Manager, Clinical Engineering - Baltimore, United States - University of Maryland Medical System

University of Maryland Medical System

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Baltimore, United States

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When you come to the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, you're coming to more than simply a beautiful 37-acre, 218-bed suburban Baltimore, Maryland campus.

You're embarking on a professional journey that encourages opportunities, values a team atmosphere, and makes convenience and flexibility a priority.

Joining our team of healthcare professionals means you'll be contributing to a locally and nationally recognized institution. UM St. Joseph has been recognized by The Leapfrog Group as a grade 'A' hospital and by U.S. News & World Report as #3 in both the state and Baltimore Metro area, making UM St. Joseph the highest-ranking community hospital in Maryland. In addition, we've been consistently recognized as a top employer by Baltimore magazine.

Job Description Job Summary**The Manager, Clinical Engineering oversees the operations of the Clinical Engineering Department for the purpose of providing a quality, cost effective program that meets or exceeds the quality and financial expectations of the customer and SJMC's Clinical Engineering Program. This position is responsible for providing an aggressive clinical engineering program that lowers annual maintenance cost, increases equipment life cycles, and above all, provides the highest level of customer service. This position provides technology assessments, purchasing assistance, and equipment safety and life cycle management.

MANAGER, CLINICAL ENGINEERING

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DEVELOPS AND MAINTAINS A COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM AND STAFF:
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Adheres to all CMS and The Joint Commission guidelines and maintains all documentation in accordance with those guidelines. Manages and oversees technical personnel recruitment, training and development. This includes holding all necessary staff meetings; training technical staff; providing written measurable objectives; coordinating vacation, sick days etc.; and performing midyear and annual performance evaluations. Able to motivate and mentor staff to perform at high levels of expertise and productivity. Able to develop and maintain relationships with a variety of types of positions and individuals. Grows the program by gaining the confidence of clinical department heads and maintaining positive relationships. Provides professional team and personal growth that meets the needs of the customer and employees. Networks with peers to gain innovative ideas and sourcing of information.

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ENSURES FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF DEPARTMENT:
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Attains all expense budgets and cost containment targets, ensuring that expenditure authority and level are adhered to. Forwards in a timely manner, all appropriate PO's, invoices and financial details to the appropriate sources. Conducts regular department head visits and meetings to review performance of the Clinical Engineering Program. Maintains PM/CM completion at or above contract obligation. Actively involved in capital asset planning, purchasing, etc. Distributes comment cards twice a year with appropriate results.

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OVERSEE OPERATIONS OF CLINICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT:
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Conduct quarterly department head visits and meetings. Ensures that client reports are delivered in a timely manner. Provides a working environment that meets all OSHA guidelines. Completes and maintains all performance indicators at or above program targets. Able to make effective, timely decisions based on sound judgment, data and experience, considering implications and consequences. Participates in committees as assigned. Oncall can be optioned and other job duties as assigned.

Working Environment

General environment: Works in a welllighted, airconditioned area, with moderate noise levels.
May be exposed to dust/particulate matter.
May be required to change from one task to another of different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
May be scheduled as needed, including overtime/oncall.
Periods of high stress and fluctuating workloads may occur.
Some local travel may be required.

Organizational Expectations

Adheres to and exhibits our core values: Reverence: Having a profound spirit of awe and respect for all creation, shaping relationships to self, to one another and to God and acknowledging that we hold in trust all that has been given to us

Integrity:
Moral wholeness, soundness, uprightness, honesty and sincerity as a basis of trustworthiness

Compassion:
Feeling with others, being one with others in their sorrows and joys, rooted in the sense of solidarity as members of the human community

Excellence:
Outstanding achievement, merit, virtue; continually surpassing standards to achieve/maintain quality.

Attends staff meetings and completes mandatory inservices, requirements and competency evaluations on time.
Compliance: Identifies potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk; develops and implements corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues and provides general g