Clinical Engineer

Narayana Health; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Narayana Health is seeking a Biomedical Engineer to manage and coordinate the Biomedical Engineering department across our hospitals in India. The role emphasizes patient-safety, calibration, preventive maintenance, and ensuring equipment reliability to support clinical teams.

The candidate will lead maintenance, provide hands-on support during breakdowns, train staff on safe device operation, and collaborate with doctors and nurses to optimize equipment performance and workflow.

Qualifications

• Verbal ability to understand and explain instructions clearly.
• Strong communication with doctors, nurses and staff.
• Problem solving and decision making in equipment downtime scenarios.
• Ability to plan and organize work schedules efficiently.
• Collaborative teamwork in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Ensure patient care instruments used in hospitals are safe.
• Coordinate Biomedical Engineering dept activities incl. evaluation, replacement, service and repair of complex equipment and policy administration.
• Provide support to doctors, nursing staff and operators on equipment usage.
• Lead maintenance and repair, and train staff on safe device use and best practices.
• Offer on-hand support during breakdowns and routine maintenance.
• Oversee preventive maintenance on equipment per scheduled plan to prevent failures.
• Keep equipment in proper, uninterrupted working condition with planned maintenance.
• Ensure patient safety and accurate results via periodic calibration and safety checks.
• Provide on-the-job training and support to equipment users.
• Coordinate with agencies for spares and service support.
• Establish technical protocols and management functions for biomedical equipment.
• Advise administration on equipment purchases, performance and related financial provisions.
• Define departmental goals to meet hospital objectives and plan programs.
• Plan, implement and evaluate programs to meet departmental goals.

Skills

Verbal Ability

Communication Skill

Problem Solving

Decision Making

Planning & Organizing

Teamwork

Job description

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Narayana Health, one of India's largest and World's most economical healthcare service providers is set to emerge as a global industry model for its ability to reconcile quality, affordability, scale, transparency, credibility and sustainable profitability. From 300 beds hospital in 2001, Narayana Health has grown to a 6900 beds healthcare conglomerate in 2014 with 26 hospitals present in 16 Cities within the country and also has International Presence in Cayman.

NH has been known for its cost- cutting approach and ranked 36th among World's 50 Most Innovative Companiesby Fast Companies in 2012. NH has also been a proud recipient of Frost & Sullivan India Healthcare Excellence Awards 2012 in the category Healthcare Service Provider Company of the Year and FICCI Health Care Excellence Award 2012 for Addressing Industry Issues.

Job Purpose:

To effectively manage and coordinate activities of the Biomedical Engineering.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that patient care instrument used throughout the Hospitals 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 equipment’s 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 equipments 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.
• Establish and implement technical protocols and management functions pertaining to biomedical equipments.
• Advice administration on matters pertaining to equipment’s purchase, performance, financial provisions etc.
• Establish and define departmental goals and objectives to meet goals and objectives of Hospital.
• Plan, implement and evaluate programs to meet departmental goals

Candidate Requirements:

• Verbal Ability/Communication Skill: Ability to comprehend verbal instructions given by the supervisor or head of the department.
• To give accurate and tactful explanations to patients. Problem solving/ Decision-making
• To think independently and exercise own judgment.
• Able to work accurately and with minimal supervision.
• Ability to comprehend written instructions given by the Doctors and the other related departmental personnel.
• Ability to plan & organize ones work schedule effectively.
• Speaking and listening are essential requirements to understand and carry out the instructions given by the supervisors and other related departmental personnel.