Clinical Engineering Manager

About the role

This position manages, directs, documents, and organizes Clinical Engineering, corrective maintenance, preventative maintenance, projects, and day-to-day operational duties for assigned hospitals/sites and resources. It functions as the primary contact and "face of" Clinical Engineering for hospital leadership, staff, outside vendor equipment service providers and the greater hospital system.

Responsibilities

• Manages day-to-day operations and Biomedical/Imaging staff in support of hospital/site operations, support, reporting, and regulatory compliance.
• Affords budget development assistance and oversight.
• Maintains monitoring and assists with service, repair, and maintenance on clinical equipment and/or assigned equipment/devices/systems.
• Orders and/or locates parts as needed, verifying prices and if alternate sources are available and appropriate.
• Maintains monitoring and distribution of workloads based on preventive and corrective maintenance service needs.
• Determines training needs for in-house service staff and recommends/implements arrangements to test equipment and tools.
• Participates in all projects related to equipment selection, acquisition, acceptance testing, installation, and user training for equipment used or supported within assigned areas.
• Develops, analyzes, and presents the periodic cost of service reports.
• Makes and implements approved recommendations and action plans to ensure that all budgets and targets are met.
• Reviews specifications for new equipment acquisition based on requests, and approved capital equipment budgets.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8-10 years progressive experience servicing and supporting a wide range of clinical equipment and related systems.
• Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET) and/or Military (DoD) Biomedical Equipment Technician certification.
• Vendor and manufacturer (OEM) repair/training certification(s) or similar credentials.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates ability to communicate orally and in writing with team members, management, and users.
• Analyzes equipment service maintenance data and summarizes the information into a written report.
• Functions independently and competently.
• Knows equipment management standards and regulations.
• Knows computer software-based work order tracking systems.
• Works well in a team environment and is self-motivated and self-disciplined.
• Deals effectively with multiple and changing priorities.
• Works well in a flexible work schedule.

Education

• High School Diploma.
• Associates Degree preferred.