Washington State Biomedical Association

When: Wed, November 18
Sponsored by: Philips Healthcare
Location: 22100 Bothell Everett Hwy Building B, Cafeteria Bothell, WA 98021
Time: Doors open at 5:00 PM Dinner begins at 6:00 PM
Description: Once again we are very pleased to announce that Philips Healthcare will be hosting our Annual Meeting. This is typically a fun, social event that includes dinner and a super prize drawing at the end. In the midst of all this excitement will be a little WSBA business and election of the 2010 WSBA Officers.

All those who plan to attend MUST let me know no later than 11/11/09. (If you do not RSVP, you will not be allowed through Philips’ security.)

The complete list of attendees will then be forwarded to Philips to perform a background check and you must provide a photo ID to Security on the night of the event.

Please note that these new requirements are due to stricter homeland security measures and are not negotiable. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

Please… you MUST RSVP to secretary@bmet.org to attend.

Our webmaster, who is on vacation, is the only one who can post to the job list, so until he returns I will post this opening to the front page.

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We invite you to bring your career to an environment where talent is rewarded and new ideas are encouraged. At Seattle Children’s, the Pacific Northwest’s premier pediatric care center, we offer more than just state-of-the-art facilities and open career growth potential. You will also find a true commitment to our patients and families that reaches far beyond the bounds of clinical expertise. 

Biomedical Equipment Technician II

Currently we are seeking a full time Biomedical Equipment Technician II for our Clinical Engineering department. You will be responsible for repairing, calibrating, and maintaining all types of medical equipment technologies, devices, instruments, life support equipment and support systems of moderate complexity.

Requirements include an AA degree in Biomedical Equipment Technology and 2 years’ experience working in the repair and calibration of medical equipment. Certification by ICC/AAMI is preferred. 

We offer excellent pay and benefits, retirement plans, opportunities for career advancement, paid training days, transportation discounts, generous PTO accruals, and so much more. For immediate consideration, please apply online to www.seattlechildrens.org/jobs.  Seattle Children’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

New Document Offers Guidance on “First Call” Responsibilities
For Healthcare Networking Issues
New guidance is now available to help clinical engineering (CE) and information technology (IT) departments sort out service calls.
The CE-IT Community has published a guidance document designed to help healthcare facilities assign “first call” duties between CE and IT departments.
The CE-IT Community—a collaboration among members of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), the American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE), and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)—was created in 2008 to develop resources, best practices and networking opportunities to address CE-IT convergence issues in healthcare.
Traditionally CE services medical devices while IT handles networks and personal computers (PC). But as medical devices become more computerized and integrated into networks, the lines of responsibility have blurred.
The new guidance document—entitled Best Practices For Assigning First Call Responsibilities For Healthcare Networking Issues—offers advice for creating a system of support.

CEIT_FirstCall_GuidanceDocument

Slainte’ Mhath, Sandy.

The WSBA’s Annual Symposium took place September 19 at North Seattle Community College. The two-day Symposium featured a “Meet and Great” Reception, five classes on topics such as ultrasound service basics, surgical table repair and LP 20 repair, and fantastic Italian dinner at the college.

In planning the event last spring, the WSBA officers entertained some very ambitious ideas.  However, the initial commitment for attendance that we received from members was not enough to support some of these goals.  For example, we weren’t able to offer a class on x-ray basics taught by the good folks at Ditech. Although they were willing to support us, we didn’t feel we could ask them to come all this way if we couldn’t guarantee a minimum turnout.  We’re open to ideas that will encourage more participation.
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Title: October Meeting
Location: Seattle Children’s
Host: TBD
Speaker: TBD
Topic: TBD
Start Time: 17:00
Date: 10-21-2009
End Time: 20:00

Please RSVP by emailing: secretary@bmet.org

Title: Joint WSBA/OBA Annual Symposium

Location: North Seattle Community College

Start Date: 09-18-2009

End Date: 09-19-2009

Please RSVP by emailing: secretary@bmet.org