Job Description

Salary
The salary range for this position is CAD $23.00/Hr. - CAD $26.00/Hr.
Summary
Lower Mainland Biomedical Engineering (LMBME) is excited to offer a Winter 2024 Clinical Engineering Internship position on our Regional Engineering Team for a Biomedical/Clinical Engineering student!
Following the closure of the posting, shortlisted applicants only will be contacted for phone screens.
Job Overview
LMBMEs Regional Engineering Team will supervise the successful applicant, and the student will be assigned a project involving the application of engineering principles to healthcare technology problems. Potential projects are scoped to meet their institutions academic requirements and LMBMEs strategic priorities.
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 Technologists

General internship activities and experiences may include:

• 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 hospitals 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)

What You Bring

• Student enrollment in a Masters program in engineering is preferred.
• Students in their 4th year of a Bachelor's program in engineering may be considered.
• Recent graduates in engineering programs may also be considered (up to 12 months from graduation date).
• Ability to work full-time in the health services field for the duration of this position required. Please check the rules of your work/study permit.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation: $23 - $26 CAD per hour, depending on level of education
• Exciting Variety: As a single-point employer for all public hospitals throughout Greater Vancouver, opportunities to transfer sites and explore a wide range of medical devices, clinical settings, and specializations
• Meaningful impact: Your dedication and expertise will directly impact the lives of patients, including many from marginalized communities.
• Professional Training: Expand your skill set and grow your career with opportunities for hands-on learning with interdisciplinary teams, from Biomedical Engineering Technologists to clinical teams.
• Growth opportunities: We welcome individuals at all stages of their career, offering opportunities for professional development and growth, including pathways to leadership and specialization in different areas.
• State-of-the-art facilities: The new St. Pauls Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada, designed to appropriately address the future health needs of patients, families and our communities. From hospital care to primary and community health solutions, the new St. Pauls Hospital and health campus will continue to lead innovations in care, research, and teaching. The new St. Pauls Hospital is expected to open in 2027.
• Inclusive culture: We respect the diversity, dignity and interdependence of all persons. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents.

Who We Are:
Lower Mainland Biomedical Engineering focuses primarily on health care technology management by providing a wide range of technical and engineering expertise. Under Providence Health Care, LMBME serves four health organizations in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia:

• Fraser Health Authority (FHA )
• Providence Health Care (PHC)
• Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)
• Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)

LMBME acts as the technology resource and manages medical devices throughout their entire life cycle; starting from the planning for purchase and development of specifications stage, through the purchasing, implementation, maintenance, and finally, end of life and disposition stage. LMBME's 190+ technologists support more than 100,000 medical devices spread across 27 major hospitals and additional sites such as correctional facilities, dialysis units, etc.
LMBME also plays a key role in technology management related to patient safety. It conducts medical equipment incident investigations, monitors medical equipment recalls and alerts, and al technology.
Why Providence Health Care and LMBME?
Providence is a non-profit healthcare provider with over fifteen sites, including a large tertiary hospital in the heart of Vancouvers beautiful and vibrant Downtown, a smaller community hospital in the idyllic Mount Pleasant neighborhood, one of the largest referral centres for rehabilitation in British Columbia, and five long-term care facilities, as well as other clinics.
As a leading teaching and research organization, and the provincial referral center for Cardiac, HIV/AIDS, and Renal Care, we provide services ranging from acute and long-term care to leading substance use and addiction treatment supporting some of BCs most marginalized communities. Guided by the motto how you want to be treated, delivering exceptional patient and family-centered care is our mission.
Curious about working in public health care, the culture of our teams, or what life as a Technologist with LMBME would actually be like? Check out the video below to meet some of the members of the team you\'d be joining and see the spaces you\'d be working in:
We acknowledge that Providence Health Care & the new St. Pauls Hospital site is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the x\xca\xb7m\xc9\x99\xce\xb8kw\xc9\x99y\xcc\x93\xc9\x99m (Musqueam), Skwxw\xc3\xba7mesh (Squamish), and S\xc9\x99l\xcc\x93\xc3\xadlw\xc9\x99ta\xca\x94/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.