Perioperative Clinical Engineering Technician (Biomed)

About the position

The Perioperative Clinical Engineering Tech (non-certified) position is responsible for the maintenance of life support and non-life support equipment within the Perioperative division. His/her focus will also be on the intraoperative user, equipment problems, completion of scheduled maintenance, and preventative maintenance/repairs of Perioperative equipment. He/she will also be responsible for projects assigned by his Supervisor(s) or Manager.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate mastery of Perioperative Clinical Engineering competencies and serves as a mentor to other technicians in the unit.
• Responsibility/focus is on the successful completion of all life-support and non-life support equipment preventive maintenance within the required time frame, following manufacturer recommended procedures.
• Schedule and monitor assigned maintenance and Perioperative equipment repairs with service providers (internal and external); review outcome of preventive maintenance actions and make recommendations to appropriate departmental staff concerning improvements.
• Serve as an equipment liaison between any perioperative department and Hospital Biomed, KU Maintenance, and other stakeholders.
• Mentors and educates to convey knowledge-based, professional responses to physicians, nurses, technicians, maintenance personnel, and service repair personnel.
• Respond promptly to Operating Room calls and triage the level of importance as needed; while consistently analyzing problems and deriving a safe, functional solution.
• Investigate and follow-up on any questionable equipment after case is over to ensure proper function before it is used again.
• Maintains knowledge on aseptic technique and follow appropriate sterile field protocols.
• Maintains accurate and complete equipment records in the Hospital Equipment Management System.
• Participates in ongoing formal or informal education regarding the clinical and biomedical fields.

Requirements

• High School Graduate
• 2 or more years Clinical and Biomedical experience in an ICU OR Operating Room setting OR a BioMed (or related) degree in lieu of 2 years experience
• Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET) - Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) through State Technical College of Missouri, The College of Biomedical Equipment Technology, or similar accredited program with manager approval - Required within 4 years of hire date.

Nice-to-haves

• Associates Degree in Biomedical Engineering OR Associates Degree in Electronics OR Bachelors Degree in Biomedical Engineering OR Bachelors Degree in Electronics OR professional training in Electronics/Biomedical field
• Experience/training/certification with Anesthesia machines a plus
• International Certification Commission for Clinical Engineering and Biomedical Technology (ICC)