Clinical Engineer - Full Time Job Listing at Barton Health in South Lake Tahoe, CA (Job ID 678d8bee-126f-4100-863d-b95206583b6f)

Description

Summary of Position:

The Clinical Engineer performs a variety of routine and complex tasks associated with the installation and maintenance of clinical equipment and clinical life safety criticality equipment. This role performs electrical safety tests on biomedical instrumentation using specialized test equipment, operates biomedical equipment and performs job related duties in a safe and efficient manner.  This position is responsible for maintenance assignments that include and are not limited to general maintenance activities and repairs on electrical equipment, sterilizing equipment, and all facets of biomedical and critical patient care and life safety care equipment throughout the organization. 

Qualifications

Education:

• High School or GED required

Experience:

• Minimum of 1 year recent work experience working with or training with a Clinical Engineering Team or equivalent combination of education and experience in the clinical engineering field.
• Healthcare experience preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to demonstrate competency in the use and operation of all required test equipment.
• Ability to interpret schematics, wiring diagrams and interpret drawings and specifications.
• Working knowledge of physiology, anatomy, and medical terminology.
• Sufficient computer skills required.
• In compliance with patient safety standards, must be able to effectively communicate.
• Knowledge of electronic circuitry and troubleshooting.
• Ability to work with all levels of management and physician staff.

Certifications/Licensure:

• Manufacture certification on specified OEM medical equipment preferred.
• Valid California driver's license or ability to obtain prior to start date.
• Three-year DMV printout showing clean driving record

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Normal office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate while in the office.
• Occasional travel to various health system locations.

Essential Functions

1. Provides consistently exceptional care at all times.
2. Maintains, repairs and installs medical equipment and systems
3. Conducts repairs on electrical equipment, sterilizing equipment, and all facets biomedical equipment for the management of biomedical systems, including patient care equipment may include, beds, nurses call systems.
4. Performs scheduled and unscheduled inspections, maintenance and electrical safety tests of biomedical equipment where applicable to maintain code compliance
5. Responsible for documenting the results of all inspections, maintenance and tests
6. Responds to pages in a timely fashion and may be required to respond to emergency codes when applicable
7. Responds to the needs of the department by performing other duties, as necessary.