Biomedical Technician

Job Description

• Assumes 24-hour responsibility for the management and operations of the Biomedical Engineering section of Support Services of the American Hospital Dubai during the absence of the Senior Biomedical Engineer.
• Executes the planning of new projects and expansion of existing services.
• Attends On-call duties after working hours in case of emergency.
• Receives, installs, documents, and handovers the demos/backup units from the vendors to end users.
• Performs medical equipment maintenance requests from Service Requisition Software (iService) is needed throughout the hospital.
• Tests all the hospital medical equipment.
• Answers to any medical equipment maintenance request needed throughout the hospital.
• Ensures the compliance of all medical equipment with the hospital’s preventive and corrective maintenance policy.
• Prepares and performs the training, demonstrations, and in-services for designated users.
• Implements and complies with the department’s standards, policies, procedures and protocols as they relate to Biomedical Engineering Services.
• Secures a safe environment by implementing best practices and Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) scheduling to Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI)/Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) and other industry standards.
• Ensures optimal efficiency and continuous safe practices.
• Participates in ongoing educational activities related to Biomedical Engineering.
• Ensures the compliance of all medical equipment with the hospital’s preventive and corrective maintenance policy.
• Answers to any medical equipment maintenance request needed throughout the hospital.