CLINICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN - East London Verfied

Salary Negotiable East London, Eastern Cape East London, Eastern Cape more than 14 days ago 29-10-2014 10:00:30 AM
26-11-2014 10:00:30 AM
Our Client is looking for a Clinical Engineer to function as part of the facilities and maintenance team providing medical equipment and technology management services. The majority of this job is preventative and corrective maintenance on a broad array of medical equipment and technologies. The job also includes some administrative and consultative work participating in equipment and resource planning and allocation.

Critical Outputs:

To conform to the ECRI standard on all medical devices
To respond to service calls on a broad complexity range of electrical, electronic, electron mechanical, mechanical and pneumatic medical equipment & devices.
To differentiate equipment failures from environmental, applications, supplies operator or patient induced problems.
To order parts considering alternative part options for cost savings & improvements
To repair equipment and calibrate to manufacturers specifications & inspect prior to returning to service
To document all work performed and all preventative maintenance inspection/safety checks
To perform incoming inspections on all medical equipment items – new, loaned, leased, and rented or physician owned.
To instruct hospital personnel on proper & safe use of equipment
To provide technical assessment & recommendations on purchase options of all medical equipment/systems
To coordinate new equipment purchasing and installations
To maintain a fixed asset register of all hospital medical equipment – Computerized EAM Onkey system

Requirements:

Three (3) years electronic/clinical engineering technology education and a supporting national diploma or degree.
Preference will be given to applicants with a degree
Two (2) years work experience in a medical environment in an electronics field
Ability to be flexible and shift priorities and activities regularly
High levels of communication and cooperation are required
Ability to function independently identifying, initiating and completing work assignments
Be computer literate and familiar with MS Office