Engineering Coordinator - Ambulatory Team

Engineering Coordinator - Ambulatory Team

The Department of Bioengineering intends to hire for one position at either the Engineering Associate classification, requisition #, or Engineering Coordinator requisition #, based on the qualifications of the successful candidate. University of Iowa Health Care Bioengineering department is seeking a skilled Engineering Coordinator or Engineering Associate to manage equipment maintenance responsibilities for standard patient care or other departments and serves as the primary contact for those areas.

Responds to equipment repair and preventive maintenance inside patient rooms, care areas and at the patient's bedside when needed. Manages equipment maintenance due lists and worked with patient care staff to coordinate repair services or planned maintenance. Assists with installation, upgrade and repair projects for equipment related to their assigned areas. May respond to after-hours troubleshooting and repair calls. This position can be filled as either an Engineering Associate or an Engineering Coordinator.

Position Responsibilities:

• Analysis:
  Plan and coordinate new equipment check-in for Capital Management or departmental projects
• Determine the priority of equipment installation and direct resources to achieve project goals
• Complete the assembly, installation and testing of new equipment for the project, utilizing additional resources when the scope or timing of the project dictates
• Prepare old equipment for surplus or trade-in by recording equipment characteristics such as Manufacturer, Model, serial number and any existing University of Iowa identification numbers
• Read PM procedures, gather equipment and tools to complete the work. Document maintenance performed, and parts used in the maintenance management system
• Engineering Project Management:
  Assist in activation/deployment of equipment associated with project
• Assist in inventory/tag new equipment
• Compliance:
  Assigned specific departments which may include standard inpatient and other patient care areas
• Manage departmental due lists
• Confirm that all equipment meets relevant specifications, standards, and regulations and maintenance is kept up to date
• Responsible for on-site technical support and troubleshooting
• Planning:
  Departmental equipment deployments
• Acquire new equipment lists from department
• Tag new equipment and perform initial functional check
• Deploy new equipment
• Application of Technical Knowledge:
  Apply engineering principles such as measuring voltage, wattage, and current measurement to troubleshoot/repair medical equipment
• Evaluate electrical or mechanical specifications of replacement parts to determine if the parts will fit the application
• Swap and exchange system assemblies or components to identify equipment failures
• Troubleshoot equipment problems through an understanding of equipment function and use
• Proficient using and understanding service manuals/schematics to solve complex electronic problems with limited oversight
• May respond to after-hours on-call support of medical equipment, escalating to supervisory personnel when additional support is needed
• Communication:
  Communicate with faculty, staff, and students to help figure out exactly what the equipment malfunction is and the best way to rectify it
• Ability to decern if an issue is an equipment failure or user related and be able to communicate this to staff in a tactful and helpful manner
• Leadership:
  Provides feedback, coaching and counseling to new Bio employees or students regarding repairs, maintenance procedures and Bioengineering shop policy/procedures
• May have functional supervision of Engineering Associates or other personnel
• Financial Responsibility:
  Analyze repair costs and present them to the owning department to help determine if they want to proceed
• Run reports detailing service costs for specific equipment
• Travel:
  This position involves limited travel, primarily local. At times, longer-distance travel may be required, including approximately one overnight trip per year.

Pay Grade: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Engineering Associate: $55,000 to commensurate - 3B Engineering Coordinator:…