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Job Type:
RegularScheduled Hours:
40Job Summary:
Ensure medical equipment and instrumentation used for patient care is safe, reliable, and effective. Utilize specialized knowledge in engineering, biology, and biomechanical principles to maintain and repair hi-tech diagnostic and therapeutic equipment and to make recommendations regarding equipment acquisition.Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.
Job Description:
- Perform timely corrective and preventative maintenance and quality assurance testing on hi-tech clinical equipment used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Evaluate equipment problems to engage appropriate staff to resolve mechanical problem(s).
- Collaborate with medical staff to address future, present and non-routine and routine technical problems. Ensures compliance with regulatory agency standards for clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic equipment to promote a safe and functional patient care environment.
- Develop and implement equipment testing procedures. Document service events in the C.E. database and maintain service manuals in accordance with the Medical Equipment Management Plan.
- Provide team leadership and project management to ensure project completion. Manage independent contractors in the installation of new clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic equipment to ensure technically controlled project.
- Instruct clinical staff on the safety; proper operation and maintenance of patient care instruments as needed.
- Participate in on-call rotation for Clinical Engineering Department. Responds to after hours calls related to all clinical equipment supported
- Utilize test equipment to determine functionality of clinical equipment to ensure reliability, dependability and validity of equipment performance. Maintain test equipment in good working condition.
- Understand and comply with all organizational policies and procedures and operational standards to support a safe and organized work environment.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education, Credentials, Licenses:
- Associates degree in biomedical or Electronics technology (or military equivalent)
Specialized Knowledge:
- Advanced electronic troubleshooting techniques
- Computer skills
- Advanced microprocessor-based systems troubleshooting technique
Kind and Length of Experience:
- Four years of service experience on associated medical equipment
- Manufacturers training on associated medical equipment
FLSA Status:
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