Medical Equipment Planner

Carle Health; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Carle Health in Urbana, Illinois is seeking a healthcare equipment planning professional to support hospital and clinic projects. You will interpret architectural and engineering documents, coordinate equipment infrastructure, and help deliver capital projects tied to clinical workflows and patient care.

The role requires experience in project management, budgeting, procurement, and knowledge of healthcare regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture required.
• Healthcare facility planning experience preferred.
• Knowledge of project management, budgeting, procurement and regulations beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Interpret architectural and engineering documents to identify equipment needs.
• Coordinate medical equipment infrastructure with architects, engineers and vendors.
• Develop and manage medical equipment budgets, forecasts, and purchases.
• Prepare procurement specifications and track long-lead items.
• Support activation and readiness for go-live with equipment performance.

Skills

Healthcare facility planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture

Tools

BlueBeam

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Overview

Provides medical equipment planning support across hospitals, ambulatory facilities, surgery centers, cancer centers, diagnostic and treatment areas, and other health system locations.

Qualifications

Certifications: , Education: Bachelor's Degree: Architecture, Work Experience:

Responsibilities

Knowledge of healthcare facility planning, construction, renovation, capital project delivery, clinical workflows, and medical equipment requirements. Ability to interpret architectural and engineering documents, coordinate equipment infrastructure needs, and apply relevant healthcare regulations, accreditation standards, and building codes. Strong project management, budgeting, procurement, analytical, organizational, communication, and stakeholder-management skills are required, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office and applicable project, construction, and equipment-planning systems. BlueBeam design tool for creating, editing, marking up, collaborating and sharing PDF documents. Autodesk AutoCad and Revit experience a plus.Develops and maintains comprehensive medical equipment inventories for healthcare construction and renovation projects. Participate in medical equipment planning with physicians, nurses, operational leaders, and departmental stakeholders to support clinical workflows and patient care needs. Develops and manages medical equipment budgets, cost estimates, forecasts, and capital equipment purchases. Identifies opportunities for equipment reuse, replacement, standardization, and cost savings. Coordinates medical equipment requirements with architects, engineers, contractors, information technology, clinical engineering, supply chain, and vendors. Reviews architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, technology, and medical gas documents to identify and resolve equipment-related conflicts. Manages equipment procurement activities, including specifications, vendor coordination, quotation review, and long-lead item tracking. Develops and monitors equipment procurement, delivery, installation, and activation schedules aligned with project milestones. Coordinates equipment delivery, staging, assembly, installation, testing, training, and turnover activities. Supports facility activation, operational readiness, and go-live efforts to ensure equipment is functional and ready for patient care. Develop and maintain system wide medical equipment and clinical space layout standards, room templates, and equipment placement guidelines to support standardized, efficient, and safe patient care environments across the health system. Develops, maintains, and analyzes systemwide standards for medical equipment utilizing Premier data, utilization trends to support design consistency, procurement efficiency.

About Us

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Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.

Our more than 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We’ve grown to include seven, award-winning hospitals across eight hospital campuses and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We’re developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Physicians Group, Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center, Carle BroMenn Medical Center including Carle Eureka Hospital and associated Carle Health Medical Group clinics all hold Magnet® with Distinction designation, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care granted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital and Carle Health Pekin Hospital all hold the exclusive Magnet® designation.

We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: [e-mail].

Compensation and Benefits

The compensation range for this position is $27.48per hour - $45.89per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model.Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.