Radiation Therapy Equipment Service Specialist - Jobs in Calgary, AB

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Your Opportunity:You’re a natural problem solver, and you’re endlessly fascinated by how things work. You use your impressive and continually expanding depth of knowledge daily to install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair the complex components of radiation therapy equipment (Linac and Simulator) and the software used to operate them. Alberta Health Services (AHS) is now hiring Radiation Therapy Equipment Service Specialists (RTESS) to service Radiation Oncology and Medical Physics equipment, perform quality assurance, and act as a technical resource for clinical personnel. You’ll work at two world-class cancer facilities: the Tom Baker Cancer Centre (TBCC) and the all-new, $1.4 billion Calgary Cancer Centre (CCC) set to open in 2023. Seize the once-in-a-career chance to help bring the CCC to clinical operation. This includes 10 Linacs and 2 MR-Linacs with a total of 15 vaults, a PET-CT simulator, and 2 MRIs for simulation and brachytherapy, as well as orthovoltage. See our website for more information on the CCC. Ranked the 5th most livable city in the world, Calgary is one of the world's cleanest cities, and receives the most sunshine annually of any major Canadian city. Offering shopping, dining, the arts and professional sports teams, Calgary is just 1.5 hours’ drive from Banff National Park. All postings will be open until filled, and applications will be considered as they are received. Please note: these are temporary positions with a strong possibility of extension and/or becoming permanent. Please include a resume and cover letter outlining your career goals and suitability for this position along with three references. For further information, contact Wendy.Smith@ahs.ca.Description:As a Radiation Therapy Equipment Service Specialist, you are responsible for managing the life cycle of medical radiation therapy systems and quality control equipment. Team members are committed to excellence and take pride in providing superior service for this complex and highly specialized equipment. The RT Equipment Service Specialist provides primary in-house service by performing expert level work in troubleshooting, diagnosing software and hardware problems, and resolving routine maintenance and engineering issues. Responsibilities include preventive maintenance, servicing, maintaining, repairing, installing, decommissioning, calibrating, troubleshooting, application support, and ensuring the safety of equipment and systems used for radiation therapy. Activities include part sourcing and purchasing, system fault analysis and component level troubleshooting, and may require small-scale circuit design, performing trend analysis using complex and often novel data gathering methods to assess performance deterioration of complex systems.Classification: RT Equip Service Specialist (AUnion: HSAA Facility PROF/TECHDepartment: Medical PhysicsPrimary Location: Tom Baker Cancer CentreMulti-Site: Not ApplicableFTE: 1.00Posting End Date: 06-MAY-2021Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T BenefitsDate Available: 16-MAY-2021Temporary End Date: 31-MAR-2022Hours per Shift: 7.75Length of Shift in weeks: 2Shifts per cycle: 10Shift Pattern: DaysDays Off: As Per RotationMinimum Salary: $42.35Maximum Salary: $54.66Vehicle Requirement: Not ApplicableRequired Qualifications:Completed electronics technology, biomedical technology, electronics engineering technology or instrumentation engineering technology diploma program from a recognized institution. In-depth knowledge of PLC, analog and digital electronic circuitry, and thorough understanding of electronic and electro-mechanical devices. Ability to read and understand multi-level electronic schematic drawings.Additional Required Qualifications:Minimum of three years hands-on experience servicing, troubleshooting and preventative maintenance on modern linear accelerators.Preferred Qualifications:Networking and information technology training and experience is an asset. Three years hands-on experience servicing, troubleshooting and preventative maintenance on Varian TrueBeam linear accelerators.