H-1B Visa Medical Equipment Technician Jobs
Medical Equipment Technician roles qualify for H-1B sponsorship when the position requires a specialized degree in biomedical engineering, electronics, or a related technical field. Employers in hospital networks, medical device manufacturers, and third-party service organizations regularly file H-1B petitions for these roles.
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Avera Home Medical Equipment-Pierre
Worker Type:
Regular
Work Shift:
Primarily days with night, weekend and holiday on-call involvement (United States of America)
Pay Range:
The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
$21.75 - $27.25
Position Highlights
May be eligible for a $3,000 Sign-on Bonus!!
You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
A Brief Overview
Delivers, setups, and trains patients, family, and medical staff on medical equipment products and services to meet the needs of patients and referral sources.
What you will do
- Develops and maintains working knowledge of current HME products and services offered.
- Provides education to patients, caregivers, and referral sources on HME equipment and supplies.
- Completes required documentation following equipment setup, delivery, or pickups in accordance with company policy and applicable governmental regulations.
- Performs detailed transactions including registering new customer, sales orders, transfers, cash sales, deposits, returns, notes, tasks, autopay, and work in progress.
- Develops knowledge of reimbursement guidelines, obtains appropriate signatures, and completely documents all information required or necessary to ensure reimbursement for all appropriate equipment, products and services.
- Conducts home visits to perform quality control checks on equipment and reviews with the customer proper use and safety factors.
- Completes routine preventative maintenance and minor repairs on equipment following manufacturer requirements and company policy.
- Cleans equipment according to manufacturer guidelines and requirements and in accordance with company infection control standards.
Essential Qualifications
The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:
- High School or GED Equivalent or three or six months related training or experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Drivers License - Licensing Board Upon Hire
Expectations and Standards
- Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
- Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
- Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
- Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.
Benefits You Need & Then Some
Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.
- PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
- Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
- Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship
Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.
Location:
Avera Home Medical Equipment-Pierre
Worker Type:
Regular
Work Shift:
Primarily days with night, weekend and holiday on-call involvement (United States of America)
Pay Range:
The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
$21.75 - $27.25
Position Highlights
May be eligible for a $3,000 Sign-on Bonus!!
You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
A Brief Overview
Delivers, setups, and trains patients, family, and medical staff on medical equipment products and services to meet the needs of patients and referral sources.
What you will do
- Develops and maintains working knowledge of current HME products and services offered.
- Provides education to patients, caregivers, and referral sources on HME equipment and supplies.
- Completes required documentation following equipment setup, delivery, or pickups in accordance with company policy and applicable governmental regulations.
- Performs detailed transactions including registering new customer, sales orders, transfers, cash sales, deposits, returns, notes, tasks, autopay, and work in progress.
- Develops knowledge of reimbursement guidelines, obtains appropriate signatures, and completely documents all information required or necessary to ensure reimbursement for all appropriate equipment, products and services.
- Conducts home visits to perform quality control checks on equipment and reviews with the customer proper use and safety factors.
- Completes routine preventative maintenance and minor repairs on equipment following manufacturer requirements and company policy.
- Cleans equipment according to manufacturer guidelines and requirements and in accordance with company infection control standards.
Essential Qualifications
The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:
- High School or GED Equivalent or three or six months related training or experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Drivers License - Licensing Board Upon Hire
Expectations and Standards
- Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
- Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
- Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
- Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.
Benefits You Need & Then Some
Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.
- PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
- Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
- Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship
Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Medical Equipment Technician
Verify your degree satisfies specialty occupation
USCIS requires your bachelor's degree to directly relate to medical equipment maintenance. A biomedical engineering or electronics engineering degree is the cleanest fit. General technology or unrelated degrees can trigger an RFE, so gather transcripts and a credential evaluation early.
Target employers with biomedical service infrastructure
Hospital systems with in-house biomedical departments and OEM service divisions file H-1B petitions far more consistently than small independent repair shops. Filter your search on Migrate Mate by LCA filing history to identify which employers have sponsored this exact role before.
Check prevailing wage before evaluating any offer
Your offer must meet the DOL wage level your employer certifies on the LCA. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage for your SOC code and the employer's county before you accept, so you can flag a shortfall early.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment if pursuing STEM OPT bridge
If you're transitioning from STEM OPT while waiting on H-1B approval, your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify. Biomedical employers outside large hospital networks sometimes aren't enrolled, which disqualifies them from STEM OPT extension eligibility before cap-gap protection begins.
Document manufacturer certifications alongside your degree
Certifications from OEMs like GE Healthcare or Philips strengthen the specialty occupation argument in your I-129 petition. Compile these credentials with dates and scope descriptions so your employer's attorney can include them if USCIS questions whether the role genuinely requires a degree.
Clarify travel obligations before the LCA is filed
Field service roles often involve multi-site work. If you'll regularly travel to client sites, your employer may need to file multiple LCA worksites or a blanket LCA. Confirm the scope of your territory with HR so the filing reflects your actual work locations from day one.
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Find Medical Equipment Technician JobsMedical Equipment Technician H-1B Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Medical Equipment Technician role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but the qualification depends on how the employer defines the position. USCIS looks for evidence that the role normally requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific technical field, such as biomedical engineering or electronics engineering. Roles framed around hands-on repair without a degree requirement often fail the specialty occupation test, so the job description and offer letter language matter significantly.
Which employers most commonly sponsor H-1B visas for Medical Equipment Technician positions?
Large hospital systems with dedicated biomedical engineering departments, original equipment manufacturers running their own field service divisions, and third-party independent service organizations with national contracts tend to have the infrastructure and legal resources to support H-1B filings for this role. You can browse verified H-1B sponsoring employers in this field on Migrate Mate, filtered by LCA filing history.
How does the H-1B cap lottery affect Medical Equipment Technician applicants?
Most Medical Equipment Technician roles at for-profit employers fall under the standard H-1B cap, which means your petition enters the annual lottery capped at 85,000 new visas. Employers that are universities, nonprofit research institutions, or government entities are cap-exempt, so their petitions can be filed at any time without lottery selection.
Can a Medical Equipment Technician petition face an RFE, and what typically triggers one?
Yes, requests for evidence are common when USCIS questions whether the role genuinely requires a degree in a specific field rather than a general technical background. The most frequent triggers are job descriptions that list a degree as preferred rather than required, or cases where the applicant's degree is in a field the officer considers only loosely related to the equipment being serviced.
What O*NET classification applies to Medical Equipment Technician roles, and why does it matter?
O*NET classifies most biomedical equipment technician roles under SOC code 17-3021. This classification matters because it anchors the prevailing wage determination your employer files on the LCA with DOL. If the employer maps your role to a lower-wage SOC code, you can flag the discrepancy using the OFLC Wage Search before the petition is filed.
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