Biomedical Equipment Engineer - Walter Reed Southern High lands AIDS Program

Position: Biomedical Equipment Engineer

Reports To: Lab Quality Assurance And Coordinator

Location: Mbeya

Position Summary:

A Biomedical Equipment Engineer has the responsibility to support patient diagnosing and treatment by installing, testing, calibrating, and repairing biomedical Laboratory and other equipment, training users, and maintaining safe operations of the equipment. This position requires good knowledge and skills in medical equipment maintenance and competency in basic mechanical and electronic engineering practices. The Biomedical Equipment Technician will work as part of a team contributing to the goals and objectives of HJFMRI/WRP.

Duties and Responsibilities

Performing day to day maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of medical laboratory and related equipment at supported sites in the southern highlands zone of Tanzania.

Install and validate new biomedical equipment by carrying out physical establishment, calibrations and performance testing in accordance with manufacturer's guidelines.

Prepare, execute and document equipment preventive maintenance schedules following manufacturer's instructions and schedule special servicing where appropriate.

Oversee the implementation of equipment service contract in existence.

Ensure proper biomedical equipment operation by providing equipment operation demonstrations, training and instruction to other healthcare staff in use and care of equipment.

Participate in evaluation of new biomedical equipment by providing technical support to the evaluation team.

Improves biomedical equipment performance data as required to inform the program for the various assessments and Public Health Evaluations.

Work as the lead technical person for the establishment of the zonal medical laboratory equipment maintenance workshop

Maintain biomedical equipment maintenance inventory by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders in collaboration with the logistics coordinator.

Prepare routine and special biomedical reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information and trends.

Ensure a safe and healthy working environment by conducting safety tests on all the equipment, recommending and complying with procedures, training and guiding medical and healthcare personnel on safe operation and safety .compliance regarding biomedical equipment.

Adhere to strict confidentiality rules regarding patient information where access to such information is encountered in the process of performing these duties.

Qualifications:

This position requires a person, who is capable of working independently, fully understands and is committed to the provision of laboratory services in a public health setting in accordance with host program practices and direction of the department supervisor.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   .

A Bachelors degree in engineering technology or an equivalent attainment with demonstrable technical knowledge of mechanics and electronics

Technical Certification in the fields of practice preferred

Minimum 3 years experience working with biomedical equipment in a clinical engineering environment

Complex computer skills required, including the ability to administrate a system, interpret error codes, defragment hard-drives, replace power supplies, interpret computer codes, and apply networking concepts

Ability to integrate information from a variety of sources

Frequently required to reach, pull, and/or employ fine motor skills during the installation, servicing, and maintenance of medical equipment

Frequently required to bend, crouch, kneel, climb, balance, or otherwise maneuver body while servicing and inspecting medical equipment

Frequently required to operate tools/machinery that uses hand and/or foot controls (drills, saws, electronic test equipment, etc when servicing medical equipment

Frequently required to lift, carry, or otherwise move up to 50 Ibs while working with medical equipment

Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills

facilities in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania.

Cover letter and resumes should be sent to the

Human Resources Manager

P.O.Box  6396 Mbeya or emailed to recruitment@wrp-t.org. NOTE: To be considered applicant must put the TITLE OF THE JOB in the subject line.

Deadline: 15^th March 2017

Source Dailynews,1^st March 2017