Supervisory Biomedical Engineer (Clinical)

About the role

The Supervisory Biomedical Engineer (Healthcare Technology Manager) serves as the Chief of Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) Service and is responsible for the HTM Program at the Central Alabama Health Care System (CAVHCS). CAVHCS is currently a level 2 complexity that has affiliations with and joint operations with nearby DoD installations.

The incumbent is vested with complete responsibility and authority to implement the HTM program under the direction of the Deputy Director.

Responsibilities

• Serves as Chief Biomedical Engineer (Healthcare Technology Manager) of Healthcare Technology Management Service and is responsible for the Healthcare Technology Program at the Central Alabama Health Care System (CAVHCS)
• Provides management support and technical expert consultation to Executive Leadership for all issues relative to the areas listed above. He/she has final decision-making authority, responsibility and accountability on issues affecting the Healthcare Technology Management Service
• Determines organizational changes in key positions within the Service
• Uses leadership to draft new policies and procedures to guide activities
• Responsible for supervising technical staff including engineers, biomedical engineers, biomedical equipment support specialist and administrative staff.
• Responsible for financial management of budget resources allocated to support quality assurance and maintenance activities necessary to assure the facility medical equipment inventory is available for patient care activities
• Administrative and managerial responsibilities for planning, staffing, budgeting, developing, and effectively managing the total Healthcare Technology Management Service and Medical Equipment Management Program.
• Serves as the point of contact for High Cost/High Tech Equipment purchases and provides the Facility with guidance regarding Technology Purchases and acts as a resource for Technology related issues
• Lead role in the coordination of purchase, planning, construction, installation, and in-service training stages of major Medical Equipment acquisitions.

Requirements

• Education and/or Experience: The individual must meet either item (1) or (2) below to meet this requirement:
• (1). Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Engineering. To be creditable, the curriculum must be from a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), as a professional engineering curriculum. Examples of acceptable engineering degrees include: Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Biochemical Engineering. Titles may vary from educational institutions and change over time.
• (2). Certification as a Certified Clinical Engineer (CCE) and a bachelor's degree not listed in item 3.b.(1) above.

Qualifications

• Basic Requirements:
• Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II,] chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3.g.)
• English Language Proficiency. Biomedical Engineers must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with chapter 2, section D, paragraph 5a, this part.
• Education and/or Experience. The individual must meet either item (1) or (2) below to meet this requirement:
• (1). Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Engineering. To be creditable, the curriculum must be from a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), as a professional engineering curriculum. Examples of acceptable engineering degrees include: Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Biochemical Engineering. Titles may vary from educational institutions and change over time. OR
• (2). Certification as a Certified Clinical Engineer (CCE) and a bachelor's degree not listed in item 3.b.(1) above.