Clinical Engineer: Medical Equipment & Training Lead

Quest Oracle Community; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 71,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Oracle Community in Portland, OR seeks a Clinical Engineer to supervise the implementation of medical and lab equipment, analyze needs, provide in-service training, and develop preventive maintenance plans within the hospital tech services environment.

The role requires a biomedical/clinical engineering degree or equivalent certification, BMET experience, and ability to manage projects and perform equipment cost analyses for optimal solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Biomedical or Clinical Engineering.
• ICC/USCC Clinical Engineer certification.
• Associate's degree in biomedical technology with ten years BMET experience.
• Equivalent combination of training and experience.

Responsibilities

• Project Management: Represents Clinical Technology Services on technology and facility projects and new system implementations.
• Technical Consultation: Provides technical advice to assist medical, nursing, and other technical personnel in pre-purchase planning and selection of cost-effective equipment appropriate to their needs; researches specific types of equipment and prepares costs benefit and life cost analysis; participates in the generation of purchase specifications for new equipment and the tests the equipment must pass prior to acceptance (e.g., ease of maintenance, operation, reliability of vendors, cost and availability of maintenance parts, and cost of disposables used); consults on proposed building and area renovations and reviews plans for remodeling to assure cost effective compatibility with equipment needs. Conduct assessment of medical technology, write technical specifications and participate on value analysis teams as Clinical Technology
• Incident Investigations and Recalls: Oversee review and investigation of Product Recalls and weekly Hazard Alerts; perform incident investigations as assigned
• In-Service (Teaching or Training): Prepares and conducts technical in-service programs, workshops, or seminars for nurses and medical staff on theory and operation of newly installed equipment, explaining the theory of operation, operating procedures, calibration, operator maintenance responsibilities, and safety; conducts similar programs on in-use equipment and general electrical safety as required by the DNV conducts programs for technical staff and other interested personnel on variety of technical and measurement principles, servicing concepts, and applicable codes and standards related to the variety of equipment employed in the hospital, clinics, and laboratories and the equipment used to maintain them.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biomedical or Clinical Engineering

Certification by ICC/USCC as a Clinical Engineer

Associate's degree in biomedical technology and ten years of BMET experience

An equivalent combination of training and experience

Job description

Quest Oracle Community in Portland, OR seeks a Clinical Engineer to supervise the implementation of medical and lab equipment, analyze needs, provide in-service training, and develop preventive maintenance plans within the hospital tech services environment.

The role requires a biomedical/clinical engineering degree or equivalent certification, BMET experience, and ability to manage projects and perform equipment cost analyses for optimal solutions.