Bio-Medical Engineer - Sviccar - Tirupati

Job Description

Work under the guidance of the Bio Medical Engineer posted at the hospital. To comply to pre installation, commissioning and maintenance of the equipment and handle day to day maintenance requirements as per the original equipment manufacturers instruction. Maintain and monitor documentation for timely delivery and installation of equipment Develop & maintain installation & capital inventory record of each equipment with all the details. Provide necessary support and guidance to the execution team for pre installation requirement, usage of equipment Help define technical specifications, create tender and other documents in case of new purchase or upgradations of machines Monitor and oversee the maintenance & calibration on medical equipment through on schedule basis Ensure contractual terms from Equipment vendors are compiled as per the MoUs and agreements Provide training to the users on equipment Help and support the Bio Medical Engineer in all areas related to the installation, maintenance, use, upgradation and documentation of the hospital equipment Maintain and monitor usage of installed equipment Respond in a timely manner to equipment repair requests, prioritizing repairs according to urgency (affecting patient care, no other functioning similar machines, etc) Perform repair of equipment and document properly, using protocols where relevant Seek to repair equipment in the most cost-effective manner, for example, using parts from decommissioned machines Contact, schedule, coordinate with and supervise various equipment contractors as relevant As needed, work with the procurement office to purchase replacement parts for broken equipment. Use protocols for the efficient maintenance and calibration of relevant equipment Work with operational and clinical management to estimate equipment downtown to mitigate negative effects on patient care. Inspect and install new equipment as needed Depending on the size of the hospital, the Biomedical Engineer may be assigned to a specific department such as laboratory or nuclear medicine. Follow proper infection control procedures and use of personal protective equipment Supervise equipment techs as relevant, including providing on-the-job training and giving them feedback on their performance. Provide input regarding performance of team members Develop or improve protocols and checklists for the management and repair or equipment. Maintain relationships with various medical equipment suppliers and their representatives Keep up to date on developments in biomedical engineering and in hospital equipment. As needed, advise engineering and clinical management on the purchase of new equipment in order to provide high quality care cost effectively. Assist with maintaining up-to-date equipment inventories as relevant Train health workers in the proper use of relevant equipment including basic troubleshooting of the most common problems encountered with the equipment. Identify how user behaviour or error may be damaging or breaking equipment. Work with management on both the engineering team and the relevant clinical teams to design and deliver training to correct the user behaviour Participate in all mandatory teaching, training and research programs of the hospital. Participate in the accreditation process Report broken or malfunctioning equipment for repair and optimum performance condition immediately Observe safe working. Participate in in-service education/ training and department meetings held from time to time. Abide by hospital policies and procedures Maintain patient confidentiality related to data or any other information Perform other duties as assigned by the authorities Help in data collection, analysis and implementation of appropriate corrective and preventive actions within the department for continuous quality improvement Participate actively in Quality and Accreditation initiatives of the organization Keep abreast with recent advances in Oncology care by attending scheduled internal training programs and external training programs Any other work assigned by the reporting manager on the request when required Role & responsibilities Preferred candidate profile