Daily tasks/Routine activities

1.Inspect and test malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments.

2. Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.

3. Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.

4. Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.

5. Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.

6. Examine medical equipment or facility's structural environment and check for proper use of equipment to protect patients and staff from electrical or mechanical hazards and to ensure compliance with safety regulations.

7. Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.

8. Plan and carry out work assignments, using blueprints, schematic drawings, technical manuals, wiring diagrams, or liquid or air flow sheets, following prescribed regulations, directives, or other instructions as required.

10. Research catalogs or repair part lists to locate sources for repair parts, requisitioning parts and recording their receipt.

11. Solder loose connections, using soldering iron.

12. Explain or demonstrate correct operation or preventive maintenance of medical equipment to personnel.

13. Contribute expertise to develop medical maintenance standard operating procedures.

14. Evaluate technical specifications to identify equipment or systems best suited for intended use and possible purchase, based on specifications, user needs, or technical requirements.

16. Study technical manuals or attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge.

17. Compute power and space requirements for installing medical, dental, or related equipment and install units to manufacturers' specifications.

Key knowledge areas

The following key knowledge areas help  a Clinical engineer execute his duties  better.

Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Education and Training — Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Engineering and Technology — Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

Skills

The following skills aid a  carry out his/her Clinical engineer duties with ease ;.

Equipment Maintenance — Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Repairing — Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.

Troubleshooting — Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Operation Monitoring — Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Quality Control Analysis — Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Abilities

Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).