Biomedical Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER AT WOCKHARDT HOSPITAL MUMBAI CENTRAL

Major Job Qualifications/Specific Skills

Required Education:

- B.E. or diploma in Biomedical/Electronics/ Instrumentation/Electrical Streams.

Experience

- Minimum of Two years clinical/ biomedical technology, including management and leadership experience. Experience in hospital is a must.

Technical competencies

- HIS

- Computer skills

Behavioral Competencies

- Good interpersonal skills

- Good communication skills

- Should demonstrate leadership qualities

- Good Analytical & Mathematical Skills

- People-oriented, flexible and adaptable

- Presentability

- Patience

- Alert/Promptness

- Punctuality

- Enthusiasm

Job Summary

- Ensuring that patient care instrument used throughout the Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd. is safe

- Effectively manage and coordinate activities of the Biomedical Engineering

- Direct all aspects of maintenance and repair of the equipment, as well as ongoing training and education of staff related to safe medical device uses and practices

KEY RESPONSIBILITES

Principal Responsibilities

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- Establish and implement technical protocols and management functions pertaining to biomedical equipments.

- Advice administration on matters pertaining to equipments purchase, performance, financial provisions etc.

- Establish and define departmental goals and objectives to meet goals and objectives of Wockhardt Hospital. Plan, implement and evaluate programs to meet departmental goals

- Prepare departmental budget, present to Head Biomedical for approval, and monitor budgets and expenses to control or justify variances.

- Establish departmental policies and procedures that are consistent with Hospital Policies and Procedures and which promote organized operation of the function.

- Maintain standards of practice consistent throughout the hospital and ensure that the accreditation standards of JCI and other accrediting agencies are met.

- Monitor and facilitate intra- and interdepartmental activities.

- Monitor effectiveness of departmental programs and incorporate new technology, procedures and program ideas to maintain state-of-the-art practice.

- Develop new program proposals as needed/requested including budgetary as well as operational components.

- Direct the personnel management of the hospital to include organization and staffing; performance management; personnel policy interpretation, advising and implementation; staff development, productivity; and resource allocation.

- Ensure provision of 24 hour, seven day, on-call to support Wockhardt Hospitals Biomedical Engineering needs.

- Direct the evaluation of new technology for patient care, the development of specifications for medical equipment acquisition, the design of test procedures for medical devices and the design of custom devices as needed.

- Represent Biomedical Engineering on committees, maintain departmental records, and attend Management and other administrative meetings as appropriate.

- Ensure the review of supplies, instrumentation, and facilities in the Hospitals relative to safety and performance and recommend required or desirable changes.

- Specify requirements relative to standards or accreditation requirements.

- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

- To furnish weekly work report.

To work with the hospital information system and other information technology resources and software as may be assigned on a periodic basis from time to time as per attached appendix.