Student (Co-op) (Non-union) - Vancouver, Canada - Providence Health Care

Providence Health Care

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

REQ:

PHC

Work Area:

This position provides support for all areas serviced by LMBME.

Base Site:

Vancouver General Hospital

City:

Vancouver

Status:

Casual

End Date:

Aug 31, 2023

FTE:

0.00

Job Category:

Biomedical Engineering

Post date:

Jan 27, 2023

Category:

Acute Care Hospital

Hours:
As per the current Public Health Orders (Long Term Care/Seniors Assisted Living Provincial Health Order and the Health Sector Order), as of October 26, 2021, all employees working for Providence Health Care must be fully vaccinated against COVID19. Proof of vaccination status will be required.

Lower Mainland Biomedical Engineering (LMBME) is excited to offer one winter 2023 internship position for a Biomedical/Clinical Engineering student on our Regional Engineering Team Student enrollment in a Master's program is preferred.

Following closure of the posting, applicants will be shortlisted for interviews.

About LMBME
LMBME focuses primarily on Healthcare Technology Management by providing a wide range of technical support and engineering expertise.

It serves four BC Health Delivery Organizations in the Lower Mainland (FHA, PHC, PHSA, and VCH) by managing medical devices throughout their life-cycle: from planning for purchase and development of specifications through the purchasing, implementation, maintenance, and end-of-life and disposal/recycling.

LMBME's Technologists have site-specific responsibilities, supporting 100,000+ medical devices spread across 27 major hospitals and a few more minor sites.

LMBME's Regional Engineering Team has regional responsibilities, providing engineering support across all sites. LMBME also plays a key role in technology related to patient safety. It conducts incident investigations, monitors medical equipment recalls and alerts, and identifies potential hazards with medical technology.

Job Overview

Examples of previous student projects include:

Development of a risk assessment tool for using 3rd-party batteries in electromedical devices
Assessment of infusion pump flow and redistribution in hospitals
Investigating discoloured tubing in anesthesia machines
Development of a capital prioritization scoring tool
Investigating premature AED battery failures
Development of an incident investigation procedure for Biomedical Technologists

General internship activities and experiences include (opportunities may be limited due to COVID19):

Observation of clinical procedures involving medical technology (e.g. open heart, catheterization lab, electroconvulsive therapy procedures)
Exposure to a patient safety incident investigation
Tours of areas of hospital with unique technologies (e.g. hyperbaric chamber, operating rooms)
Interaction with healthcare professionals
Exposure to LMBME business processes (e.g. medical device alerts management, preventative maintenance program)