OSF St. Katherine Biomedical Tech 3 Jacob Calhoun recently nominated Biomed Tech 1 Jacob Hanson for TechNation magazine’s Next Gen feature.
“Jacob is an upcoming technician that is proving he has what it takes to be a great technician. He just was promoted to a level 1 after spending time as an intern. I’ve known him for 3 months and have looked forward to training him daily at the new to us hospital,” Calhoun wrote in an email. “I have already trained him well to do resuscitation units on GE Panda incubator beds, IV pumps, insufflators, ESUs and blanket warmers. Next month, he will be working in lab. While he was an intern at another location, he was the guy that did all the adult beds. So, he came into this location with a great amount of knowledge for what we have had to deal with in that aspect.”
TechNation discovered more about this rising star in a recent Q&A
Q: WHERE DID YOU GROW UP?
A: Dekalb, IL
Q: WHERE DID YOU RECEIVE YOUR HTM TRAINING/EDUCATION?
A: Internship with OSF Healthcare and ongoing cross training with my coworker, Jacob Calhoun.
Q: HOW DID YOU FIRST DISCOVER HTM?
A: Found out about it in college at NIU.
Q: WHY (OR HOW) DID YOU CHOOSE TO GET INTO THIS FIELD?
A: I was a CNA in a nursing home setting before college, I was going for a math degree and came across engineering classes.
Q: WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOUR POSITION?
A: I enjoy doing my part to help improve the medical field by working on and repairing equipment.
Q: WHAT INTERESTS YOU THE MOST ABOUT HTM?
A: I enjoy learning more about how medical equipment works with my engineering degree.
Q: WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN YOUR FIELD THUS FAR?
A: Being able to quickly learn about testing equipment and repairing equipment. I am also proud of my engineering degree.
Q: WHAT GOALS DO YOU HAVE FOR YOURSELF IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS?
A: I hope in the next 5 years, I will have much more knowledge on more equipment, especially ventilators and anesthesia machines.
FUN FACTS
Favorite HOBBY:
Bowling
Favorite Show or Movie:
“Avengers Endgame”
Favorite MEAL:
Smoked brisket
What would your superpower be?
Super speed
1 Thing on Your Bucket List?
Travel to Utah Beach
Something your co-workers don’t know about you:
That I love math equations.
