Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

Clinical Engineer - Hybrid

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics  •  Lebanon, NH (Hybrid)  •  5 months ago
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Job Description

Provides engineering technical expertise in support of several areas of departmental activity including quality assurance monitoring of service delivery, incident investigations, training of both technical and clinical staff, and regulatory compliance initiatives. Acts to coordinate the effective management of advisories regarding potential risks with medical equipment and provides general Clinical Engineering services in support of special projects throughout the D-H system and affiliates.

Responsibilities

  • Maintains a safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations and codes; auditing work of clinical engineers; developing training for operators; investigating patient incidents involving equipment.
  • Maintains patient care equipment by establishing in-coming testing procedures, and preventive and repair maintenance programs; implementing manufacturer recalls; awarding and monitoring service contracts; conducting special operational and functional tests.
  • Maintains equipment standardization by reviewing equipment purchase and modification requests; establishing standards.
  • Provides management information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing clinical equipment data and performance trends.
  • Achieves clinical engineering operational objectives by contributing clinical engineering information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining clinical engineering system improvements; implementing change.
  • May participate in staff activities such as recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees.
  • Meets clinical engineering financial objectives by forecasting clinical engineering requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
  • Networks with peers facilitating increased customer and financial performance through innovative ideas and the sharing of information.
  • Performs other duties as required or assigned.
  • Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field with a background in the application of clinical engineering principles as would be demonstrated by five (5) years of hospital experience in a clinical engineering role, or the equivalent is required.
    • A CCE certification is highly desired but not mandatory for this position.
    • A strong background in the life sciences (Anatomy and Physiology, Chemistry and Biology) and an understanding of applicable healthcare regulations including those of OSHA, AAMI, JCAHO, Title 22 and others is required.

    Required Licensure/Certifications

    • None
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    About Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

    How can the lifestyle in New Hampshire and Vermont compliment your career? You can have amazing 4-season living with a career at one of the top health systems in the country. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Norris Cotton Cancer Center, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock; 4 affiliated hospitals and 30 Dartmouth-Hitchcock ambulatory clinics across the region. We are close to the urban centers of Boston, New York and Montreal, but also offer proximity to the seacoast and multiple top-tier ski mountains within a short driving distance. Throughout New Hampshire, the opportunities – both career and personal – truly make our area the ideal place to work and play.

    Dartmouth-Hitchcock is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    Industry
    Healthcare & Social Services
    Company Size
    5,001-10,000 employees
    Headquarters
    Lebanon, New Hampshire
    Year Founded
    Unknown
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