As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission. EO/AA

• This position is responsible for troubleshooting, coordinating repairs, maintaining, and providing operating room staff with technical and training support for peri-operative audio visual, imaging, and miscellaneous equipment.
• This position has no responsibility for providing care to patients.

Corporate Overview: The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes.

• Provides operational support for audio visual systems, microscopes, and imaging equipment within the operating room. Provides first level troubleshooting of electronic equipment.
• Prepares operating rooms for video and imaging systems. Ensures that users are familiar with the use of video and imaging equipment and features.
• Records video as requested.
• Responds to trouble calls from operating room personnel in assigned areas.
• Participates in the planning, purchasing and implementation of electronic equipment within the operating room.
• Coordinates regularly scheduled preventive maintenance work on electronic systems and equipment in the operating room.
• Orders and maintains proper stock levels of electronic accessories.
• Maintains inventory records of fixed assets.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Demonstrated strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Ability to work well in both a team environment as well as alone.

• Demonstrated technical skills and ability to learn new technologies.

• Ability to quickly grasp and handle situations.

• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of problems until they satisfactorily resolved.

• Ability to work different shifts.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Two years of experience working in an information technology, biomedical, or an audio-visual environment.
• Experience with electronic systems, including audiovisual equipment, endoscopic equipment, microscopes, and image guidance systems.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

• This position involves light work that may exert up to 20 pounds and may consistently require light work involving lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling or otherwise moving objects involving patient care or medical equipment. Incumbents are exposed to electrical hazard when working with or fixing the equipment.

Carrying, Climbing, Color Determination, Crawling, Far Vision, Lifting, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Pulling and/or Pushing, Reaching, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Stooping and Crouching, Tasting or Smelling, Walking