Clinical Engineering Specialist

Highmark Health; Monroeville (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network is seeking a Biomedical Equipment Technician to service and maintain life support devices, anesthesia equipment, surgical robots, and related systems during day shifts and on-call as required.

Responsibilities include responding to unscheduled service requests, performing preventive maintenance, installing specialized systems, training, and collaborating with clinical engineering and medical physics teams.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an electronic technical school.
• 3-5 years’ experience supporting general biomedical equipment.
• 4 years OEM or hospital experience in higher end devices and systems.

Responsibilities

• Responds to unscheduled service requests from users by performing initial problem verification, troubleshooting, and problem correction.
• Completes scheduled maintenance in accordance with PM Inspection and Protocol management plan. Initiates and completes documentation after repair or PM is completed.
• Attends service schools, in house training or self-directed study as required on specialized equipment and systems.
• Performs and/or assists in installation of specialized systems.
• Assists other technical positions in Clinical Engineering/Medical Physics, and other departments in the hospital as required.
• Interfaces with users, management, and administration as a subject matter expert in specialized biomedical equipment and systems.

Education

Associate’s Degree in biomedical or electronic engineering

Job description

Company :

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description :

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

Provides service support and preventive maintenance on specialized biomedical equipment and systems (e.g., life support devices, anesthesia equipment, surgical robots, etc.) during normal working hours and on call rotation as required.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responds to unscheduled service requests from users by performing initial problem verification, troubleshooting, and problem correction. (35%)
• Completes scheduled maintenance in accordance with PM Inspection and Protocol management plan. Initiates and completes documentation after repair or PM is completed. (35%)
• Attends service schools, in house training or self-directed study as required on specialized equipment and systems. (5%)
• Performs and/or assists in installation of specialized systems. (10%)
• Assists other technical positions in Clinical Engineering/Medical Physics, and other departments in the hospital as required. (5%)
• Interfaces with users, management, and administration as a subject matter expert in specialized biomedical equipment and systems. (10%)
• Performs all other duties as assigned or required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum

• Graduate from an electronic technical school.
• 3-5 years’ experience supporting general biomedical equipment.
• 4 years Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or hospital experience in higher end devices and systems.

Preferred

• Associate’s Degree in biomedical or electronic engineering.

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

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_As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.

Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements_.

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