McLaren Health Care

Manager Clinical Engineering

McLaren Health Care$75K — $95K *
Flint, MI 48504In-Person
Hospitals & Medical Centers
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate degree in electronics or biomedical engineering, or equivalent military training or one-year experience in technical equipment repair.
  • Ten years of experience in a healthcare system, including five years in a supervisory administrative role.
  • Bachelor's degree in biomedical or electrical engineering or technical degree (preferred).
  • Certification as a Certified Clinical Engineer (CCE) or Certified Healthcare Technology Manager (CHTM) (preferred).
  • Two years of experience in networking/troubleshooting (preferred).

Responsibilities

  • Supervise daily maintenance and repair activities of internal staff and external vendors.
  • Implement cost-reduction strategies related to technology ownership.
  • Represent the Clinical Engineering Department at safety committee and planning meetings.
  • Ensure compliance with hospital, state, and federal regulations through departmental policies.
  • Develop and manage capital and operating budgets to meet departmental goals.
  • Educate hospital staff on safe equipment use and identify malfunctions.
  • Oversee the implementation of the Medical Equipment Management Program.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead and innovate in clinical engineering services.
  • Engagement in safety and planning meetings, influencing hospital operations.
  • Professional development through training and staff evaluation responsibilities.
  • Involvement in budget management, enhancing financial acumen.
  • Chance to educate healthcare staff, improving patient care quality.
Full Job Description
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:

  1. 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.
  2. Ensures quality, financial and customer service objectives are met.
  3. Ensures the attainment of objectives through the selection, development, training and evaluation of staff. Makes hiring and termination decisions in consultation with human resources.
  4. 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.
  5. Oversees and manages the on-going implementation of the Clinical Engineering Department's Medical Equipment Management Program.
  6. 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.

About McLaren Health Care

McLaren Health Care Corporation is a Michigan-based, fully integrated health network committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 15 hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 490-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 620,000 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health and hospice providers, retail medical equipment showrooms, pharmacy services, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 51 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S. McLaren has 28,000 employees and more than 90,000 network providers throughout Michigan and Indiana.
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