Biomedical Engineer - Halcom Management Services

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Installing, testing, calibrating and repairing of biomedical equipment; training users; maintaining safe operations. Approving new equipment by conducting tests, ensuring adherence to codes and making modifications.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Supports patient diagnosis and treatment by installing, testing, calibrating and repairing biomedical equipment; training users; maintaining safe operations.
• Approves new equipment by conducting tests, ensuring adherence to codes and making modifications.
• Installs new equipment by establishing, adjusting, calibrating and testing performance.
• Maintains equipment by completing preventive maintenance schedules, conducting tests and troubleshooting and repairing malfunctions.
• Calls for special equipment service, evaluates service contracts and maintains equipment inventories.
• Directs biomedical equipment operation by providing equipment operation demonstrations, instructing other healthcare staff in use and care of equipment and answering questions.
• Evaluates proposed equipment by conducting tests and evaluations.
• Improves equipment performance by studying machine-patient interaction, conferring with equipment users, developing modifications, and collaborating with manufacturers.

• Maintains supplies inventory by checking stock, anticipating needs, placing and expediting orders, and verifying receipt.
• Prepares biomedical reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Maintains patient confidence by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains safe and healthy working environment by conducting safety tests, recommending and complying with procedures, training and guiding medical and healthcare personnel and complying with codes.
• Liaising with medical, engineering and scientific staff
• Training staff to use equipment safely
• Writing reports and documentation
• Undertaking relevant research.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• WASSCE/SSCE or equivalent
• Degree in biomedical engineering, biomedical science,
• Current up to date certification by relevant councils and bodies as required
• Highly efficient documentation skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Good conceptual skills