Biomedical Engineer ERT

Overview

When catastrophe hits, International Medical Corps is often one of the first humanitarian aid organizations on the scene providing rapid and effective aid that saves lives, reduces suffering, and promotes self-reliance.

International Medical Corps provides safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable and patient centered care; offers needs-based response according to the context and type of sudden onset disaster (SOD) and/or outbreak in the affected nation; adopts a human rights-based approach to its response; ensures it is accessible to all sections of the population affected by the SOD and/or outbreak, particularly the vulnerable; and treats patients in a medically ethical manner.

International Medical Corps is accountable to patients and communities, host governments and ministries of health, and its organization and donors. International Medical Corps commits to a coordinated response under the national health emergency management authorities. International Medical Corps collaborates with the national health system, the clusters and the humanitarian community.

Selected personnel are on standby to deploy to a crisis within 48 hours. Personnel may deploy to new areas of operation or lend support to International Medical Corps teams already on the ground. International Medical Corps maintains a roster of volunteers and staff who have completed pre-deployment paperwork, orientation and training. The roster is updated on a regular basis. Through this expression of interest, applicants maintain professional profiles with International Medical Corps, so that information is complete and readily available for an emergency response deployment.

This position will support International Medical Corps’ emergency response delivering outpatient clinical care to disaster-affected populations.

**NOTE** Candidates applying to this position are indicating that they are interested in being considered for International Medical Corps’ standby roster for emergency response. Roster members will be contacted only when there is an emergency-response need for which the responder is qualified. This position will not be compensated unless responders are deployed to an emergency response.

Job Description
JOB SUMMARY

The Biomedical Engineer, ERT is a critical part of the Emergency Response Team responsible for the setup, quality assurance, and maintenance of critical medical equipment in the field.  As part of the team, they will also conduct assessments of the designated health facilities, contribute to outlining needs and resources, and carry out necessary on-the-job training for the staff working in these facilities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

•    Participating in the definition of the objectives and planning of the biomedical activities
•    Monitoring and ensuring the implementation of the biomed activities in the identified healthcare facilities; ensuring compliance to international standards, protocols and procedure; and reporting to the team leader on the development of the ongoing biomedical and maintenance activities.

They will be responsible for creating a system that includes:
•    Monitoring and ensuring the implementation of biomed equipment management procedures in the facilities (installation, disposal/renewal, correct use, and maintenance) and ensuring a good follow up of the different maintenance contracts.
•    Ensuring that the preventive and curative maintenance, fault diagnosis, interval diagnosis and certification are performed for those items of equipment for which specialized training has been received.
•    Ensuring adequate equipment/support exchange (repair returns, installation, and replacement) to help ensure that as few items are out of service in the hospital at any given time.
•    Organizing, planning, and ensuring appropriate stock management including inventories of spare parts and back up equipment; and
•    Contributing to and ensuring adequate monitoring and quality assessment of the procurement process for biomedical equipment in the field
•    Managing any biomed technicians to complete needed tasks.
•    In collaboration with the Response Lead and the Medical Coordinator, participating in the planning and implementation of HR associated processes (recruitment, training, briefing/debriefing, evaluation, detection of potential, development and communication) of the staff under their responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required to correctly perform all logistics activities pertaining to his area.
•    Providing technical support and training to staff on the use, control, preventive maintenance, and basic repair of most common equipment. Managing the training of medical staff about hygiene on biomed equipment following the result of a regular assessment of medical services on these question
•    Participating in the end of mission report to outline recommendations for the hospitals.

Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.

Job Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
•    Typically, a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering. An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
•    Typically, 8+ years of relevant and progressive experience as a biomedical or electronic technician/engineer.
•    In-depth knowledge of engineering technology
•    In-depth understanding of physics, biology, and human biochemistry
•    Creativity and design skills
•    Excellent communication and presentation skills
•    Research and analytical skills
•    Demonstrable technical skills and understanding
•    Pedagogical skills are an asset
•    Experience of installation and maintenance of ventilators
•    People Management
•    Commitment to Humanitarian Principles
•    Behavioral Flexibility
•    Result and Quality Orientation
•    Teamwork and Cooperation
•    Computer Literacy
•    Fluent in English
Additional Technical or Language Requirements

Code of Conduct

As applicable to this position, an individual must promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the organization and maintain a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Staff are also responsible for preventing violations to our Code of Conduct and Ethics, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any violations to the Code of Conduct and Ethics or Safeguarding Policy, you have an obligation to report. If this is a supervisory position, one must set an example of ethical behavior through one’s own conduct and oversight of the work of others; ensure that those who report to you have sufficient knowledge and resources to follow the standards outlined in the Code of Conduct & Ethics; monitor compliance of the people you supervise; enforce the Code of Conduct & Ethics and International Medical Corps’ policies, including the Safeguarding Policy and the Protection from Harassment, Bullying and Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace Policy, consistently and fairly; support employees who in good faith raise questions or concerns.

Safeguarding

It is all staff shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children, adults at risk, or LGBTI individuals; and any form of trafficking in persons.

Equal Opportunities

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.

Misconduct Disclosure Scheme

All offers of employment at International Medical Corps are subject to satisfactory references and background checks. International Medical Corps participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme from the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR). In accordance with this, we will request information from an applicant’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.