CARTI Senior Radiotherapy Service Engineer

JOB SUMMARY : Provide preventative, routine, and emergency maintenance services on linear accelerators and other radiotherapy treatment devices.

This position is a Safety Sensitive Position . The essential functions, physical demands, and mental competencies of this job require the employee maintain the ability to work in a constant state of alertness in a safe manner.

SPECIFIC JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Schedules and performs preventive maintenance, routine, and emergency repair of linear accelerators, imaging devices, and other electronic equipment at CARTI facilities.

Provides appropriate documentation of all maintenance work performed.

Orders parts, tools, and supplies. Provides appropriate documentation for all inventory items received, transferred or disbursed.

Performs annual inventory.

• Coordinates planning and installation of new radiotherapy equipment.
• Maintains work order and inventory database. Develops reports and spreadsheets from CMMS data and reviews for accuracy and completeness.

Provides reports to Director of Engineering and other administrative staff as required.

• Install and repairs computer and network equipment and performs software maintenance as required for service of radiotherapy equipment.
• Communicates to the Director of Engineering the anticipated need for parts and estimated costs for budget purposes.
• Assists in training engineering team and coordinating work schedules. Assists in supervision of the engineering team in the absence of the Director of Engineering.
• Handles assigned responsibilities and projects in a professional manner with a minimum of supervision required.

OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS : Subject to overtime, call-back and weekend work, often times with little advance notice.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY : None

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, LICENSURE, REGISTRATION :

• High school diploma or equivalent. Preferred : an associate or college degree in a technical field.
• Must maintain a valid Arkansas Driver’s License.

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES :

Ten years’ experience in performing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of radiotherapy linear accelerators;

minimum five years’ experience as primary or lead service engineer.

• Proven competency in troubleshooting and performing high-value / high-risk repairs of linear accelerators, such as : vacuum work, RF systems troubleshooting and repair, and large component rigging and replacement.
• Vendor technical training on linear accelerator service.
• Knowledge and skills in mathematics, physics, and engineering, as required for maintenance of medical treatment devices.
• In-depth knowledge of digital and analog electronics theory as required for maintenance of all electronic equipment.
• Competency and knowledge in computer repair, to include : component replacement, OS install, network configuration, and basic configuration and commands.
• Competency in the use of CMMS software.
• Knowledge and skills in the development of MS Excel spreadsheets.
• Knowledge of institution and departmental policies and procedures and quality control guidelines.
• Knowledge of high-voltage and radiation safety procedures.

REASONING ABILITY :

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or schedule form.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS :

• Must interact and communicate both verbally and in written form.
• Must interact and exchange information regarding patients with physicians and other departmental personnel, and outside agencies on a frequent basis while respecting the confidentiality of patient information.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, sit, use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls;

and reach with hands and arms.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Intermittent requirement to lift, manipulate and hold moderate and heavy loads.
• Manual dexterity and visual acuity needed to remove and replace electronic components and to repair circuit boards.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

The work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• This position involves potential exposure to infectious diseases. Team members are offered appropriate vaccinations and safety training.
• Occasional exposure to very high voltages.
• Occasional work with greasy and oily equipment.
• Frequent exposure to radiation producing equipment.
• Occasional exposure to continuous loud noises.
• Occasional exposure to human waste and excretions, lead, cadmium, processing chemicals, solvents, and other caustic solutions.

COMMENTS :

This description is intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functions and the essential requirements for the performance of the job.

It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and requirements of a person so classified. Other functions may be assigned and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.