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Biomedical Engineering Technician - UPMC Kilkenny & Waterford

Waterford

FULL TIME

October 25, 2024

Biomedical Engineering Technician - UPMC Kilkenny & Waterford

Location: UPMC Whitfield Hospital
Job type: Permanent
Overview of role:
The Biomedical Engineering Department is responsible for patient related hospital equipment services, support, and medical device repairs. The service works with other healthcare departments and endeavours to support and advance patient care by applying biomedical engineering and equipment management skills to healthcare technology. This role will be based across multiple sites, so full drivers licence and own vehicle are required.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Travel and work in multiple UPMC sites and provide maintenance services for electro-medical equipment in respect of its functional, electronic, optical, electrical, and mechanical aspects to a standard of safety, accuracy, and reliability consistent with its function and with professional standards.
Follow Biomedical Department maintenance procedures to ensure that equipment performs to manufacturer’s specification.
Apply their ability to diagnose mechanical, electrical, electronic, IT problems/issues associated with medical devices using their knowledge, qualifications, training and/or experience to ensure maximum uptime of medical device equipment.
Assist with the co-ordination and implementation of the preventative maintenance schedule and safety programmes.
Assist with equipment acceptance testing and commissioning in line with department standards.
Participate in the implementation and on-going use of department Asset Database to ensure that all equipment records are always up to date and available.
Auditing medical equipment in various UPMC facilities and reporting recommendations regarding life expectancy or replacement.
Tracking the status of equipment repairs, communicating progress and return to service dates with relevant stakeholders.
Assist when required, on new technical installations/projects.
Support the nursing, medical and technical staff in the implementation of technology involved in patient care.
Liaise with clinical staff to schedule preventative maintenance.
Attend all mandatory hospital training.
Actively participate in accreditation programmes.
Take responsibility for tools and equipment within their care, ensuring testing equipment is calibrated when required.
Liaise with suppliers for the purposes of timely ordering & maintaining appropriate parts & consumables stock inventory.
Preparation of equipment specification and cost estimates for the purpose of potential project options.
Manage external contractors when on-site to ensure all hospital procedures are adhered to.
To co-operate fully with ensuring compliance with Health and Safety requirements and regulations
Be expected on occasion to attend Manufacturer’s training courses when requested.
Be flexible in their attitude towards working hours to ensure that Biomedical Department targets are adhered to.
Develop and maintain good co-operation and close working links with members of other teams.
Maintain good communications throughout the hospital where equipment issues impact on the provision of a service.
Liaise as required with IT personnel to ensure availability of appropriate IT infrastructure for medical equipment.
Perform other duties as may be assigned to them by the Biomedical Department Manager.

Qualifications & Experience:

Essential Qualifications: Hold as a minimum a recognised qualification at Quality and Qualifications Ireland, Level 7 or higher in one of the following engineering disciplines.
Electronic
Electrical
Instrument Physics
Industrial Instrumentation
Applied Physics
Mechanical
Mechatronic
Biomedical Engineering
Personal Requirements:
Full driving licence and own vehicle.
Possess good problem-solving skills and the ability to develop solutions to complex situations with medical equipment and associated systems.
Ability to engage and communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
Ability of gathering, interpreting and analysing information to make informed decisions.
Ability to fault find complex electromedical equipment.
Ability to meet deadlines and work on own initiative.
Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to present information in a clear and concise manner.
Ability to deal effectively with multiple of tasks simultaneously.
Possess excellent I.T. skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, E-mail and internet knowledge.
Maintain an awareness of the primacy of the patient in relation to all hospital activities.
Be expected to maintain and enhance their professional knowledge and skills to keep pace with changes in the delivery of health care.

Equal Opportunity Statement and Benefits

UPMC is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

At UPMC we provide a total rewards program that is not only market competitive, but fair and provides growth opportunities for all our colleagues.

Compensation – Competitive pay for the work employees do – base pay, performance related pay and premium pay where applicable.

Benefits – Fully paid maternity and paternity leave for new parents. Competitive Pension Plan, company funded Death in Service Benefit x 3 times. Critical Illness cover for all employees up to the age of 66.

Performance and Recognition – Rewards for performance that supports the goals and mission of UPMC through our annual ACES programme.

Work-Life Balance – Enhanced annual leave up to a maximum of 27 days. Flexible working opportunities to support you to work around external family commitments.

Development and Career Opportunities – Opportunities for each employee to reach their career goals through continued learning and/or advancement.

About UPMC

A $26 billion healthcare provider and insurer, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based UPMC is inventing new models of patient-centred, cost-effective, accountable care. Working in close collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, UPMC shares its clinical, managerial and technological skills worldwide through its innovation and commercialisation arm, UPMC Enterprises, and through UPMC International.

Providing high-quality healthcare in the South East since 2006, UPMC’s operations in Ireland now include UPMC Whitfield Hospital in Waterford, UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin, UPMC Kildare Hospital in Clane and UPMC Aut Even Hospital in Kilkenny. Outpatient care is available at the UPMC Carlow Outreach Centre, UPMC Hillman Cancer Centre radiotherapy locations at UPMC Whitfield and in Cork, the UPMC Sports Medicine Clinic at SETU Arena, Waterford, TUS Moylish Campus, Limerick, TUS Thurles Campus, Tipperary, and the UPMC Concussion Network. The UPMC Institute for Health is located in Mayo and the Global Technology Operation Centre is based in Kilkenny. UPMC is the Official Healthcare Partner of the GAA and GPA.

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