Director, Clinical Engineering- Full-Time

Description

Holy Name is New Jersey's last remaining independent, Catholic health system, comprising a comprehensive 361-bed acute care medical center, a cancer center, medical fitness center, residential hospice, nursing school, and physician network. The system has a national reputation for providing culturally sensitive care to a diverse population, drawing patients from across the New York City region to its specialty centers and renowned doctors. Holy Name's mission to provide technologically advanced, compassionate and personalized care extends across a continuum that encompasses education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and wellness maintenance. The system is known as a high-quality, low-cost provider of extraordinary clinical care given by compassionate, highly trained physicians and staff.


A Brief Overview

Directs and monitors the daily activities of the Clinical Engineering Department.


What you will do

• Defines, implements and administers a comprehensive clinical engineering program to maintain equipment in accordance with applicable regulations and standards.
• Participates in long-range planning for hospital equipment. Provides technical assistance and expertise when determining the acquisitions of new medical equipment
• Manages inventory of clincial equipment at all offsite locations
• Establishes and maintains test specifications for clinical equipment. Ensures that all requirements for the preventive maintainence for equipment is completed with manufacturer recommendations and according to regulation guidelines.
• Manages staff to ensure prompt, appropriate and cost effective repairs.
• Ensures that accurate, current and complete equipment records are maintained for all biomedical equipment.
• Effectively interprets policies, standards and codes dealing with equipment systems.
• Develops appropriate in-service training programs on the safe and proper use and application of clinical instruments.
• Maintains the software system for tracking and documenting all hazard alerts and recalls related to biomedical equipment.
• Initiates investigation of medical device incidents as outlined by the Safe Medical Device Act.
• Completes assignments in a timely manner, thoroughly and appropriately detailed.
• Effectively directs the receiving, storage and inventory control function of the department.
• Directs and monitors the day to day operations and functions of the Clinical Engineering staff in a fair and consistent manner.
• Effectively supervises the Clinical Engineering staff. Ensures that criteria-based performance evaluations are completed in a timely manner according to Hospital policy. Conducts progressive discipline in a timely and appropriate manner according to Hospital policy.
• Maintains effective communication with assigned staff members to provide for effective problem resolution.
• Trains department staff according to Hospital policy. Validates job proficiency on an annual basis. Maintains complete department training records.
• Ensures staff attendance at mandatory education seminars. Verifies their understanding of fire, safety and infection control guidelines.
• Maintains a safe working environment.
• Routinely utilizes policy and procedure manuals and other available reference materials to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Maintains and respects staff and patient confidentiality.
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively represent the hospital and department at internal and outside meetings.
• Inspires confidence of employees and management team by remaining well informed, listening with an open mind and communicating in a highly professional manner.
• Actively contributes to and participates on various committees.
• Ensures that department staff promptly responds to equipment concerns and questions on a timely basis.
• Establishes a collaborative effective working relationship with members of the management team constantly striving for the overall success of the Hospital.
• Researches special and alternative programs and/or options to reduce cost on a regular basis.
• Designs and maintains a cost-effective departmental budget on an annual basis.
• Demonstrates the ability to plan and organize the daily operational duties using supportive personnel to maximum cost-effective efficiency.
• Seeks opportunities to further refine expertise in areas of responsibility. Keeps abreast of technical and legal developments.
• Participates in professional organizations.
• Performs all duties as assigned

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree BS degree required in Biomedical or Electrical Engineering required
• Master's Degree preferred

Experience Qualifications

• 4-6 years of progressively responsible Clinical Engineering experience, with at least two years of management experience. required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must have analytical and problem solving ability

Licenses and Certifications

• Certification by the International Certification Commission in Clinical Engineering upon hire preferred

Holy Name is a mission-driven facility whose quality standards and philosophy are rooted in the principles of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. Those principles are exercised daily by the Medical Center's dedicated and talented team of physicians, nurses, allied health employees, and a wide variety of non-clinical administrative and operational staff members. Holy Name is an Equal Opportunity Employer.