2019
- Company Overview: This is a federal job
- - Manages the lifecycle of all medical systems such as imaging, life support, dialysis, and monitoring to include physical and network support.
- - Maintains functional knowledge of relevant safety codes and standards of regulatory bodies including but not limited to The Joint Commission (TJC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and CETA certifications and standards.
- - Manages investigations and remediations in the ARMS database. I also participate in local safety improvement processes such as Root Cause Analysis (RCA), safety work groups, and Environment of Care Rounds.
- - Works closely with Service Chiefs and Quad level members as necessary on status of critical medical equipment failures that may adversely impact veteran care and/or access.
- - Contracting Officer Representative (COR), manages all Biomedical Engineering contracts at an average of $470,000 annually, to include Imaging, CETA testing of fume hoods, sterilizers, laboratory analyzers, surgical lasers and pharmacy medication dispensing system.
- - Coordinated biomedical support for multi-phase medical facility expansion; affecting Surgery, SPS, Endoscopy and ICU operations.
- - Performs first look support for Siemens CT system.
- - Evaluates medical equipment pre-procurement packages to ensure equipment meets biomedical engineering, clinical staff and engineering requirements.
- - Maintains accurate equipment database for service history, tracking, preventive maintenance, hazard recall notifications and to determine when medical equipment has become obsolete or at end of life.
- - Skilled in use of all biomedical test equipment, such as electrical safety analyzer, multi-meter, defibrillator analyzers, patient simulators, pressure/vacuum meters, electrosurgical analyzers and many others.
Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist
Indian Health Service
Pierre, United States
10.2010 - 09.2012
- Company Overview: This is a federal job
- - Field service repair technician for clinical and dental equipment at 13 service units in a 4 state region
- - Scheduled and executed monthly site visits to maintain CMS and AAAHC accreditation
- - Conducted staff meetings on new equipment purchases for the Aberdeen area
- - Performed component level repair and troubleshooting on complex medical devices
- - Researched, prepared and oversaw area wide contracts for the Aberdeen Area
- - Investigated equipment failures and educates staff on proper use of equipment
- - Lead Clinical Engineering technician for $200,000 dental clinic renovation and digital imaging upgrade
Biomedical Equipment Technician
United States Air Force
, United States
12.2002 - 10.2010
- - Performed preventive maintenance, repairs, calibrations and installations on $25M worth of biomedical equipment and support systems
- - Functioned as Medical Equipment Repair Center team chief performing intermediate level maintenance at 36 clinics
- - Planned, led and performed annual field service visits to 20 sites in a 12 state region
- - Equipment custodian maintaining over $562,000 in TMDE assets ensuring annual calibration and serviceability
- - Performed initial acceptance and calibration on two $150,000 radiographic/fluoroscopic rooms
- - Directly supervised and rated 2 technicians over a 3 year period
- - Served as designated training technician for 8 Air National Guard members on critical air evacuation transport ventilators
- - Directed 8 man team in $70,000 work center restoration project that enhanced productivity and safety of 18 biomedical equipment technicians
- - Managed operations and coordinated maintenance of $10.5 million in medical equipment assets at 1 of 3 Patient Movement Item Centers within the Department of Defense
- - Spearheaded surgical department closure team which removed and reutilized $550,000 in equipment items and saved $55,000 in contractor removal cost
- - Coordinated and supervised contract installation of 3 new audiometers to standardize DoD hearing test and uphold OSHA requirements
Education
Technical or occupational certificate -
DoD Biomedical Equipment Technician Training Course
Sheppard AFB, TX, United States12.2003
High school diploma or equivalent -
Bradley Central High School
Cleveland, TN, United States05.1996
Some college (no degree) - Biomedical Equipment Technologies
Community College Of The Air Force
Scott AFB, IL, United StatesSkills
- Medical equipment maintenance
- Preventive maintenance
- Corrective maintenance
- Lifecycle management
- Electrical safety analysis
- Network troubleshooting
References
- Terrence Gates, Indian Health Service, Great Plains Area, Director, Clinical Engineering, 605-295-3075, terrence.gates@ihs.gov
- Dustin Pitlick, Indian Health Service, Great Plains Area, Deputy Director, Clinical Engineering, 605-222-9210, dustin.pitlick@ihs.gov
- Brett Krout, Department of Veterans Affairs, Chief of Safety, Northern Arizona VA Health Care System, 928-445-4860 / 6417, brett.krout@va.gov
Availability
Permanent, Full-time
Phone - Evening
423-802-6545
Job Related Training
- Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET), 05/01/10, Present
- FAC-COR II Certified, 06/01/13, Present
- Siemens Definition CT training Course, 06/01/18
- Siemens Syngo Multimodality training Course, 07/01/17
- GE Avance Anesthesia training course, 09/01/12
- DoD Advanced Field Course
- DoD Advanced Computer Systems Course
- DoD Advanced Telemedicine Course
- DoD Radiographic Acceptance Course
Timeline
Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist
Indian Health Service
04.2022 - Current
Supervisor, Clinical Engineering
Indian Health Service
02.2020 - 04.2022
Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist
Department of Veterans Affairs
08.2019 - 02.2020
Supervisory, BESS
Department of Veterans Affairs
09.2012 - 08.2019
Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist
Indian Health Service
10.2010 - 09.2012
Biomedical Equipment Technician
United States Air Force
12.2002 - 10.2010
Technical or occupational certificate -
DoD Biomedical Equipment Technician Training Course
High school diploma or equivalent -
Bradley Central High School
Some college (no degree) - Biomedical Equipment Technologies
Community College Of The Air Force