Intern Cardiac Clinical Technologist at Medtronic

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

As an intern, you will provide in-OR/Cath-Lab support to facilitate adoption of Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) technology during implant procedures, while also delivering in-field support for CRM patient follow-ups. By building strong relationships with clinicians and offering unique insights into therapy, you'll play a key role in driving demand for our technology.
This internship offers an opportunity to learn and grow in the field of cardiac devices.

Internship details:

• Start date: June
• Duration: 12 months
• Location: Cape Town
• Working hours: 40 h/week
• Work model: Field-based travel to support clinical stakeholders

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Complete CRM Level I to IV training, followed by in-field experience in Brady, ICD and CRT
• Assist in driving and generating sales within an identified territory and accounts
• Provide clinical and technical support during Implants, patient follow-ups, pre- and post-op procedures, and MRI
• Support product demonstrations, installation, and maintenance
• May provide follow-up support to regional sales teams and external stakeholders by providing technical support and information on specific applications
• Provide the clinical stakeholder with technical data necessary for product demonstrations
• May deliver technical or scientific presentations at customer locations
• Deliver on-site education and consulting, and support the establishment and maintenance of customer relations with healthcare professionals and organizations
• Coordinate with clinical stakeholders to ensure smooth adoption of Medtronic CRM technology
• Assist with the printing of patient cards

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• A Bachelor of Health Science in Cardiac Clinical Technology or a National Diploma in Clinical Technology
• Fluent in English
• Able to travel to support customer needs
• Must be currently unemployed
• Must be South African citizen
• Must be under the age of 30
• Have not participated in a YES programme previously

Would be a plus:

• Driving license
• Strong technical aptitude
• Proactive team player with problem-solving and organizational skills
• Formal presentation skills

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

Benefits & Compensation Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

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