Biomedical Engineer

The Kids Clinic; Mohali; On-site; INR 600,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloudnine Hospital is seeking a Biomedical Engineering professional to ensure the safety and reliability of patient care instruments across the facility. You will lead the Biomedical Engineering Department, overseeing evaluation, service, repair, and preventive maintenance of complex equipment, while supporting doctors, nurses, and operators in equipment usage.

The role emphasizes on-job training, calibration, safety checks, and coordination with service vendors to secure spares and 24/7 on-call

Qualifications

• Experience in maintaining and calibrating biomedical equipment.
• Ability to coordinate biomedical engineering activities and support clinical staff.
• Knowledge of safety standards and regulatory requirements for medical devices.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety of patient care instruments used across Cloudnine Hospital.
• Coordinate Biomedical Engineering Dept. for evaluation, service and repair of equipment.
• Support doctors, nursing staff, and operators in equipment usage.
• Lead maintenance, repair, and staff training on safe medical devices.
• Provide first-hand support during breakdowns and routine maintenance.
• Perform preventive maintenance to prevent equipment failures.
• Conduct periodic calibrations and safety checks for accuracy.
• Provide on-job training and coordinate with spare part suppliers.

Skills

Accountability

Service orientation

Psychosocial skills

Cognitive skills

Records management

Inventory management

Technical skills

Technology upgrade

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Job Responsibilities

• Ensuring that patient care instrument used throughout the Cloudnine Hospital is safe.
• Effectively manage and coordinate activities of the Biomedical Engineering Department to include the evaluation, replacement, service and repair of complex biomedical patient equipment; administer policies and procedures applicable to efficient operations.
• To provide necessary support to the Doctors / Nursing Staff / Operators in terms with equipments usage.
• Direct all aspects of maintenance, and repair of the equipment, as well as ongoing training and education of staff related to safe medical device uses and practices.
• Provide first hand support to the medical equipment's during their breakdown and normal maintenance.
• Direct and manage preventive maintenance on medical equipment, through adjustment or replacement of items on a scheduled basis to prevent equipment failures.
• Upkeep all equipment to its proper and uninterrupted working performance by planned and scheduled preventive maintenance program.
• Ensure the patient safety and result accuracy by measures like periodic calibration, periodic safety checks etc.
• Provide on job training and support to the equipment users and operators.
• Coordinate with the agencies for spares and service support.
• Ensure provision of 24 hour, seven day, on-call to support Cloudnine Hospitals Biomedical Engineering needs.
• Represent Biomedical Engineering on committees, maintain departmental records, and attend Management and other administrative meetings as appropriate.
• Ensure the review of supplies, instrumentation, and facilities in the Hospitals relative to safety and performance and recommend required or desirable changes.
• Specify requirements relative to standards or accreditation requirements.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
• To furnish the reports as per the timelines.

Other Skills, which includes

• Accountability
• Service orientation (Internal)
• Psychosocial skills (Communication/Interpersonal/Teamwork)
• Cognitive Skills (Critical Thinking/Decision Making/ Problem Solving/Planning/Organizing/Reflective Thinking/ Assertiveness/ Self Directed learning)
• Preparing and managing records
• Inventory Management
• Technical Skills ( Trouble shooting/Installation/Repairs & Breakdown/ Calibration)
• Upgradation of Technology