Specialist - Biomedical Engineering - Jobs in Pakistan

Job Description

Entity: Aga Khan UniversityLocation: Karachi, Pakistan.Introduction to the Aga Khan University:Chartered in 1983, Aga Khan University (AKU) is a private, autonomous and self-governing international university with 13 teaching sites in 6 countries distributed across three continents. As an integral part of the Aga Khan Development Network, AKU provides higher education in several disciplines, carries out research pertinent to the countries in which it exists and has campuses, programes and/or teaching hospitals in Afghanistan, Kenya, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda and the UK. As an international institution, AKU operates on the core principles of quality, relevance, impact and access; and AKU is a model of academic excellence and an agent of social change.Job Role / Responsibilities:Reporting to the Manager Clinical Engineering. The focus of the role of the Clinical Engineering Specialist is to support the hospitals mission to deliver exceptional patient care in an environment where quality, respect, caring and compassion are at the center of all we do . Primary responsibility will be the management of medical device technology, including adherence to recognized safety, quality, cost, and efficiency standards.The role in providing a quality service in maintaining the hospital to a high class and is continually evolving to adapt to the various requirements of healthcare. Works in development of working practices, a comprehensive clinical Engineering service, new ideas and methods, policies, protocols and procedures throughout the hospital, and in the development and contribution to the scientific and technical support of the equipment used in the Hospital. Individual will be responsible for technology management by exploring technical and/or clinical, and/or economic issues related to the individualization and acquisition of appropriate equipment (i.e., Health Technology Assessment), acceptance testing, risk management, planning of quality testing. ICT management, management of maintenance contracts, equipments replacement planning, and so on. Install, maintain, calibrate, and inspect medical equipment. Contribute significantly to the establishment, development, management, maintenance, and ongoing support of the Clinical Engineering functions.ÿKey Responsibilities and Deliverables:ÿ

• Assist in advising on risk management in relation to electro-medical equipment
• Implement the development of a systematic plan with regard to cost effective purchase and management of capital equipment in the hospital
• Consults in the processes for advising, planning, tendering, specification, selection purchase, installation, acceptance testing and commissioning of equipment and services by the Clinical Engineering Department for the hospital
• Liaise with vendor engineers related to maintenance of the equipment and assist with the co-ordination and implementation of the preventative/scheduled, maintenance and safety programmes
• Dealing with contracted agencies/companies ensure best practice, in terms of financial quality, and appropriate delivery of service, is adhered to
• Assist with the support of medical, nursing, paramedical and clinical support staff in the application of technology and provide scientific advice in areas concerned with operation of clinical measurement and therapeutic instrumentation, including research, development and training
• Provide the departments administration with such records of his/her work as deemed to be necessary; contribute to the production of an annual departmental report; assist in the provision of appropriate equipment. statistical and management information, ensuring the efficient day-to-day running of the department and in assuring that appropriate records are maintained
• Assist in the management of technical staff within the department as directed by the Manager Clinical Engineering or Head of Department; contribute to the training of clinical engineering and support and operation staff
• Assisting in agreeing goals and objectives and in ensuring that staffing levels are appropriate
• Execute efficient management of the departments budget, helping establish budget estimates, ensuring effective use of resources and assist in ensuring that expenditure is controlled within agreed cash limits in compliance with the hospitals financial instructions
• Assist in in the development and maintenance of equipment and quality management systems as they relate to the hospitals medical equipment, and in the provision of the hospitals Accreditation process, continued development of a quality assurance programme for electro-medical equipment and other tehospital technologies
• Participate in education and training programmes for medical, paramedical, technical, and other staff in the hospital
• Engage in performing the clinical Engineering functions like Root cause analysis, FMEA, incident analysis and delay analysis
• Cooperate in research and innovation activities, to contribute with new ideas to provide the required clinical solutionsÿ
• Participate in research and innovation area, quality improvements projects and research publications in different quality and technology journals
• Coordinating for Hospital projects (New, Renovations) for medical equipment planning and implementation
• Provide support to conduct pre-purchase evaluations, research vendors, assess cost of ownership, and other activities to support the medical equipment acquisition
• Liaison with clinical user for quality and patient safety through the technology improvements, clinical application support, introduction of new technologies through demonstrations, research, and trials
• Perform the inspection requirements in accordance with applicable codes and regulations, monitor for CQI (continuous Quality Improvements)
• Participate in the investigation and reporting of medical device related incidents
• Participate in the development training modules, provide training to clinical user on safe and optimum utilization of medical equipment and perform operator audits to determine the operator competency

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