Vacancy title:
Biomedical Equipment Officer

Jobs at:
Joint Medical Store ( JMS )

Deadline of this Job:
25th August, 2017 at 5:00 pm

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
BACKGROUND
Joint Medical Store (JMS) is a Church founded private not for profit organization whose mission is to supply medicines, medical equipment and , related health care services of assured quality to the people of Uganda at affordable prices. JMS therefore requires the services of dedicated, competent, innovative and results oriented persons for the following positions;

Biomedical Equipment Officer
Main purpose of the job;
To coordinate as well as perform installation, repair and maintenance of biomedical medical equipment and hospital furniture to the expected I and desired standards to ensure efficient and 1 effective functioning of the equipment in line with the recommended industrial guidelines and procedures.

Duties and responsibilities

• Prepare annual section work plans and budgets
  
• Monitor and coordinate activities of the biomedical equipment workshop
  
• Conduct market and industry research to determine trends in biomedical equipment technology and use
  
• Prepare operational activity plans for the section in liaison with the workshop team and ensure defined targets are realized
  
• Organise and conduct training programs for member units.
  
• Liaise with relevant departments to ensure JMS’s procurements for medical equipment and spare part are of acceptable quality and cost effectiveness.
  
• Organise and participate in outreach visits to member units in order to carry out medical equipment installation, commissioning, testing, maintenance, repairs and advisory services. '
  
• Ensure that repair jobs at the JMS workshop 5 or at health facilities are carried out in a 5 manner that meets acceptable professional 5 and industrial standards.
  
• Work out maintenance schedules and costs 5 for all equipment installed in the member 5 units by JMS using commissioning dates as ; the basis. '
  
• Ensure workshop tools and test equipment 5 are secure, and plan for their replacement. 5
  
• Provide advisory services to customers in terms of preventive maintenance, repairing maintenance manuals, standardizing of medical equipment, establishing safety at work and ire prevention.
  
• Provide technical advice and support to JMS with respect to operational equipment and other installations where applicable
  
• Travel to customer sites located in different parts of Uganda to install, commission or repair medical equipment.
  
• Oversee the day to day operations of the workshop, plan and schedule work, and in liaison with the workshop team compile reports on activities and jobs undertaken.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biomedical medical or clinical engineering.
  
• Specialized training in repair and maintenance of a wide range of medical equipment is a key requirement

Experience

• At least three year‘s working experience in a similar position
  
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret schematics and equipment service manuals
  
• Competence in using all applicable test equipment and workshop tools required in the performance of the outlined duties.

Job application procedure
Please forward your applications to:
OR hand deliver your application to Joint Medical Store (JMS), Plot 1828 Gogonya Road, Nsambya'