SUMMARY:

Reports to the Director of Medical Engineering manages the activities of biomedical and patient equipment staff in the testing maintenance and repair of a wide variety of patient care equipment. Supervisory responsibility for up to 10 full time employees.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assists in the development management and evaluation of the Medical Equipment Management Plan approved by the Safety and Environment of Care (EOC) Committee.

Interviews and selects staff assigns work orients trains and evaluates performance; recommends corrective action up to and including discharge as appropriate.

Participates in budget preparation and capital equipment planning and acquisition process. Maintains open communications and effective relationships with equipment vendor to ensure appropriate maintenance of equipment to report and resolve related issues. Develops and maintains effective relationships with staff and managers in other hospital departments to ensure successful budgeting evaluation acquisition installation testing maintenance and repair of equipment.

Prepares distributes and maintains reports on user errors and equipment problems to comply with standards established by department/hospital quality assurance The Joint Commission (TJC) the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other related safety regulations and standards. Ensures accurate records are developed and maintained related to clinical equipment inventory service repair and parts inventory.

Coordinates the preventive maintenance for equipment under assigned area. Maintains and performs preventive maintenance to ensure the equipment users have complete effective and efficient service. Ensures electrical safety programs comply with TJC the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) standards. Manages the scheduling and updating of all safety inspections performance verifications and preventive maintenance.

May perform duties of subordinate staff when required due to absence of any technician at a given time. Responds to emergency repair calls for patient-connected life support systems requiring expeditious analysis and resolution of problem.

Reviews pertinent literature and attends seminars to maintain awareness of medical instrumentation innovations related maintenance techniques and awareness of the new required standards and regulations.

Provides technical and functional guidance to biomedical equipment technicians by instructing and demonstrating repair and maintenance procedures on new and/or complex state-of-the art medical equipment and instrumentation.

Prepares and initiates purchase orders within level of authority for outside services to perform repairs and/or purchase required parts; confirms completion of service in accordance with specifications and authorizes payment for same.

Assists in special projects such as medical device pre-purchase evaluation testing conversion and installation.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Office applications maintenance management software package and basic database concept with ability to create and present data analysis reports in a spreadsheet or word format.

Specialized skills in *High-End* equipment training including Ultrasound Imaging Systems Respiratory Ventilators Anesthesia machines Patient Monitoring Systems and other equipment specialties.

BENEFITS:

We offer competitive pay medical dental and vision coverage retirement benefits education reimbursement wellness programs and more!

Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Location: Providence RI

Work Type: Full Time

Shift: 1^st Shift

Union: None