Clinical Engineering Manager

CommonSpirit Health; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health in Seattle seeks a Clinical Engineering Manager to lead CE operations across one or more hospital sites, ensuring regulatory compliance and delivering cost‑effective, high‑quality service.

You will drive KPI and SLA adherence, coordinate with IT and medical staff, prepare policies, and mentor a team to optimize asset life cycles and patient safety.

This leadership role emphasizes strategic life‑cycle asset management and robust security programs for networked devices.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in a related field.
• Minimum of three years as a supervisor/lead technician in Clinical Engineering.
• Advanced roles require five years leading technical teams including direct responsibility for staff management.
• Valid Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Directs CE Department operations, meeting SLA deliverables and reviewing KPIs with hospital leadership.
• Develops and implements medical device security programs with key stakeholders across all sites.
• Creates and enforces policies and procedures for fully compliant CE programs at each site.
• Ensures departmental financial performance meets or exceeds budget, including multi-site service strategies and staff training.
• Manages direct reports effectively, fostering professional growth and handling employee matters.
• Oversees financial operations, approves expenses, and manages team performance (goals, reviews, staffing).

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Vendor management

KPI/SLA management

Budgeting

Education

Associates degree

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

PM software

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Clinical Engineering Manager you willspearhead the operational management of one or more Clinical Engineering (CE) Departments, ensuring regulatory compliance and delivering a cost-effective program that constantly exceeds quality and financial expectations. You'll drive an aggressive CE program focused on reducing maintenance costs, extending equipment life cycles, and providing unparalleled customer service, all while adhering to CommonSpirit Health's National Clinical Engineering Service Level Agreements and Key Performance Indicators. This leadership position is central to establishing our CE program as a valued, trusted subject matter expert for pre-purchase evaluations and strategic life cycle asset management.

Every day you willdirect overall CE department operations, consistently meeting or exceeding all SLA deliverables and engaging hospital leadership teams through comprehensive Monthly Operational Reviews to discuss CE's KPI results. You will cultivate crucial synergies with key stakeholders, including System Medical Device Security Operations, System IT, Clinical Department leadership, and Original Equipment Manufacturers, to implement robust medical device security programs for networked medical devices across all sites. Furthermore, you will develop and ensure the implementation of site‑specific policies and procedures to guarantee a fully compliant CE program, guiding your teams to achieve superior financial performance and support CommonSpirit Health's financial health through advanced multi‑site service strategies and strategic staff training plans.

To be successful in this role, you willpossess a proven track record in leading and directing CE operations, with demonstrated success in meeting SLA deliverables and driving financial performance that exceeds budget targets. Your expertise in developing and implementing medical device security programs and policy creation for regulatory compliance will be essential. Effective leadership and management of direct reports are critical, including fostering professional growth, managing employee matters, and ensuring accurate time and attendance. Candidates with strong communication skills, a strategic mindset for asset management, and a commitment to delivering exceptional customer service within a complex healthcare environment are highly encouraged to apply for this impactful leadership opportunity.

• Directs CE Department operations, meeting SLA deliverables and reviewing KPIs with hospital leadership
• Develops and implements medical device security programs with key stakeholders across all sites
• Creates and enforces policies and procedures for fully compliant CE programs at each site
• Ensures departmental financial performance meets or exceeds budget, including multi-site service strategies and staff training
• Manages direct reports effectively, fostering professional growth and handling employee matters
• Oversees financial operations, approves expenses, and manages team performance (goals, reviews, staffing)

The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Required:

• Associates degree in a related field
• Minimum of three years as a supervisor/lead technician in Clinical Engineering industry
• Advanced roles require five years leading technical teams including direct responsibility for all aspects of staff management
• Valid Driver's License

Preferred:

• Bachelors Degree in related field

Where You'll Work

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital‑based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system.