General Summary

Under general supervision, performs repair and maintenance of medical equipment, including safety testing, design, installation, calibration, routine maintenance of complex medical electronic equipment.

Principal Responsibilities and Tasks

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

1. Performs preventive maintenance, repair and calibration services on medical equipment in accordance with departmental standards and manufacturers operating and repair manuals.

• Interprets and performs inspection procedures appropriately and documents procedures properly in accordance with The Joint Commission regulations, and departmental policy and procedure.
• Performs regular manual and software tests, including electrical safety testing, of medical equipment for accuracy and efficiency of operation.
• Identifies potential safety hazards of equipment, and documents actions taken to eliminate them.
• Responds to work requests, daily, troubleshoots malfunctions and makes the necessary repairs in a timely and efficient manner to reduce the amount of downtime and to keep the department operating effectively.
• Installs, repairs and maintains complex diagnostic, therapeutic, laboratory, and biomedical research equipment of electronic and mechanic components.
• Replaces defective parts any medical equipment.
• Schedules third party repair of equipment when needs are beyond the scope of the department's abilities.
• Labels equipment with operational status and date preventive maintenance was performed. Enters status data into the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Submits documentation of completed inspection, preventive maintenance and service reports to supervisor for quality control purposes.
• Maintains test equipment and tools in good working order.

2. Recommends changes to, modifies if approved and installs specialized medical equipment.

3. Communicates with nursing, allied health and medical staff, regularly, regarding equipment operation and problems to obtain information in order to resolve the problem and minimize the amount of down time.

• Contacts internal patient support services department or external vendors to arrange for repair of or order parts for equipment.

4. Participates in the evaluation of new, rental or demonstration of medical equipment and makes recommendations concerning acquisition.

5. Observes general clinical engineering practices and respective departmental policies and procedures to promote the overall efficiency of repair service and operations for medical equipment.

6. Assists with maintenance of departmental records, such as maintenance requests, electrical safety forms, files, relevant statistics and technical manuals on biomedical equipment in accordance with The Joint Commission, federal, state and local regulations.

7. Assists conducting in-service educational programs on use and operation of relevant clinical equipment.

8. Takes on call assignments within the department schedule and serves affiliated facilities.