Job Description

Description

Position at Danbury Hospital

Summary:

Assumes responsibility for calibration, repair, maintenance, and documentation of all assigned medical equipment in accordance with the department, hospital and regulatory agencies to ensure safe and efficient use of patient care equipment.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains all medical equipment requirements for the hospital, its understanding, and conscientious record keeping off all maintenance, repair, and inspection.
• Performs routine preventive maintenance, inspections, repairs and calibrations to ensure that all devices meet appropriate safety and performance requirements.
• Documents, and evaluates equipment usage and repairs. Monitors utilization of equipment and repair supplies.
• Maintains current knowledge of standards, codes and operations of all clinical and test equipment. Informs Director/Manager, Coordinator and/or Senior Technicians/Engineers of problems encountered with repairs or calibration of equipment.
• Submits purchase order requisitions for departmental inventory, equipment repair and repair parts in a timely manner for processing.
• Works closely with Purchasing and Material Management Departments to oversee the proper receiving protocols with patient care equipment.
• Maintains instruments and tools of the department in proper condition.
• Reports immediately all incidents, irregularities, unsafe conditions, equipment and/or unusual occurrences.
• Maintains a healthy and safe working environment by fulfilling and recommending procedures, performing safety tests, complying with codes, and guiding and training health care and medical personnel.
• Accepts assignments from Director/Manager and or Coordinator willingly and works effectively as a member of the department team.
• Performs other relevant duties as may be necessary as directed by Biomedical Coordinators to work effectively as a member of the department team and to cover other relevant duties as necessary during absence, vacation, or vacancy of other employees. Promotes and contributes positively to relationships with service customers.
• Maintain and Model Nuvance Health Values.
• Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.
• Performs other relevant duties as required.

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Electronics, or relevant Engineering. Must have minimum zero (0) to three (3) years of medical equipment and electronic experience. A Biomed internship from accredited school is acceptable.

Other Information:

• Works Mainly on General Medical Equipment.
• As years of experience are gained and progress is made in specific Make and Model Training of High-Risk Medical Equipment. May work on some High-Risk Medical Equipment.
• Will not work on Life Support Medical Equipment. Which requires more years of experience and Education/Training on the Maintenance and Repairs of Life Support Equipment.
• Does not qualify to be on On-Call rotation.

Company: Danbury Hospital

Org Unit: 246

Department: Biomedical Engineering

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $28.78 - $53.45 Hourly

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Internship, Immediate start,

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