Clinical Engineer Tech I

St. Elizabeth; Edgewood (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, KY is hiring a Clinical Engineer Tech I to join the Edgewood Clinical Engineering Team. This full-time role entails preventive and corrective maintenance of medical devices used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, ensuring safety and reliability in patient care.

Responsibilities include testing, documentation, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with clinical staff. On-call rotation is required.

Qualifications

• Basic computer skills required.
• Associate degree in Biomedical Electronics Technology or military equivalent or high school diploma with 6 months of medical equipment experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform timely corrective and preventative maintenance and QA on clinical equipment used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
• Develop and implement equipment testing procedures and test new devices/equipment.
• Document service events in the CE database and maintain manuals per the Medical Equipment Management Plan.
• Collaborate with medical staff to address routine and non-routine technical problems.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards for clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic equipment to promote safety.
• Work with contractors to install new clinical/diagnostic/therapeutic equipment, ensuring controlled projects.
• Instruct clinical staff on safety and operation of patient-care instruments.
• Participate in on-call rotation and respond to after-hours calls.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Education

Associate degree in Biomedical Electronics Technology

Job description

Clinical Engineer Tech I# St. Elizabeth Careers## Clinical Engineer Tech IApply: Edgewood, Kentucky: Full time: Posted Today: JR314615**Engage with us for your next career opportunity. Right Here.****Job Type:**Regular**Scheduled Hours:**40** Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare**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.** Benefits That Support You**We invest in you — personally and professionally.Enjoy:- Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.- Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules- Retirement savings with employer match- Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities- Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs- Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility**Job Summary:**St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Clinical Engineer Tech I to join our Edgewood Clinical Engineering Team. Shift/Hours: Full Time 40 Hours, First Shift Responsible for providing quality, timely, and cost-effective service of 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.**Job Description:****The best career is right here.** * Perform timely corrective and preventative maintenance and quality assurance testing on clinical equipment used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Evaluate equipment problems to engage appropriate staff to resolve mechanical problem(s).* Develop and implement equipment testing procedures. Test new devices and equipment.* Document service events in the C.E. database and maintain service manuals in accordance with the Medical Equipment Management Plan.* Collaborate with medical staff to address 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.* Work with 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.* 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.**Education, Credentials, Licenses:*** Associate degree in Biomedical Electronics Technology (or related field) **OR*** Military experience equivalent to BMET degree **OR*** High School Diploma/GED AND 6 months of experience servicing medical equipment* Valid driver’s license **Specialized Knowledge:*** Basic computer skills **Kind and Length of Experience:*** See experience requirements included above in Education, Credentials, Licenses.**FLSA Status:**Non-ExemptRight Career. Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.