Medical Engineering Technologist – University Health Network Jobs

Job Overview:

What you’ll do:

• Performing cross-functional duties, as assigned or requested;
• Working closely with clinical users to provide technical support being highly responsive to their needs;
• Performing other duties consistent with the job classification, as required.
• Monitors and maintains quality of equipment;
• Keeping accurate service records for equipment;
• Inspection of incoming new equipment, preventative maintenance, repair and technical support specifically for surgical instruments.
• Providing front-line technical support (maintenance and repair) of Surgical Instruments, endoscopes and other associated medical equipment;

What you’ll have:

• Must be able to work evening shift hours and comply with on call duties if required
• Membership with the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists an asset.
• Minimum three years of experience in maintaining surgical instruments is preferred
• Excellent problem recognition and problem solving skills
• Highly self-motivated with strong ability to work independently under minimal supervision
• Ability to maintain professional manner under a variety of working circumstances
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent abstract thinking and problem solving skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Computer literacy: office productivity (Emails applications, word, excel)
• Operation Monitoring – Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Ability to work as an autonomous professional
• Completion of a community college diploma in technology related discipline or completion of a recognized machinist program at a technical institute or community college, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
• Equipment Maintenance – Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently in a fast paced environment.
• Effective time management and organizational skills with the ability to set priorities
• Effective time management and organizational skills
• Hands on dexterity: For maintenance of surgical instruments and endoscopes; an eye for precision, hand dexterity and competence in repairing techniques.
• Membership with the Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society an asset.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and customer service skills
• Training for surgical instrument maintenance, flexible and/or rigid endoscope service (by OEM and/or by qualified endoscope repair organization) is preferred
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Ability to work effectively as a team member
• Experience working in a hospital environment, or surgical instrument OEM service department or surgical instrument repair service provider is preferred
• Mechanical skills: Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to repair precision surgical instruments. May also fabricate and modify instruments, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.
• Computer literacy
• Systems Evaluation – Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system