Clinical Engineer Tech III

St. Elizabeth Healthcare•Lawrenceburg, IN

26d

About The Position

At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do. Responsible for providing quality, timely, and cost-effective service of hi-tech clinical equipment used for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Ensure medical equipment and instrumentation used for patient care is safe, reliable, and effective. Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Requirements

Associate degree in Biomedical Electronics Technology (or field of study equivalent to) AND 5 years of experience servicing medical equipment OR Military experience equivalent to BMET degree AND 5 years of experience servicing medical equipment OR High School Diploma/GED AND 7 years of experience servicing medical equipment
Valid driver’s license required
Advanced electronic troubleshooting techniques
Computers and computer networking
Microprocessor based systems troubleshooting techniques

Responsibilities

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.