Biomedical Engineer

Job Title

Biomedical Engineer

Duties

Assists in the management of the medical instrument maintenance program, anesthesia record keeper and clinical information system management and medical device integration projects. Ensures that medical equipment in the Medical Center is safe for patients and staff, reliable in its results, and experiences minimal downtime. Manages all medical equipment recalls and hazard alerts, and investigates any incidents involving medical equipment. Documents findings and actions taken and reports to Environment of Care Committee.

Assists in the personnel functions for the HTM service line, including the recruitment, hiring, and training of new section staff as well as the development of position descriptions, duty assignments and personnel management.

Assists in ensuring that requirements of The Joint Commission, IG, SOARS, Food and Drug Administration, and other groups are met for the medical equipment program.

Provides leadership to ensure that high-performance customer support is provided to medical staff, nurses and technologists.

Shares responsibility of representing the Medical Center in meetings with manufacturers, vendors and their engineers in matters involving medical instrumentation.

Advises the Chief HTM and the Medical Center Equipment Committee on equipment evaluations. Provides accurate, balanced advice to management regarding decisions to be made for new acquisitions.

Assists with advising several committees in the medical center besides Equipment Committee, such as Bar Code Administration Committee, High Tech Informatics Committee, Critical Care Committee, Reusable Medical Equipment Committee, and Environment of Care Committee and sits on Committees when Chief HTM cannot attend meetings. Researches and reports on biomedical issues of interest to those committees to the Chief HTM.

Carries out Purchase Card duties allowing for procurement of parts and services using dedicated Fund Control Points.

Assists in providing project management for the purchase, planning, construction design review, installation, and in-service training stages of biomedical instrumentation projects such as, but not limited to, radiation oncology, laboratories, radiology and nuclear medicine suites and computer systems and software. Advises and works with clinical staff and the Projects Section, Engineering Service on design and planning of construction of clinical spaces, sometimes entailing visits to other facilities to research current design trends for medical space.

Shares responsibility in ensuring that HIPAA and network security issues are managed effectively for medical systems.

Shares responsibility in updating documentation of network connections of medical systems, including information on VLAN, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and network switch and port numbers.

Trains clinical staff on specific subjects as needed including proper acquisition procedures and use of medical equipment. Provides technical support to the staff in order to resolve systems problems. Provides support to the medical staff to help resolve equipment related problems.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position.