NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi is a 457-bed teaching hospital affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The facility has earned numerous Center of Excellence designations, accreditation, and recognition for its renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, regional Stroke Center, Snakebite Treatment Center, Breast Health Center, Bariatric Surgery Center, and Cancer Service. The facility also offers the region's only multi-person hyperbaric chamber, allowing up to nine patients to dive together at one time. Jacobi's Ambulatory Care Pavilion is a stunning complement to its inpatient acute care, allowing staff to provide patients with high-quality service in a modern, state-of-the-art environment.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

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Job Description

Under administrative and technical direction and supervision, with latitude for independent action and decision, initiates and completes work assignments in the Instrumentation and Inhalation Therapy Service or a medical equipment repair unit. Serves as an integral team member in planning, establishing, implementing, and directing health care setting medical equipment inventory, control, distribution, preventative maintenance, repair, and spare part service for a center, borough, or city-wide program.

• Plans and operates a spare part center based on evaluative equipment surveys. Selects and distributes types and amounts of parts needed for medical equipment repair, including identification and standardization of parts. Sets-up guidelines regarding the life expectancy of parts, anticipated usage, and the ability of available repair technician personnel to install and replace parts. Diagnoses and corrects system and equipment malfunctions and ensures appropriate personnel are informed of technical updates and equipment-related problem.
• Makes recommendations regarding inventory, usage, interchangeability, wear, and repairability of spare parts.
• Conducts examination, inspection, research, and analysis of equipment with engineers and reviews technical documentation, manufacturer's service manuals, specifications, drawings and other available literature.

Minimum Qualifications
1. High school diploma or its educational equivalent, preferably including one (1) year in electronic equipment repair, shop, general science, physics and completion of a course in electronic equipment repair and medical equipment repair in vocational, associate degree, trade or armed service school; and
2. Five (5) years of satisfactory, full-time, paid experience as a Medical Equipment Repair Technician for installation, repair and preventive maintenance of medical equipment, three (3) years of which must have been in a responsible supervisory or administrative capacity; or
3. Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in Biomedical Technology, Biomedical Engineering Technology, Electronics Engineering Technology or related discipline; and
4. Three (3) years of experience servicing a broad-range of clinical/patient care equipment, devices, and network medical systems in a hospital or health care facility; or
5. Three (3) years of satisfactory, full-time, paid experience as a Medical Equipment Specialist or equivalent type of experience; or
6. A satisfactory equivalent combination of education and experience.

Department Preferences

• Mid-level experience in repairs, systems calibrations, and maintenance of clincial equipment technologies devices, IT, instruments, and systems.

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• Multiple employee discounts programs