Healthcare Technology Director

Renovo-Solutions; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Renovo Solutions in Lincoln, NE seeks a Healthcare Technology Director to lead the Biomedical Engineering department, oversee equipment maintenance, and ensure regulatory compliance. This role interacts with hospital leadership and IT to optimize patient care technology and asset management.

As the high-level director, you will manage staffing, budgets, and inter-department collaboration, driving quality programs and ensuring service excellence in a complex healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of electromechanical devices and general patient care equipment.
• Strong understanding of life-support and diagnostic devices used in healthcare.
• Familiarity with regulatory accrediting agencies and survey processes.
• Subject matter expert in Medical Equipment Management Program and related standards.
• Knowledge of HIPAA policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Directs day-to-day operation of Biomedical Engineering department and resident staff.
• Creates and assigns monthly maintenance workload and reports to facility leadership.
• Monitors service activities and ensures timely approvals of expenses and timecards.
• Ensures complete medical equipment inventory and standardized service documentation.
• Drives calibration and maintenance of facility test equipment per manufacturer requirements.
• Engages hospital IT and leadership on integrated systems management initiatives.
• Leads budgeting, capital planning, and repeat audits with hospital leadership.

Skills

Electromechanical devices

Life-support devices

Regulatory knowledge

MEMP expert

HIPAA policies

Job description

Position:Healthcare Technology Director

Location: Lincoln, NE

Job Id:876

# of Openings:1

Why Renovo?

Renovo Solutions is a nationwide healthcare technology management company, owned by a private equity firm, that offers a range of opportunities for technicians to grow within the company. With a presence in 40+ states, we provide comprehensive solutions for managing and maintaining healthcare technologies. We prioritize investing in our employees' development, offering various phases and advancement paths. Through ongoing training, mentorship programs, and a supportive work environment, we foster professional growth and promote from within. Join our team to make a difference in healthcare while advancing your career with Renovo.

Our work has a direct impact on the quality of care medical professionals can provide to their patients, so we have a strong sense of responsibility to hire only the very best. At RENOVO, we value knowledge, reliability, and integrity in our employees. If you are interested in being a part of a team that is committed to making a difference in healthcare equipment maintenance and healthcare asset and technology management, we invite you to apply for one of the open positions below. We are always looking for talented, passionate, hard-working people to join our team. Our employees are not afraid to speak their mind, to try new things, and to wear multiple hats. Our people are empowered to help our customers. We foster teamwork and cooperation, and always promote a "customer first" philosophy. We uphold this standard with our associates, clients, partners, and the communities in which we do business. We live by our company’s Five Guiding Principles, which we have termedTRUST:

• Treateach other with care, kindness and respect.
• Respectour associates’ responsibility of putting family first.
• Upholdthe highest standards of excellence in all we do.
• Shareour success with our associates, clients, partners and community.
• Treasureour people and promote from within.

Summary

A RENOVO Account Director is a high-level leader and may function as a client’s Director of Biomedical or Clinical Engineering. The Account Director is the primary contact for hospital leadership for all things related to the facility Medical Equipment Maintenance Program. This individual directs the operational activities of the department including staffing, procurement, delivery of biomedical equipment, service and regulatory compliance. The RENOVO Account Director is considered a subject matter expert in medical device technology, security and industry best practices and is often called upon to provide consultative recommendations contributing to strategic and financial decisions for the client. The RENOVO Account Director is a key member of many inter-hospital committees such as life safety, environment of care, risk management, capital acquisition, and budgeting. In addition, this individual may be involved in projects concerning new equipment purchases, installations or upgrades; new construction and expansions. The RENOVO Account Director is the highest account-based RENOVO manager, and considered a leader within RENOVO and the organizations they support.

• Responsible for day-to-day operation of the Biomedical Engineering department and resident staff technicians and specialists
• Creates and assigns monthly scheduled maintenance workload, tracks work throughout the month, and provides accurate monthly reporting to facility leadership
• Approves resident staff expenses, PTO requests and timecards
• Monitors service repair activities completed by resident staff technicians, field service technicians, and vendor/manufacturer technicians while onsite
• Mandates complete and accurate medical equipment inventory of ALL biomedical devices; ensures that all service documentation is completed in a concise, standardized fashion
• Ensures that all RENOVO and facility performance indicators are met
• Ensures that all purchase orders and requests for parts are completed without undue delay
• Prioritizes balance of service repair and scheduled maintenance workload
• Works with RENOVO Clinical Engineering staff to perform annual program quality audits; follows up on findings to ensure survey readiness
• Meets with hospital department leadership frequently to discuss needs and opportunities of each department
• Develops relationship with Hospital senior leadership and C‑Suite personnel
• Communicates with key hospital leadership through participation on various committees
• Plays a key role in planning, evaluation, acquisition, service and disposal of biomedical equipment
• Assists in education of proper usage and in-servicing of biomedical equipment to end users
• Takes the lead on projects regarding biomedical equipment and network integration of medical devices
• Evaluates and reviews service contract information to make sure that the needs and goals of the healthcare organization are met
• Monitors and tracks medical device recalls and safety alerts; follows up to make sure that appropriate action is taken
• Addresses customer and employee issues in a timely manner, escalates to the RENOVO District Manager as necessary
• Provides resources to participate in the investigation of medical device related incidents
• Maintains all facility assigned test equipment to the original manufacturers requirements; responsible for annual calibration of assigned equipment including acquiring and filing the appropriate documentation
• Works with the District Manager to drive the Integrated Systems Management program including scheduling and attending meetings with Hospital IT personnel
• Reviews policies and procedures annually; provides feedback and updates to the plans as needed
• Completes on-boarding and RENOVO orientation for new employees
• Responsible for making sure that the Hospital HR department requirements are met for each resident employee; appropriate documentation filed for reference as needed
• Drives training and education of biomedical internship technicians and apprentices
• Motivates and leads the team by setting annual goals for each technician and the department, monitors and tracks throughout the year, provides feedback for improvement
• Assists the customer in developing annual operating budgets for their associated cost center
• Forecasts capital equipment needs by managing the overall equipment lifecycle process
• Serves on hospital committees as a subject matter expert on healthcare technology management, and the standards and regulations that govern the maintenance of medical equipment
• Provides guidance with medical equipment technology assessments, capital purchasing, equipment safety and accountability for managing total cost o biomedical equipment ownership
• Proactively engages biomedical equipment organizations, peer institutions and manufacturers as parts of a comprehensive quality improvement program
• Performs other duties as assigned**

Required Skills

• Possesses a working of electromechanical devices and principles, as well as a high-level understanding of general patient care equipment and can demonstrate the usage of supported devices
• Extensive understanding of life-support and diagnostic support devices and their usage within the healthcare setting.
• In-depth knowledge of regulatory accrediting agencies and survey processes
• Subject matter expert on the Medical Equipment Management Program and the required policies and procedures within
• Familiarity with Hospital HIPAA policies and procedures