Biomedical Engineering Technologist at St. Theresa’s Mission Hospital

Purpose: 

To ensure proper maintenance, safety and sound condition of all medical equipment and ensure optimum maintenance condition and available for use.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, repair carry out preventive maintenance as well as and install biomedical equipment which include ICU, Renal, Laboratory, Physical Medicine, wards equipment and other areas of the Hospital.
• Keep records of all job cards, PPM schedules and tasks as performed.
• Creating test procedures for all Hospital equipment
• Participate in equipment or process validation activities.
• Handle all biomedical equipment job requests.
• Modify equipment to meet unique operational or research needs.
• Train hospital staff and researchers how to operate equipment
• Observe and comply with environmental health and occupational safety measures and regulations
• Order spare parts and consumables needed in workshops for preventive maintenance and repair
• Ensuring hospital equipment are serviced and calibrated regularly
• Preparation of maintenance budgets, organization and planning of purchase of medical equipment spare parts
• Maintain documentation on all equipment, inspections, and equipment repairs and failures
• Assist with and evaluate third-party repairs
• Organizing courses for other health workers on the proper and safe usage of medical equipment
• Advise on all matters concerning the Bio-medical equipment
• Carry out preventive maintenance and repairs of Bio-medical equipment within the established quality standards and procedures
• Coordinate preventive maintenance in electrical distribution systems and plant equipment within the Biomedical unit
• Staff supervision including work scheduling and execution for staff and self.
• Ensure continuous training of Bio-medical equipment users on machine handling

Applicants Qualifications, Experience, Competencies and Attributes

• Degree/Diploma in Medical Engineering or any other equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution
• Candidate must have worked for not less than three years in a busy hospital setting
• Possess considerable experience and have shown competence ability and efficiency in organizing and managing maintenance services
• Must have the ability to be very precise and accurate.
• Must demonstrate high integrity and ethical practice
• Must demonstrate ability to execute work assigned with minimum supervision
• Must be a team player who is able to work cordially in teams
• Must demonstrate ability to multitask.
• Should have ability to solve problems by applying relevant knowledge
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Must be a flexible person, who is willing to learn and able to work flexible hours to achieve goals
• Must be able to deliver targets, and a good planner who pays attention to detail
• Must have knowledge in use of MS Office packages