Director Clinical Engineering Northern Colorado

Description

Dir Clinical Engineering - Northern Colorado Region

UCHlth Poudre Valley Hospital - Fort Collins, CO

Pay: $144,872 - $231,795 / year. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience

This position is an onsite role and does not offer a hybrid or remote option

Position Summary
The Director of Clinical Engineering is responsible for the comprehensive management and oversight of clinical engineering services across all inpatient and ambulatory care settings in the Denver Metro region. This includes ensuring the safe, effective, and efficient utilization of medical equipment and technology throughout the region's hospitals and clinics. The Director oversees the medical device program for this region ensuring that there are always adequate quantities of standardized medical devices that are maintained in top working order to support real-time clinical decision-making and patient safety.


Key Responsibilities

Operational Oversight of Clinical Engineering Services

• Provide overall management of the medical device lifecycle and support services.
• Maintain documentation and analytics on device performance, uptime, and data transmission quality, using this data to drive improvements.
• Oversee the budget for clinical engineering and technology projects, investing in new device integration solutions or upgrades that provide strong clinical value.
• Manage vendor relationships for medical devices and related IT systems, ensuring compliance with contracts and service agreements.
• Lead and/or participate in the evaluation and selection of new biomedical equipment, considering interoperability and data integration capabilities in purchasing decisions.

Leadership & Staff Development

• Lead and mentor a team of biomedical equipment technicians, clinical engineers, and support staff.
• Monitor and enforce enterprise performance expectations and provide professional development opportunities for staff, particularly in emerging areas of health technology and informatics.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Policy, Compliance, and Security

• Develop and enforce policies and standard operating procedures for medical device management and integration.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and standards (e.g. FDA medical device regulations, Joint Commission requirements for medical equipment and alarm safety, HIPAA for protected health information in device data).
• Work with the cybersecurity team to protect medical devices and data from security threats, implementing best practices for networked device security.

Clinical Technology Strategy

• Assist with the development and lead regional implementation of a comprehensive clinical engineering and technology strategy that aligns with the health system's goals.
• Anticipate future medical technology trends and plan for their adoption and integration into the care environment.
• Champion enterprise-wide standards and evolve those standards to stay current with industry best practices.

Data Integration & Systems Oversight

• Ensure that vital patient data from bedside monitors, infusion pumps, ventilators, and other devices flows securely and accurately into the electronic health record (EHR) and other relevant systems in real time.
• Work with multiple teams to implement and manage middleware or integration engines that aggregate device data and distribute it to downstream applications (EHR, alarm dashboards) using industry standards (HL7, FHIR, etc.).

Alerting & Alarm Management

• Oversee systems that collect device alarms/events (such as cardiac monitor alerts, infusion pump occlusion warnings, ventilator alarms) and ensure they are routed to the appropriate clinical staff or alarm management platforms.
• Champion best practices in alarm management to reduce alarm fatigue while maintaining patient safety.
• This includes setting device alarm default configurations in consultation with clinical leaders and ensuring Clinical Engineering staff verify alarm functionality during device maintenance.

Candidate Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• 8 years of relevant experience; 3 years of leadership experience.
• In-depth knowledge of medical device operations and standards (life support equipment, patient monitors, imaging devices, etc.) and strong familiarity with healthcare IT systems and integration protocols.
• Demonstrated ability to develop technology strategies and workflows that improve patient care or operational efficiency.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret device data, performance metrics, and workflow requirements, translating them into actionable plans.
• Must be adept at cross-functional collaboration, bringing together stakeholders from nursing, IT, and other departments to achieve common goals.
• Solid understanding of healthcare regulatory requirements and safety standards related to medical devices.
• Proficiency with clinical engineering management systems and familiarity with hospital information systems.

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UCHealth promotes a culture that invests in professional success and personal well-being through a comprehensive total rewards program. *

Recognition

• Performance bonus: UCHealth offers an Annual Performance Bonus to recognize employee contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, and financial goals.
• Performance-based pay increase: The Annual Merit Pay Increase recognizes work performance that meets or consistently exceeds performance standards documented through UCHealth's established evaluation process and accounts for increased experience, skills and cost of living.
• Market reviews: All UCHealth positions are reviewed annually to ensure UCHealth base pay aligns with market standards. Base pay rates are adjusted as needed to stay market competitive.

Health and well-being

• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• Access to 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents.
• Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.
• Free Care.com membership.
• Voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.
• Time away from work: Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence.
• Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options.
• Employer-provided short-term disability and long-term disability.

Retirement and savings

• 403(b) plan with employer matching contribution.
• Additional 457(b) plan may be available.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health savings account available when enrolled in high-deductible (HD) medical plan.

Education and career growth

• UCHealth provides access to academic degrees and certificate programs to promote professional and personal growth.
• Up to 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees.
• Other programs may qualify for up to $10,000/year pre-paid by UCHealth or up to $5,250/year in the form of tuition reimbursement.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning, which offers thousands of virtual courses and seminars, and internal professional development opportunities.
• Employees have access to free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting their federal student loans for forgiveness.

* Eligibility for some programs is based on an employee's scheduled work hours.


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