Children's National Medical Center
Clinical Engineering Mgr
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
Job Description - Clinical Engineering Manager (2500030H)
Job Description
Clinical Engineering Manager - (2500030H) The Clinical Engineering Manager provides day-to-day communication support to the Director of Biomedical Engineering and is responsible for managing the clinical engineering activities within the department. The position has responsibility for equipment planning for projects, project coordination, equipment evaluation, medical equipment management program development and maintenance system management, and the safety management associated with regulatory investigations, incident follow up, cybersecurity assurance, and recall investigations. The work will center on the value that the Biomedical Engineering department brings to the advancement and safety of medical device technology. Additionally, this position will work directly with the biomedical equipment technician team to coordinate projects as well as communicate with enterprise leadership on the status of all projects. This position will lead a small team of clinical engineers who will assist in supporting these goals and objectives.
Functional Accountabilities Communications, Strategic Planning & Project Management
Develop and execute communications strategy for managing projects.
Maintain the hospital capital lifecycle plan and recommendations.
Maintain a file system documenting all project initiatives and ongoing utilization.
Technology Management
Collaborate with all departments to understand the needs of their medical equipment.
Maintain a working knowledge of medical equipment and device technology to assure hospital on the cutting edge of technology.
Participate as a member on project teams related to new construction and space planning to assure technology needs are addressed.
System Management
Maintain a process to assure that technology associated with systems of integrated technology have a support system in place that addresses alerts when technology is not functioning; processes with technical team to address issues for quick resolution; planning for technology growth to assure that risks are reduced associated with loss of technology.
Manage the cybersecurity associated with medical devices to assure the risks associated with medical devices are reduced.
Work with the Biomedical Equipment Technicians and Director to develop good processes for responding to system issues and supporting day to day.
Safety Management
Oversee and manage the computerized maintenance management system to assure that medical devices are inventoried and receive necessary maintenance.
Follow up on incident investigations to assure a timely understanding of all issues involved with the goal of correcting future occurrences.
Manage the recall and alerts of medical devices to assure that issues are followed up on timely and reduce the risk of patient or staff safety.
Organizational Accountabilities Organizational Commitment/Identification
Anticipate and respond to customer needs; follows up until needs are met.
Teamwork/Communication
Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior.
Partner with all team members to achieve goals.
Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions.
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
Contribute to a positive work environment.
Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change.
Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes.
Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment.
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
Use resources efficiently.
Search for less costly ways of doing things.
Safety
Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance.
Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation.
Stop in the face of uncertainty and take time to resolve the situation.
Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication.
Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers.
Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance.
Qualifications Minimum Education Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Biomedical or Electrical Engineering. Master’s degree preferred.
Minimum Work Experience 5-7 years of experience. Previous experience as a clinical engineer necessary.
Primary Location District of Columbia - Washington
Work Locations CN Hospital (Main Campus) 111 Michigan Avenue NW Washington 20010
Job Management
Organization Operations
Position Details
Position Status: R (Regular) - Full Time
Shift: Day
Work Schedule: 8am - 4:30pm
Job Posting Full-Time Salary Range 93,974.4 - 156,603.2
Children's National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your Rights Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.
Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.
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Clinical Engineering Manager - (2500030H) The Clinical Engineering Manager provides day-to-day communication support to the Director of Biomedical Engineering and is responsible for managing the clinical engineering activities within the department. The position has responsibility for equipment planning for projects, project coordination, equipment evaluation, medical equipment management program development and maintenance system management, and the safety management associated with regulatory investigations, incident follow up, cybersecurity assurance, and recall investigations. The work will center on the value that the Biomedical Engineering department brings to the advancement and safety of medical device technology. Additionally, this position will work directly with the biomedical equipment technician team to coordinate projects as well as communicate with enterprise leadership on the status of all projects. This position will lead a small team of clinical engineers who will assist in supporting these goals and objectives.
Functional Accountabilities Communications, Strategic Planning & Project Management
Develop and execute communications strategy for managing projects.
Maintain the hospital capital lifecycle plan and recommendations.
Maintain a file system documenting all project initiatives and ongoing utilization.
Technology Management
Collaborate with all departments to understand the needs of their medical equipment.
Maintain a working knowledge of medical equipment and device technology to assure hospital on the cutting edge of technology.
Participate as a member on project teams related to new construction and space planning to assure technology needs are addressed.
System Management
Maintain a process to assure that technology associated with systems of integrated technology have a support system in place that addresses alerts when technology is not functioning; processes with technical team to address issues for quick resolution; planning for technology growth to assure that risks are reduced associated with loss of technology.
Manage the cybersecurity associated with medical devices to assure the risks associated with medical devices are reduced.
Work with the Biomedical Equipment Technicians and Director to develop good processes for responding to system issues and supporting day to day.
Safety Management
Oversee and manage the computerized maintenance management system to assure that medical devices are inventoried and receive necessary maintenance.
Follow up on incident investigations to assure a timely understanding of all issues involved with the goal of correcting future occurrences.
Manage the recall and alerts of medical devices to assure that issues are followed up on timely and reduce the risk of patient or staff safety.
Organizational Accountabilities Organizational Commitment/Identification
Anticipate and respond to customer needs; follows up until needs are met.
Teamwork/Communication
Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior.
Partner with all team members to achieve goals.
Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions.
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
Contribute to a positive work environment.
Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change.
Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes.
Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment.
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
Use resources efficiently.
Search for less costly ways of doing things.
Safety
Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance.
Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation.
Stop in the face of uncertainty and take time to resolve the situation.
Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication.
Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers.
Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance.
Qualifications Minimum Education Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Biomedical or Electrical Engineering. Master’s degree preferred.
Minimum Work Experience 5-7 years of experience. Previous experience as a clinical engineer necessary.
Primary Location District of Columbia - Washington
Work Locations CN Hospital (Main Campus) 111 Michigan Avenue NW Washington 20010
Job Management
Organization Operations
Position Details
Position Status: R (Regular) - Full Time
Shift: Day
Work Schedule: 8am - 4:30pm
Job Posting Full-Time Salary Range 93,974.4 - 156,603.2
Children's National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your Rights Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.
Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.
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