Clinical Engineering Manager

BJC HealthCare; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Missouri Baptist Medical Center, part of BJC HealthCare, seeks a collaborative Clinical Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing on-site team responsible for the management and maintenance of medical devices, regulatory compliance, and customer service across the organization.

You will partner with senior leaders, physicians and service lines to forecast replacement needs, optimize device reliability, and ensure patient safety for MRI, CT, labs and life-safety systems.

Qualifications

• Assc Deg and/or Equivalent Exp required or preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field strongly preferred.
• Engineering/Biomed Eng/related background is desirable for this role.

Responsibilities

• Hires, trains, assigns work, and evaluates performance; leads professional development.
• Develops and adheres to departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets.
• Manages decision support activities related to diagnosis, repair, preventive maintenance, vendor contracts and quality assurance of patient care devices; oversees recalls.
• Ensures compliance with Joint Commission, CAP, OSHA and other regulatory requirements; supports regulatory committees.
• Maintains Clinical device database inventory and work order accuracy.
• Supports Performance Improvement initiatives through Clinical Asset Management.

Education

Assc Deg and/or Equivalent Exp

Bachelor's Degree

Engineering/Biomed Eng/related

Job description

Additional Information About The Role

Missouri Baptist Medical Center is seeking a collaborative and inspiring Clinical Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team. We are looking for a leader who promotes open communication, transparency and strong partnerships across all levels of the organization.

This position does require being on site every day.

Overview

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice. BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development. BJC’s patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Manages all aspects of the BJC Clinical Engineering program and the related install base of state of the art medical and non-medical devices. Leads Clinical Engineering initiatives to provide operational efficiency and superior customer service by managing the execution of the Medical Equipment Management Plan (MEMP). Assists sr. leadership/physicians at the HSO level in the forecasting, replacement, and evaluation of medical devices. Utilizes statistical analysis to construct and implement programs to affect overall service and support of medical devices in accordance with all state/federal regulations and accrediting agency guidelines for healthcare. Financially responsible for the repair, maintenance and support of all medical devices to include: Linear Accelerators, MRI, CT, all Laboratory devices, Life Safety devices, Robotics, Cath Labs and general biomedical devices. Aids in the development of annual goals and objectives related to supporting the growth and development of services in response to the equipment support needs of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Manages individual(s) including but not limited to: hires, trains, assigns work, manages & evaluates performance, conducts professional development plans. Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.
• Develops and adheres to departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets. Responds to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.
• Manages the decision support activities related to diagnosis, repair, preventive maintenance, vendor contracts and quality assurance of patient care and other devices, and is responsible for medical device recalls. Provides guidance and leadership to employees 24/7 and manages on-call requests.
• Maintains awareness and conforms to The Joint Commission, CAP, OSHA, State Department of Health and all other federal, state or local government regulations for HSO accreditation. Understands and reports regulatory goals and objectives along with all other Environment of Care (EOC) benchmarks to each HSO regulatory compliance committee.
• Responsible for Clinical device database inventory and work order accuracy.
• Supports the HSO Performance Improvement initiatives via Clinical Asset Management Performance Improvement / Goal Deployment Program.
• Promotes excellent customer relations through participation in departmental and leadership meetings, and participates in or provides counsel to the Capital Equipment Committee.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Assc Deg and/or Equivalent Exp
• Engineering/Biomed Eng/related

Experience

• 5-10 years

Supervisor Experience

• 2-5 years

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree
• Engineering/Biomed Eng/related

Experience

• 10+ years

Supervisor Experience

• 10+ years
• 5-10 years

Benefits And Legal Statement

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At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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