Clinical Engineer Tech I

SEH Saint Elizabeth Medical Center•Edgewood, KY

About The Position

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Clinical Engineer Tech I for its Edgewood Clinical Engineering Team. This role provides timely, quality, and cost-effective service for clinical equipment used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, ensuring equipment and instrumentation used in patient care are safe, reliable, and effective. The position also calls for respectful, dignified, kind, and empathetic interactions with patients, families, visitors, and employees, regardless of cultural background. The Clinical Engineer Tech I performs corrective and preventive maintenance and quality-assurance testing; evaluates equipment problems and engages appropriate staff to resolve them; develops and implements testing procedures; tests new devices and equipment; and documents service events in the Clinical Engineering database. The role maintains service manuals in accordance with the Medical Equipment Management Plan, collaborates with medical staff on technical problems, supports regulatory compliance, and works with independent contractors on equipment installations. The technician instructs clinical staff on the safe and proper operation and maintenance of patient-care instruments as needed, participates in the department’s on-call rotation, and responds to after-hours calls involving supported clinical equipment. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Associate degree in Biomedical Electronics Technology or a related field, or military experience equivalent to a BMET degree, or a high school diploma/GED and at least 6 months of experience servicing medical equipment.
Basic computer skills.
Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

Perform timely corrective and preventive maintenance and quality-assurance testing on clinical equipment used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
Evaluate equipment problems and engage appropriate staff to resolve mechanical problems.
Develop and implement equipment testing procedures.
Test new devices and equipment.
Document service events in the Clinical Engineering database and maintain service manuals in accordance with the Medical Equipment Management Plan.
Collaborate with medical staff to address routine and non-routine technical problems.
Ensure compliance with regulatory agency standards for clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic equipment.
Work with independent contractors on installation of new clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic equipment to ensure projects are technically controlled.
Instruct clinical staff, as needed, on the safety, proper operation, and maintenance of patient-care instruments.
Participate in the Clinical Engineering Department’s on-call rotation and respond to after-hours calls related to supported clinical equipment.
Comply with organizational policies, procedures, and operational standards to support a safe and organized work environment.
Perform other duties as assigned.