QUALIFICATION:
- Bachelor’sdegree in biomedical engineering/Electronics & Instrumentation/Electronics Engineering / related discipline
EXPERIENCE:
- 5- 8 years of relevant experience in biomedical engineering preferably in a multi-specialty hospital
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Overseethe day-to-day functioning of the Biomedical Engineering department and ensure timely support to all hospital departments.
- Ensure optimum availability, functionality and uptime of critical biomedical equipmentacross the hospital.
- Monitor and coordinate preventive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance of biomedical equipment.
- Ensuretimely completion of scheduled preventive maintenance and calibration of
- Prioritizeand coordinate resolution of equipment breakdowns based on clinical criticality and patient safety requirements.
- Maintain andperiodically update the biomedical equipment inventory, asset records, and equipment
- Monitorequipment downtime, breakdown frequency, repeat failures and maintenance trends, and initiate corrective action.
- Coordinateinstallation, testing, commissioning, and handover of new biomedical
- Coordinatewith clinical and nursing departments to understand equipment requirements and resolve technical issues.
- Manage andmonitor AMC/CMC contracts, including service schedules, vendor response, resolution timelines, and contract renewals.
- Monitorvendor performance and ensure compliance with agreed service levels and maintenance
- Participatein technical evaluation of biomedical equipment, preparation of specifications, and evaluation of vendor quotations.
- Providetechnical inputs for procurement, replacement, upgradation, and condemnation of biomedical equipment.
- Verifyvendor service reports, maintenance records, calibration certificates, and other technical documentation.
- Ensure faulty orunsafe equipment is appropriately isolated, labelled, and not returned to the departments until necessary repairs/checks are completed.
- Ensurecompliance with applicable NABH, statutory, safety and hospital quality requirements relating to biomedical
- Supportinvestigations and root-cause analysis of equipment-related incidents, failures, and patient-safety concerns.
- Monitor repairand maintenance expenditure and identify opportunities for cost optimization without compromising patient safety or equipment reliability.
- Assist inpreparation and monitoring of the annual Biomedical Engineering
- Supervise,guide and allocate work to Biomedical Engineers, Technicians and other departmental staff.
- Monitordepartmental performance through MIS covering equipment uptime, preventive maintenance, breakdowns, downtime, calibration, AMC/CMC and vendor performance.
- Identifyrecurring equipment failures and recommend repair, replacement or lifecycle management
- Ensureproper documentation and audit readiness of all biomedical engineering
- Conduct/coordinateuser training in collaboration with equipment vendors and clinical departments to promote safe and appropriate equipment usage.
- Developand implement departmental SOPs, work processes, and service standards for biomedical equipment
- Coordinatewith Engineering, Purchase, Finance, IT, Stores, Quality and other relevant departments for biomedical equipment-related requirements.
- Ensure 24x7availability of technical support for critical patient-care equipment, as per hospital requirements and departmental roster.
- Promotea culture of patient safety, preventive maintenance, accountability, and continuous improvement within the Biomedical Engineering
- Dailyreporting of minor and major activities to Manager
- Anyother work/responsibility assigned by the HOD/Management in the course of business/work whether within the same unit/dept or any other unit/dept from time to time
