Manager Clinical Engineering

Mclaren-Health-Care; Flint (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Grand Blanc, Michigan, seeks a Director of Clinical Engineering to lead maintenance operations across the system, ensuring adherence to safety, quality and regulatory standards.

The role requires extensive supervision of technical staff, budgeting accountability, and staff development, with a focus on safe use of medical equipment and program oversight across multiple facilities.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in electronics or biomedical engineering or equivalent training/experience.
• Ten years in a health care system with at least five years in an administrative capacity supervising technical staff.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in biomedical/electrical engineering or engineering technology; professional certifications (CCE/CHTM).
• Two years’ networking/troubleshooting experience.

Responsibilities

• Plans and administers the delivery of clinical engineering maintenance services per standards.
• Ensures quality, financial and customer service objectives are met.
• Makes staff hiring, development and evaluation decisions in coordination with HR.
• Develops and administers capital and operating budgets and monitors variances.
• Oversees the Medical Equipment Management Program implementation.
• Educates hospital staff on safe use and operation of medical equipment.

Skills

Staff supervision

Budgeting

Training & development

Safety leadership

Communication

Education

Associate degree in electronics or biomedical engineering

Bachelor’s degree in biomedical/electrical engineering or engineering technology

Tools

Networking & troubleshooting

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Supervises and manages daily maintenance and repair activities of both internal CE staff and external vendor service providers. Implements cost of service reduction strategies related to technology ownership at assigned McLaren Healthcare Corporation sites. Represents the Clinical Engineering Department in attendance at hospital safety committee meetings, and may participate in planning meetings related to purchase, installation and user training on new equipment acquisitions. Implements CE departmental policies and procedures to ensure the hospital’s ongoing compliance with state and federal regulations and regulatory agencies. Identifies and implements programs related to expansion of technical services, both internally and externally.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Plans and administers directly, and through subordinate supervisory personnel, the effective management and delivery of clinical engineering maintenance services in accordance with all hospital, system, state, federal and regulatory agency standards.
• Ensures quality, financial and customer service objectives are met.
• Ensures the attainment of objectives through the selection, development, training and evaluation of staff. Makes hiring and termination decisions in consultation with human resources.
• Develops, secures approval of, and administers capital and operating budgets in order to meet agreed-upon departmental goals and objectives. Develops and implements appropriate methods to monitor adherence to budgets and resolve variances.
• Oversees and manages the on-going implementation of the Clinical Engineering Department’s Medical Equipment Management Program.
• Educates hospital staff regarding safe use and operation of medical equipment, to include identification of equipment malfunctions or inappropriate use which could have a negative impact on the delivery of patient care.

Required:

• Associate degree in electronics or biomedical engineering, or equivalent military training or equivalent one-year experience in the repair and maintenance of technical equipment.
• Ten years of experience in a health care system, with at least five years’ experience in administrative capacity involved specifically with supervision of technical staff.

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in biomedical or electrical engineering or engineering technology or equivalent technical degree.
• Certification as a Certified Clinical Engineer (CCE) or Certified Healthcare Technology Manager (CHTM).
• Two years’ experience in networking/troubleshooting.

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26003932
• Daily Work Times: 8am - 4:30pm
• On Call: No

Equal Opportunity Employer

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.