Clinical Engineering Technician I

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Job Title

Clinical Engineering Technician I

Location

Weston

Facility

Florida Weston Hospital

Department

Clinical Engineering Florida-Weston Hospital

Job Code

000548

Shift

Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

Schedule

10:00am-6:30pm/9:00am-5:30am

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital’s team of caregivers that remain on the leading edge of technology and education all while consistently providing patient-centered healthcare. As part of Cleveland Clinic’s Florida region, Weston Hospital is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area and Florida. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.   

A Clinical Engineer Technician maintains, services, and repairs medical equipment. This could take the form of preventative measures, cleaning, or adjusting pieces of equipment. CE Technicians are also familiar enough with hospital machinery to disassemble, repair, and reassemble various pieces of technology, although they might specialize in a specific kind of machinery. They are always up to date on the most recent technologies emerging in the medical field and help ensure that other hospital staff members use the machinery safely.   

A caregiver in this position works Monday – Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., with on-call, rotating weekends and holidays requirements. Rotating to Coral Springs Family Health and Surgery Center will be required as needed. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide routine and as needed clinical engineering services (repair, maintenance, relocation, installation, etc.) for equipment.  

• Maintain documentation of equipment, inventory, service and repairs.  

• Perform preventative maintenance and repairs on equipment.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• High School Diploma or GED 

• Two years of relevant experience troubleshooting and maintaining medical equipment OR an Associate’s Degree in Biomechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or IT (information technology) OR equivalent specialized or military training 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET) 

• Associate’s Degree in Biomedical or Electrical Engineering  

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to climb 8-foot ladders and work on overhead equipment. 
• Ability to work in prone positions and in confined, darkened areas. 
• Sufficient manual dexterity to use hand and power tools and work on small mechanical parts. 
• Visual acuity sufficient to distinguish between colors used for wire color coding and read finely printed blueprints and schematics. 
• Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods
• Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment
• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information
• Ability to travel throughout the hospital system
• Ability to move up to 50 pounds

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

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Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

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