Imaging Equipment Team Lead

About the role

The Imaging Equipment Team Lead directs and coordinates the work of the Imaging Equipment Specialist who repair, calibrate, maintain, and perform safety testing of all types of medical imaging technologies, devices, instruments, and systems. This position supports and collaborates with technicians on repairing, calibrating, and maintaining medical imaging equipment, instrumentation, and support systems used in healthcare delivery.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and directs Imaging Equipment Specialist, working in conjunction with the manager to develop work standards.
• Repairs, installs, maintains, calibrates, and inspects complex medical imaging equipment, instrumentation, and systems.
• Assigns routine repairs, inspections, and installations to team members and observes their performance.
• Performs preventive and corrective maintenance in accordance with the manufacturers recommended procedures.
• Establishes and implements equipment testing procedures.
• Schedules equipment testing procedures.
• Provides technical counsel to assigned teams.
• Develops, administers, and ensures compliance with quality assurance measures, and monitors and enforces Joint Commission accreditation standards and other applicable standards and regulations.
• Coordinates daily assignments and takes responsibility for directing, evaluating, mentoring, and motivating all Imaging Equipment Specialists.
• Develops, implements, and ensures adherence to clinical engineering practices and general departmental policies and procedures to improve the efficiency of repair services and operations.
• Contact medical equipment service suppliers to resolve problems with equipment operation; arrange for repair and parts replacement.
• Maintain accurate and efficient maintenance of department records and reports.
• Maintain professional growth through appropriate training seminars, workshops, conferences, and related activities.
• Provide leadership to personnel and serve as temporary site lead in the absence of the director/manager.

Qualifications

• Required: Associate Degree in electronic or biomedical equipment technology from an accredited college or university or equivalent work experience. 3 plus years of experience in medical equipment repair and maintenance. One plus years of supervisory experience.
• PREFERRED: Bachelors Degree in electronic or biomedical equipment technology from an accredited college or university. 5 plus years of experience in medical equipment repair and maintenance. 3 plus years of supervisory experience.
• PREFERRED: Certification as a Radiology Equipment Specialist through the International Certification Commission (ICC) or the Association for the Advance of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI).