Manager Clinical Engineering

Manager Of Clinical Engineering

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The Manager of Clinical Engineering is responsible for overseeing and directing the operations of the Clinical Engineering Service for all Central Ohio entities of OhioHealth. In addition, he/she acts as a consultant to other OhioHealth Hospitals. The Manager ensures efficient, cost-effective management of the organization's clinical equipment.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Plans, directs and organizes operations of clinical engineering service for Central Ohio/OhioHealth entities. Coordinates and brings together experience and judgment of all parties concerned with analysis and development of cost-effective strategies to service and maintain organizational clinical equipment.
• Provides administrative direction, specific to medical equipment, for major purchases of capital equipment. Assists in negotiation of service contracts with Original Equipment Manufacturers OME s to ensure reliability and integrity of highly technical medical equipment and systems. Works with Supply Chain Services to ensure charges for outside services are appropriate and reasonable.
• Conducts internal vs. outsourcing options for maintenance services and repairs. Promotes professional development and training of staff to improve service response resulting in improved customer satisfaction at lesser costs.
• Acts as consultant for OhioHealth hospitals with respect to equipment maintenance and repairs. Strives to standardize equipment purchases and maintenance throughout OhioHealth. Prepares meaningful reports for use by executive staff and regional level regarding maintenance, expense allocations, trends, utilization statistics, and alternative approaches for servicing equipment and allocation of human resources.
• Establishes, equips and staffs department to assure optimum performance. Maintains inventory of spare parts. Prepares budgets. Assures staff are responsive to customer needs and requirements. Develops and maintains databases for tracking equipment histories related to preventative maintenance and repairs of equipment. Maintains technical library for department use. Conducts in-service training.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree (Required) AAMI - Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation - Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation

Field of Study: Electrical Engineering Field of Study: Electronics Engineering Field of Study: Biomedical Technology Years of experience: 5 years as Technician

Specialized Knowledge: Knowledge of the use and application of various types of clinical equipment from highly sophisticated computerized digital equipment to patient monitors. Must be knowledgeable in TJC, EPA, NFPA, OSHA, ODH, and other regulatory and governing agency requirements related to equipment maintenance.

Behavioral Competencies: Leadership Competencies Information Security

Age Specific Competencies: Knowledge and application of growth and development principles. Utilization of effective communication strategies. Implementation of specific technical factors.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific Vision abilities required by this job include close Vision, distance Vision, and color Vision.

OSHA Blood Born Pathogens Exposure: Exposure

Work Shift: Day

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Department: Clinical Engineering

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Equal Employment Opportunity: OhioHealth is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. OhioHealth does not discriminate against associates or applicants because of race, color, genetic information, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, disability, marital status, familial status, or other characteristics protected by law. Equal employment is extended to all person in all aspects of the associate-employer relationship including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, reduction in staff, termination, assignment of benefits, and any other term or condition of employment