Biomed- Tech

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Date: 19 Feb 2025

Location: Sharjah, AE

Company: University Hospital Sharjah

Position Summary

A Biomedical Technician is responsible for ensuring the proper functioning, maintenance, and repair of medical equipment and devices used within a healthcare setting. This position involves performing regular inspections, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairing complex medical machinery. Biomedical technicians play a crucial role in ensuring that all equipment is safe, reliable, and compliant with regulatory standards, supporting the overall delivery of quality healthcare services.

Summary of Main Duties

• Under the direction of the Biomedical Engineering Department Head, Biomedical Technician is employed to maintain all medical equipment and patient support systems.
• Ensure that clinical equipment is always at peak efficiency and remains available for the purposes of providing healthcare services.
• Report to the Biomedical Engineering Department Head exceptional delays or issues that impact the availability of services to the clinical departments.
• Responsible for recording all reports on installation, quality check, preventive and corrective maintenance, and calibration of the equipment and ensure entries to the CMMS are updated.

• Prepare and submit weekly/monthly reports related to progress, delays, completed tasks, and issues on corrective and preventive maintenance of the equipment.
• Coordinate and supervise on-site medical service contractors to ensure quality of work and performance.
• Ensure all biomedical clinical equipment and patient care systems are in good working condition for use/operation to the satisfaction of the hospital customers/patients.
• Participate in the technical evaluation of proposed equipment for procurement and make comparisons of quality between products as required.

Participate in all aspects of the International Accreditation program to assist UHS in attaining and maintaining international accreditation standards.

• BS in Biomedical Engineering degree or equivalent obtained from a recognized electronic/electrical engineering university.
• Member of an engineering society or institution is an added qualification.
• 7-10 years of experience in medical equipment operations and maintenance management.
• Must have advanced electronic training and familiarity with applicable regulatory and inspection requirements.
• Factory training on a range of major medical equipment.
• Proven supervisory, interpersonal skills, and leadership in motivating the team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with good presentation skills.
• Ability to work under pressure to achieve results against targets.

• Well knowledgeable in computer systems, electronic, electrical, and mechanical engineering.

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