Medical Equipment Specialist - Operating Room

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is America's oldest public hospital, established in 1736. Affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine, the 844-bed hospital is a major referral center for highly complex cases, with its 6,000 employees including highly skilled, interdisciplinary clinical staff. It sees more than 110,000 emergency room visits and 500,000 outpatient visits annually. Bellevue is an academic medical institution of international renown. We have served as an incubator for major innovations in public health, medical science, and medical education. Bellevue is a Level I Trauma Center delivering around-the-clock care in adult, pediatric, psychiatric and pediatric psychiatric emergencies as well as in the nationally-designated categories of cardiology, neurology, toxicology, and neonatology. In addition to providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient state-of-the-art care Bellevue is a city-wide medical specialty referral source. Bellevue's clinical centers of excellence include: Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care; Cardiovascular Services; Designated Regional Perinatal Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU); Comprehensive Children's Psychiatric Emergency Program; and Cancer Services.

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.

Job Description

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

The purpose of this position is to support the Operating Room staff with daily equipment-related operations. The Operating Room Equipment Specialist is responsible for ensuring the proper functioning, maintenance, and availability of equipment used in the operating room. This role involves managing the inventory, coordinating repairs and replacements, and providing technical support to the surgical team. The Equipment Specialist plays a vital role in optimizing patient care and safety by ensuring the reliable operation of critical medical equipment, including but not limited to Operating room procedural tables, procedural back tables, cautery machine, sed machine, and any other medical equipment.

Responsibilities for this position include:
• Maintain and manage comprehensive inventory of operating room equipment, For all operating room services (Bariatrics, General Surgery, ENT, Ophthalmology, Podiatry, Hand, Plastics, GYN, Urology) etc.
• Responsible for obtaining, organizing, and moving necessary wheeled equipment for surgical cases, including OR table swaps and set-ups.
• Daily inspect, test, and calibrate equipment to ensure proper functioning and adherence to quality standards for all operating room location 11", 9m, and 15m floor.
• Responsible for daily delivery and assembly of equipment needed for all operating room locations 11%, 9%, and 15m floor surgical cases.
• Collaborate with surgeons, nurses and other healthcare professionals to assess equipment needs and ensure appropriate equipment is available for scheduled procedures.
• Collaborate with Bio-Medical department in developing and implementing preventive maintenance schedules to minimize equipment downtime and maximize efficiency.
• Communicate effectively with Biomedical department to coordinate repairs, installations, and equipment maintenance.
• Conduct weekly inventory check of all operating room equipment
• Responsible for keeping equipment storage room organized
• Responsible for compiling monthly excel spreadsheet of all operating room equipment and submit report via email to supervisor and Director of nursing.
• Make daily returs of unneeded equipment to the appropriate location, wiping down the equipment prior to storage and between patient use.
• Report broken and malfunctioning equipment to Bio Med via email and follows-up on equipment repairs.
• Keep accurate records of equipment maintenance, repairs, and service history. Report the records monthly via email to supervisor and Director of nursing.

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.

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