Biomedical Engineering Technician

Position

Sacré-Coeur Hospital in Montreal is seeking a passionate biomedical engineering technician to strengthen its team. If you are looking for a job where your contribution has a real impact on the development of the healthcare network, all within a stimulating environment, this position is for you!

Under the authority of the head of the service, the person holding the position plans, organizes, and ensures the maintenance of biomedical equipment, provides technical expertise to users, and makes necessary corrections to optimize the safety and performance of biomedical equipment.

Specific Functions and Responsibilities

• Handles assistance and support requests, evaluates them, and manages them according to priorities;
• Performs various tasks such as installation, troubleshooting, repair, verification, calibration, construction, and modification of medical equipment under their responsibility;
• Assembles and adapts medical equipment;
• Conducts quality control to ensure optimal and safe operation of medical equipment before putting it back into service;
• Documents the actions taken, informs users about the intervention performed, and follows up if necessary;
• Participates in committees that develop procedures related to preventive and corrective maintenance of equipment;
• Manages problems received, prioritizes, and plans actions based on the urgency of each;
• Identifies the source of the problem, establishes a diagnosis, and repairs the medical equipment diligently using available resources;
• Supervises interventions performed by an external service representative and may collaborate with them, depending on the situation;
• Ensures that external vendor service reports accurately represent the work performed and manages these documents effectively for future consultations and references;
• Informs users of the repair time for a breakdown, suggests solution paths, and collaborates on developing a replacement plan to maintain as much as possible the provision of care and services to patients;
• Observes the use of medical equipment by a healthcare professional in a clinical setting to detect any malfunction or intermittent problem;
• Checks the performance of medical equipment, their compliance with current standards, and their overall condition;
• Establishes or participates in the development of a preventive maintenance schedule for a defined period;
• Establishes the procedure to be performed for each medical equipment targeted by the global preventive maintenance program;
• Provides technical assistance to user personnel during the commissioning of new medical equipment;
• Proposes the purchase or replacement of tools, software, computer systems, and ECME necessary for the performance of their tasks;
• Uses the computer-assisted maintenance management system (CMMS) optimally at their disposal;
• Participates in the inventory of medical equipment by providing all required information and ensures the maintenance of up-to-date files (computer or paper, as applicable) by documenting all interventions precisely and in detail;
• Applies the institution's policy for the removal or disposal of medical equipment at the end of its useful life;
• Performs and documents the results of electrical safety tests before putting new medical equipment into service or after corrective or preventive maintenance;
• Performs required interventions on medical equipment during medical alerts or technical recalls from the manufacturer.

What We Offer

• Permanent position
• Flexible hours adapted to your needs
• Work on significant projects with a positive social impact
• Work-life balance
• Employee assistance program
• Continuous training to develop your professional skills
• 4 weeks of paid vacation + 9.6 days of sick leave
• Comprehensive group insurance + advantageous retirement plan (RREGOP)
• 13 holidays, including 2 floating holidays
• Integration into a workplace engaged in digital transformation and innovation in healthcare.

Do you have the desired profile?

• Diploma of College Studies (DEC) in electronics technology such as electronics technologies, ordered systems technologies, or industrial electronics technologies from a recognized school by the competent ministry;
• Certificate in biomedical technologies (with integration internship in a hospital setting) (an asset)

Experience

• 6 months of experience in the last 5 years in medical equipment maintenance
• Valid driver's license