Biomedical Engineer

Overview

Job Summary

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensures the availability and accuracy of medical equipment and surgical instruments inventory.
• Performs repairs, testing and calibrations to most diagnostic and therapeutic medical equipment and maintains associated records as per pre-designed plan.
• Plans for all related activities which at least should cover inspection, testing and maintenance prior the start of each year.
• Provides preventive maintenance to medical equipment in safe, self-directed and timely manner as per manufacturer’s instructions written in equipment’s manual.
• Monitors the radiation safety (including laser) and applies the relevant policy and all needed measures.
• Submits monthly indicators reports to the biomedical engineering manager.
• Acts as preceptors to physicians, nurses and technical staff concerning operation of medical equipment on a formal and informal basis, including technical support during surgeries and medical procedures.
• Participates actively in the facility’s designed education program.
• Solves problems utilizing analytical processes, which may involve multiple contacts with internal and external resources.
• Prepares documentation and maintain records pertaining to all repairs, replaced parts, calibrations and modifications of medical equipment.
• Gathers and provides first response information on medical equipment related issues involved in patient occurrence reports.
• Identifies aging and obsolete patient care equipment to higher managers.
• Provides supporting documentation for the assessment, justification and selection of new' equipment.
• Interacts with vendors, contractors and suppliers.
• Complies with medical equipment management plan and policies.
• Maintains work area in a neat and orderly fashion.
• Conducts and maintains duties, personal appearance, interactions with fellow employees, staff and customer in a professional manner.
• Uses the unassigned time to increase knowledge on technology and procedures.
• Performs other duties as directed/required.

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in biomedical engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the biomedical.
• Special Needs Applicants are accepted for the opening
• Strong communications and organizational skills.
• Must have good attention to details.