Job Title: Biomedical Equipment Support Supervisor

Department: Tohono O'odham Nation Health Care (TONHC)

Division: Facilities Management

Status: Exempt/Full-time

Salary: $ 75,714.29 - $94,556.80/annual (DOE)

Position Summary:

According to standards, safety codes, and regulations, provide overall supervision on all medical equipment services, repairs, and maintenance.

Scope of Work:

The position is located at TON Health Care and works under the Facility Engineering Director's general supervision.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Depending on the area of assignment, an incumbent may not be required to perform some of the duties listed below):

• Supervises Biomedical Equipment Support staff; provides coaching, counseling, training, and feedback to employees; assigns, reviews, and delegates work and job responsibilities to designated staff.
• Hires, evaluates, disciplines, and develops staff.
• Coordinates training, orientations, and continuing education of staff.
• Design, update and implements operational maintenance reports, manuals, and procedures consistent with health clinic policies and procedures.
• Assist in managing the department’s budget and coordinates financial and budget activities for maximum operational efficiency.
• Receives and prioritizes work orders.
• Assign work duties to subordinate staff.
• Supports patient diagnosing and treatment by installing, testing, calibrating, and repairing biomedical equipment.
• Evaluates new biomedical equipment by conducting tests, ensuring adherence to codes, making modifications.
• Maintains biomedical equipment by completing preventive maintenance schedules, conducting tests, following manufacturer's instructions, troubleshooting and repairing malfunctions, calling for special service, evaluating service contracts, maintaining equipment inventories.
• Investigates medical equipment hazard reports and device recalls; makes recommendations to supervisor.
• Train users on biomedical equipment operation by providing equipment operation demonstrations, instructing other healthcare staff in equipment use and care, answering questions, providing information.
• Evaluates proposed biomedical equipment by conducting tests and evaluations.
• Improves biomedical equipment performance by studying machine-patient interaction, conferring with equipment users, developing modifications, collaborating with equipment manufacturers.
• Maintains biomedical equipment supplies inventory' by checking stock, anticipating needs, placing and expediting orders, verifying receipt.
• Prepares biomedical reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Maintain vacuum and sterilizer systems.
• Safeguards patient information and keeps information confidential.
• Maintains a safe and healthy working environment by conducting safety tests, recommending and complying with procedures, training and guiding medical and healthcare personnel, complying with codes.
• Updates job knowledge by attending and participating in educational opportunities, reading technical publications, maintaining personal networks.
• Accomplishes organization goals by taking ownership of new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Complies with safety rules and regulations to ensure a safe working environment.
• Represent the Biomedical Services at all required meetings.
• Maintain required reports and records.
• Contributes to a team effort and accomplishes related results as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the Tohono O'odham culture, customs, and traditions.
• Knowledge of applicable federal, state, tribal laws, regulations, and requirements.
• Knowledge of the current standards and safety codes for biomedical equipment.
• Knowledge of the installation and maintenance of biomedical equipment.
• Knowledge of electrical systems and their components.
• Skill in installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and testing biomedical equipment.
• Skill in supervising, training, and evaluating assigned staff.
• Skill in operating equipment and tools.
• Skill in providing superior customer service to external and internal customers.
• Ability to use electronic schematics, blueprints, troubleshooting manuals.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to communicate efficiently and effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with other employees and the general public.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Ability to work independently and meet strict timelines.
• Ability to work extended hours and various work schedules.
• Ability to travel.