Job Brief

·         The Biomedical Technician maintains clinical equipment through effective Health Medical Equipment Management Plan. Performs a variety of tasks associated with the installation, maintenance, calibration and repair of biomedical equipment with minimal supervision.

·         Positions at this level are responsible for providing primary support in troubleshooting and repairing sophisticated medical equipment and systems. Servicing this equipment requires considerable knowledge and skill in configuring and troubleshooting computer operating systems and networks.

·         Work is performed independently in various settings including critical patient care areas such as operating rooms and intensive care units as well as bench and in-shop locations. This position keeps accurate records of repairs made and follows up with customers on work performed or scheduled. This position provides training to clinical operators on the correct setup, calibration, and operation of patient care equipment.

·         This position requires the incumbent to be on call during some evenings, weekends and holidays as needed, based upon assigned location and Department needs.

·          An understanding of physiology and medical terminology is necessary in order to communicate with clinical staff on a day-to-day basis.

·         This position may be called upon to evaluate prototypes or new equipment (with little or no printed information available) to ensure the safety of patients and staff in the use and operation of Diagnose defective medical equipment and implement repairs without direct supervision in both shop and critical care settings including operating rooms, trauma units, emergency rooms, and various other patient care areas.

·         Keep accurate records of all maintenance activities performed on assigned medical equipment and update the department database of this record of service, completely and promptly.

·         Perform and record preventive maintenance of assigned equipment through periodic performance checks and measurements based on the hospital Equipment Management Plan.

·         Have a working knowledge of all applicable codes and standards for maintaining medical equipment including those issued by The Joint Commission and other accrediting agencies.

·         Maintain technical skills and be aware of emerging trends in Healthcare Technology Management by periodically attending seminars and reading relevant professional material.

·         Operate sophisticated calibration and test various types of medical equipment.

·         Ensure urgent device corrections, and equipment recalls are acted upon in a timely manner to ensure safety of patients, visitors, and staff.

·         Ensure medical equipment involved in or suspected to be involved with adverse patient interactions is processed in accordance with the hospital health policy

·         Perform repairs and configuration updates to the nurse call system / network, including interfaces with middleware, and alarm notification servers and equipment.

·         Perform repairs and configuration of critical care patient monitoring computer systems; central stations, displays, database servers, enhanced web servers, alarm prioritizing and routing servers.

·         Coordinate corrective maintenance on selected critical communication systems including emergency room radios, fire  security distributed antenna systems as well as long range and over-head paging systems.

·         Perform and coordinate repairs and configuration of non-invasive cardiology database management and acquisition system including ECG stress testing systems, diagnostic ultrasound other  equipment

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

·         To undertake design, engineering and development tasks of biomedical equipment and related technologies.
Plan and undertake testing to evaluate systems.

·         Assist and/or review work performed by other service providers, both staff and external vendors, in completion of repair and maintenance work activities.

·         Work with hospital teams and develop your skills within biomedical engineering.

·         Learn about the importance of health, safety and security in everything our engineering teams do.

·         Develop your engineering skills and knowledge through a combination of on–the–job learning and coursework.

·         Support project and programme managers in planning, managing and delivering projects.

·         Learn how to mentor, train, develop and manage staff of your own.

·         Learn about different areas of the business by working closely with people at all levels

Job Requirements

Qualifications and skills:

·          on a track a degree majoring in engineering and technology in biomedical engineer

·         Experience in hospital and such field (3 years or above)

·         Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.

·         Proficient user of software-based systems including Microsoft Office.

·         Analytically minded with excellent problem-solving skills. 

·         Enthusiasm for engineering.

·         A can do, find a way attitude

How to Apply

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