Biomedical Engineering Technician jobs in Connecticut

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

As a member of the Clinical Engineering Department the incumbent will perform a wide variety of planning ,
integration and maintenance work on medical equipment with the guiding principles of the YNHHS organization and
business plans from the Clinical Engineering leadership. Perform preventative maintenance and trouble shoot
problems with highly sophisticated mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and computer based technology. The
incumbent will provide direction and training to colleagues, vendors and other personnel of the Yale New Haven
Health System. They are responsible for the development and delivery of clinical education sessions to educate
staff, students and others on the operation, hazards and healthcare necessity of the equipment.
Clinical Engineering Specialist III, provides expertise and guidance in the installation of 510k devices and required
provisions such as power, IT network, and mounting. In order to be effective in the position the employee will be able
to express ideas clearly and in a professional manner both orally and in writing. The interpersonal skills necessary
for the position include effective communication to a wide variety of internal and external customers which foster a
positive impression of YNHHS. The position does require on-call duties which will require occasional weekend and
off hours work. There are travel requirements for the position which include support of YNHHS entities for Clinical
Engineering purposes as well as training assignments in a broader geography.
Senior technical members of the Clinical Engineering team are expected to have extensive knowledge of clinical
systems architecture used for medical device interoperability including clinical applications and specialized areas
such as Radiology, Anesthesiology and Laboratory. The incumbent will foster cooperative interaction with
co-workers and other hospital employees to achieve patient care goals. Responsibility for the position extends to
analysis and the development of processes to improve the current state of YNHHS biomedical technology for the
purposes of standardization, risk, inventory, and product lifecycle management.


EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

1. Works from drawings, technical manuals, and other specifications to troubleshoot and repair medical and
related equipment. The work will be measured for efficiency through turnaround time. In the realm of
scheduled maintenance all work orders are to be completed within 60 days of assignment.
2. Troubleshoots equipment in a logical sequence which results in the proper identification and correction of
malfunctions in a timely manner. Reactive maintenance requires the technician to communicate with all
relevant resources for timely repair of equipment, work orders should take no longer than 5 business days to
complete and return equipment to service.
3. Serves as a subject matter expert on a few medical technologies for the Clinical Engineering, front line patient
care areas and contracting departments. To ensure timeliness of response to customers there will be
measurement and scoring of the response timing to service requests assigned to the technician.
4.
5. Responsible for keeping an accurate inventory of equipment and associated modules/probes, parts, test equipment and tools needed for proper maintenance for the fleet of equipment. As equipment is received into the hospital the incoming inspection of the equipment and documentation needs to be
completed/in-processed to the inventory system within 48 hours

6. Acts as a preceptor to less experienced personnel in the department, providing on the job training as well as
transfer of special which relate to higher level technologies.
7. Responsible for keeping abreast of technologies of current and future medical therapies which may be used in
an academic-teaching healthcare system.
8. Personal goals and team building success factors will also be part of the performance assessment of the
position by the discretion of management

EDUCATION:
Certification and/or proven record of training in the maintenance of technologically advanced medical equipment required. An associate's degree in a technical field through mechanical, electrical, biomedical or other proven comparable education level required. Bachelor's level degree in electrical, mechanical, or biomedical technical training is preferable.

EXPERIENCE:
Thorough knowledge of technologically advanced medical equipment with a minimum of eight (8) years experience, an associate's degree in related field, and proof of cost savings through personal maintenance efforts. OR Thorough knowledge of technologically advanced medical equipment with a minimum of five (5) years experience, bachelor's
degree in related field, and proof of cost savings through personal maintenance efforts .

SPECIAL SKILLS: Demonstrated capability and success in customer communication. Must be proficient use electronic schematics , blueprints, troubleshooting manuals, and direction provided via phone. Must be available to have flexibility in
scheduling based on the needs of the hospital to minimize impact on patient care activities. Knowledge and daily
use of safety policies, procedures, personal protective equipment, safety data sheets, and universal precautions . Ability to effectively lead the work of others. Ability to prioritize and handle high pressure situations.
ACCOUNTABILITY:

COMPLEXITY:
In personal and job-related decisions and actions, consistently demonstrates the values of integrity (doing the right
thing), patient-centered (putting patients and families first), respect (valuing all people and embracing all differences),
accountability (being responsible and taking action), and compassion (being empathetic).

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:
Must have a current driver's license and an acceptable driving record