Clinical Engineer
Children's National Medical Center | |
United States, D.C., Washington | |
Aug 28, 2024 | |
Description
The Clinical Engineer will participate in various levels of medical equipment selection, installation, setup, and disposition of medical equipment. H/She
will participate and coordinate necessary equipment issues during construction projects to assure that the necessary equipment is included in the project, specified to architect, purchased, installed, and setup appropriately. Will demonstrate project leadership abilities (independently) to manage the process through a timeline, communicate status, and follow through on commitments. Independently create and design the medical equipment solution with the clinical provider and carry it through to implementation. H/She will provide consultation and training to clinical staff in the area of medical equipment application, usage and areas in which alternative applications are possible to improve care. Provide clinical application training on a variety of devices to train physicians and nurses in the appropriate use of equipment. This will include training in critical care areas, acute care areas, and operating room settings. Will plan safety solutions for medical equipment to reduce the risk of operator errors or future application errors. At times - Will provide advanced technical expertise to the biomedical engineering department in the area of equipment operation, repair, design, and application for complicated systems such as physiologic monitoring network, nurse call or EEG system. H/She will manage the vendor maintenance and preventative maintenance for devices that cannot be serviced by the inhouse biomedical equipment technicians. H/She will manage the safety program including recall / alert management & follow up, incident review and follow up, and IT security/cybersecurity reviews and assessments. Qualifications
Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree Engineering - Specifically in biomedical engineering or electrical engineering - see below experience requirements associated with a BS degree (Preferred) Or Vocational Education Two year vocational/technical degree is equivalent with necessary work experience to demonstrate proficiency in the areas described - - see below experience requirements associated with an AA degree (Required) Minimum Work Experience 1 year With a BS degree or higher in an Engineering discipline - Prior experience as a practicing engineer in a health care environment as a vendor or an internal employee (managing medical equipment maintenance, installations, safety, lifecycle replacement, IT setup, and IT security). (Preferred) Or 20 years With an AA degree - 20 + years experience as a Biomed technician - troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing medical equipment with specific experience setting up complex networks and device integrations. In addition - experience with managing installations of equipment to include training end users, coordinating necessary supplies/disposables, assuring necessary construction and IT requirements met, and communicating a project timetable to impacted users throughout the project. (Required) Functional Accountabilities Project Management
Organizational Accountabilities Organizational Accountabilities (Staff) Organizational Commitment/Identification
Teamwork/Communication
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
Safety
Primary Location
:
District of Columbia-Washington
Work Locations
:
CN Hospital (Main Campus)
111 Michigan Avenue NW
Washington
20010 Job
:
Allied Health
Organization
:
Operations
Position Status
:
R (Regular)
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FT - Full-Time
Shift
:
Day
Work Schedule
:
8:00am - 4:30pm
Job Posting
:
Jul 30, 2024, 8:32:07 PM
Full-Time Salary Range
:
81993.6
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136656 |