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About the role

The mandate of the Technical Hearing Care Unit is to provide service and repairs for hearing aids, as well as to install hearing aids in home and school environments. The unit is also responsible for maintaining and ensuring that the hearing technical measurement equipment at the hearing centers is functioning correctly. The unit works closely with the Hearing Centers, Hearing Rehabilitation, and Hearing Habilitation. The unit's team also includes hearing technicians and IT engineers. We are looking for a Hearing Engineer to join us!

In the role of Hearing Engineer, the primary responsibility is to manage the hearing centers' hearing technical measurement equipment and associated software, including calibration and service. The role involves traveling to the Region's Hearing Centers in Sundsvall, Härnösand, Örnsköldsvik, and Sollefteå as required by the operations. We offer flexible working hours.

The position is a permanent full-time employment with a start date to be agreed upon. Location: Härnösand or Sundsvall, as agreed with the manager.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the hearing centers' hearing technical measurement equipment and associated software, including calibration and service.
• Support and troubleshoot employee issues regarding measurement equipment.
• Collaborate with the Hearing Care IT Engineer regarding the business system AuditBase.
• Collaborate with the unit manager in quality development within the area.
• Assist hearing technicians with the service and installation of hearing aids in homes.
• Collaborate with the unit manager in the procurement of hearing aids and measurement equipment.
• Share responsibility for assistive device orders and inventory management.
• Act as the contact person for suppliers.
• Participate in the hearing care assistive device group.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who:

• Is educated as a high school engineer or has work experience that the organization deems equivalent.
• Has good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written.
• Has a valid B-class driver's license.

It is an advantage if you:

• Have experience working with common measurement equipment in hearing care, including calibration.
• Have work experience as a hearing technician.
• Have work experience and knowledge of the business system AuditBase.
• Have experience working with hearing implants.
• Have work experience in audiology, technical audiology, and signal processing.
• Have experience working in the medical records system Cosmic.

To succeed in this role, we believe you have these personal qualities:

• Self-motivated.
• Flexible.
• Quality-conscious.

About Region Västernorrland

With approximately 7,000 employees and over 200 professions, we at Region Västernorrland are responsible for several of the operations that are most important for residents' ability to participate in society. Here, your knowledge and commitment make a difference in everything from healthcare to culture, environment, and sustainability. Become part of a team where everyone is needed. Together for a growing Västernorrland.

The region has worked for many years to create conditions that contribute to healthy and well-being employees. Your well-being and job satisfaction are important to us. One of our many benefits is that we offer 5,000 SEK per year in fitness allowance. Read more about Region Västernorrland, our benefits, and what it is like to work with us: Region Västernorrland - Working at Region Västernorrland (https://www.rvn.se).

Within Region Västernorrland, a number of positions are classified for security clearance, and a security check may therefore be conducted. We have made our choice of recruitment partner and therefore decline contact with advertising salespeople or other sellers of recruitment services.

Selection and interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis. We look forward to receiving your application!