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In recent years, with the declining birthrate and aging population, and advances in medical technology, medical demands are increasing while medical equipment is becoming more advanced and complex. This has created various needs within hospitals, such as the establishment of equipment management systems that comply with laws and regulations, the creation of a safe environment for the use of advanced medical equipment, and the provision of clinical techniques related to life support management devices that can be used at any time.

The Department of Clinical Engineering is a group of nationally qualified "medical equipment specialists." They work in the hospital 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and are involved in many medical team activities to help resolve these issues.

We, Clinical Engineer, strive to provide safe and secure medical care by mastering not only specialized medical equipment knowledge but also medical knowledge. In addition, we continue to study by actively participating in academic conferences and training sessions with the aim of acquiring the latest clinical knowledge.

I will continue to fulfill my responsibilities to provide safe and secure medical care to patients.

Department of Clinical Engineering
Eiji Oishi

To all medical professionals and students

Career Design

Tobu Hospital offers "career design just for you."

We don't call people who can only do one job or know only one field a specialist. We believe that a specialist is someone who has a wide range of knowledge and experience and can combine and utilize them as needed, and we provide career development support that aims to balance generality as the first layer of a career with specialization as the second layer.

Generality

Acquire and maintain versatile skills as Clinical Engineer through rotations and night shift work. The scope of work during night shifts is wide-ranging, including emergency outpatient care, emergency catheter treatment, intensive care units, operating rooms, and general wards.

Specialty

Arrhythmia treatment
In addition to performing ablation treatments and device implantation in the catheter laboratory, we also perform device checks on outpatients, including remote monitoring.

Cardiac intervention
Together with Cardiology, which boasts one of the highest numbers of cases in the country, we are involved in catheter treatment of the heart and lower limbs as part of a medical team.

Emergency and intensive care
As part of the medical team, we provide clinical techniques such as auxiliary circulation, blood purification therapy, and artificial ventilation therapy at emergency medical centers and intensive care centers.

Cardiopulmonary bypass and valvular disease treatment
As a member of the heart team, we participate in treatments such as cardiopulmonary bypass during cardiac surgery, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), and percutaneous mitral valve clip surgery (MitraClip®).

Operating room operations
They will operate a variety of medical equipment, including two surgical support robots, the da Vinci Surgical System Xi, a navigation system, and an autologous blood recovery device.

Dialysis Center
We provide highly individualized blood purification therapy tailored to each patient. In addition to online HDF available on all beds, we also perform any apheresis procedures such as plasma exchange and Leocana®.

ME Center
We maintain and manage approximately 4,000 pieces of medical equipment (including over 80 ventilators). As a member of the RST, we also provide support to patients using ventilators.

The talent we need now

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e-mail：saiyo@tobu.saiseikai.or.jp

FAQ

"Please tell us about any unique features of the Department of Clinical Engineering."

We have introduced a personnel evaluation system, incorporating "teamwork within the department," "safe behavior," and "academic and qualification acquisition" as standards for behavior evaluation. We value not only the improvement of individual skills, but also the provision of safe, high-quality medical care.

Can I choose my own speciality?

We will reflect individual preferences as much as possible. We also support diverse work styles, such as choosing multiple specialties at the same time.

"Please tell me about your daily work routine."

Every morning at 8:25, you will attend a general meeting of the clinical engineering department, after which you will work in the department you are assigned to for the rest of the day. Some departments have also implemented flextime.

Please tell me about the duties of the night shift.

Night shift hours are from 4:30pm to 9am the following morning. The duties are diverse, including emergency and intensive care, emergency catheterization, ventilator installation in wards, and ME equipment troubles. By working night shifts several times a month, you will maintain your skills as a generalist.

"How long will my rotation period be before I can start working the night shift?"

The rotation period varies depending on the individual's growth rate and the overall personnel situation of the department. Most employees start working the night shift between one and a half and three years after joining the company.

"Are there any on-call or other standby duties at night?"

Two to three times a month, there is a backup system at home for the night shift (on-call allowance available). The cardiopulmonary bypass technician has a separate on-call system for night shifts.

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