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Biomedical Equipment Specialist - 68A


  • Active/Reserve:Both
  • Officer/Enlisted:Enlisted
  • Restrictions:None

Overview

The biomedical equipment specialist is primarily responsible for servicing and maintaining all medical equipment.

Job Duties

  • Service and maintain medical equipment with mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic, digital, optical and radiological principals
  • Figure out power and space requirements for medical equipment installations
  • Install medical equipment
  • Prepare and submit medical equipment reports

    • Requirements

  • Not Applicable

    • Training

    Job training for a medical equipment repairer requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 41 weeks of Advanced Individual Training, including practice in repairing and replacing equipment parts. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field.Some of the skills you'll learn are:

  • Principles of electronics
  • Use and maintenance of electrical and electronic test equipment
  • Equipment repair exercises

    • Helpful Skills

  • Experience working with electronic equipment
  • Interest in mathematics and solving problems
  • High attention to detail

    • ASVAB

    The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is an examination that is administered by the United States Military Entrance Processing Command. It is used to determine qualification and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military.

  • Electronics (EL) : 107

    • Compensation

  • Total compensation includes housing, medical, food, special pay, and vacation time.

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