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ID #21751003
State Pennsylvania
City Philadelphia
Job type Permanent
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source Penn Medicine
Showed 2021-10-27
Date 2021-10-26
Deadline 2021-12-24
Category Architect/engineer/CAD
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Manager, Clinical Engineering

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 19019 Philadelphia USA

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Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Position Description: Working under limited supervision the Manager, Clinical Engineering is responsible for managing repair and maintenance activities performed by Biomedical Equipment staff. Provides on-site leadership for all components of the medical equipment management program. Participates in the development of departmental and entity continuous quality improvement initiatives. Maximizes patient safety by supporting proper use, application and operational performance of patient care equipment.

Accountabilities• Manages day to day work activities of all Clinical Engineering staff members including but not limited to directing work assignments, developing staff schedules, managing staff performance and productivity, onboarding and training staff and developing a workforce of high performing, engaged individuals. • Leads and/or participates in system projects, including deciding on sole source service vendors, system service contracts, best practices and policy and procedure development.• Produces, reviews and makes assessments of reports related to work completion, unfinished work, preventive maintenance completion rates and repeat equipment failures.• Recommends equipment renovation, refurbishment, replacement or re-deployment based on equipment age, failure rate, cost of service and overall ability to support the clinical use for which it is intended.• Collaborates with support entities to develop support plans for devices or systems that require multi-disciplinary support.• Monitors monthly expenditures and works with management staff in recommending how best to control equipment service related costs.• Functions as resource person to areas of responsibility. This may include providing instruction as to the safe and proper use of medical equipment or acting as a technical resource to assigned staff.• May be required to perform safety testing and preventive maintenance on clinical equipment.• May be required to perform complex repairs involving extensive troubleshooting to the component level.• Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures• Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization

Minimum Requirements: Required Education and Experience• Bachelor's Degree is required.• Current Internal Penn Medicine Information Services division employees may be considered with proof of active and continued enrollment in an approved bachelor degree program• 5+ years' experience in biomedical engineering, working with health system hardware, software and equipment products is required.

Licenses, Registrations, and Certifications • Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) certification is preferred

Required Skills and Abilities• Ability to implement process improvements• Demonstrated customer service skills• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff• Demonstrated interpersonal/verbal communication skills• Ability to troubleshoot biomedical devices and related equipment• Knowledge of healthcare operations and the use of medical technology in the healthcare environment

Additional Information: As part of our COVID-19 response, this position may currently be offering partial or full remote work. However, in the near future this position will require full or partial on-site work.

Be a part of the exciting and ground-breaking upcoming years for the Penn Medicine Information Services department!Because growth is essential to continuing to meet the current and future needs of patients, Penn Medicine continues to expand its capabilities. Penn Medicine's Information Services (IS) Department focuses its efforts on the clinical and financial systems that support the day-to-day operations of six (6) hospitals, several satellite practices, and more than 8,923 physicians. Learn more about Information Services

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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