Biomedical Engineer at Cedarcrest Hospitals Limited

Cedarcrest Hospitals Limited was founded in Abuja in January, 2008. The hospital started as a mono specialty centre and was formerly known as Cedarcrest Orthopaedic Clinics Ltd. Within a few years the hospital expanded its scope of services and has become a leading private multispecialty hospital. The core vision of the organisation is to provide world class specialist healthcare services to patients in Nigeria and the West African sub region.

Cedarcrest Hospitals Ltd currently has four hospitals located in Abuja, Lagos, Kainji and Jebba having over one hundred (100) bed capacity without patient camps in several other cities across Nigeria. Our services and facilities span several specialities and include emergency / trauma centre, radiology diagnostic centre, prosthetic manufacturing plant, oxygen manufacturing plant, modular surgical operating theatres, gastrointestinal endoscopy suite and several other facilities that make for a modern multispecialty hospital.

We are recruiting to fill the position beow:

Job Title: Biomedical Engineer

Location: Abuja

Purpose of the Role

• The Biomedical Engineer assists to directs, coordinates and governs all functions related to safety testing, repair, and maintenance of biomedical patient care equipment.
• Provides training and technical leadership to appropriate patient care personnel regarding equipment operations, standards, and maintenance.

Key Performance Area

• Assist to develop technical specifications for the strategic decisions on Biomedical equipment to approve for use within the group.
• Assist to develop and Oversee implementation of preventive, predictive, corrective and routine repair and maintenance schedules.
• Design biomedical equipment and devices, such as artificial internal organs, replacements for body parts, and machines for diagnosing medical problems
• Install, adjust, maintain, repair, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment
• Oversee testing, troubleshooting, and repairing malfunctions for medical equipment
• Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment
• Maintain supplies and biomedical inventory by checking stock, anticipating needs, placing and expediting orders, and verifying receipt
• Carry out regular inspections of the machines to identify and resolve issues.
• Plan and oversee all major repair and installation activities (major = structural alterations or repairs).
• Assist to manage relationships with contractors and service providers.
• Setup and manage contingency plans for limited business interruption.
• Installing and calibrating biomedical machines, equipment, and software.
• Evaluating the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical machines, equipment, and software.
• Providing technical support, when needed.
• Keeping up-to-date service histories on all biomedical machines and equipment.
• Training clinicians and other personnel on how to use biomedical machines and equipment, safely and effectively.
• Researching new materials, technologies, and engineering aspects of biological processes and systems.
• Writing reports and documents detailing protocols, policies, standards of use, maintenance, and repairs of biomedical equipment, machines, and software.
• Disseminating knowledge about the biomedical engineering field through writing, teaching, or consulting.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Hierarchy:

• This role reports to the Head of Biomedical Engineering.

Qualifications

• B.Sc / BA in Biomedical Engineering or relevant field.
• Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering
• Relevant professional qualifications will be an advantage.
• Proven experience and Well-versed in biomedical Engineering
• Must possess relevant experience in the field of specialization.
• Demonstrated work experience in the medical field
• 10 years’ experience will be useful.
• Meticulous attention to detail.

Profile Requirements:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
• Project management skills.
• Good analytical/critical thinking.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV in PDF format to: careers@cedarcresthospitals.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.