Manager, Clinical Systems Engineer

FLSA Status

Exempt

Job Role Summary

The Manager, Clinical Systems Engineer position supports and advances patient care by applying engineering and managerial skills to healthcare technology. The position focuses on ensuring the effective deployment, integration, and support of interconnected medical systems. This position works closely with the director to sustain and grow programs and services. This position interfaces with hospital personnel as a consultant, special project engineer, and education coordinator.  This position manages the cybersecurity program for medical devices and the computer based education for the department. 

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

•    Assists director with the development and administration of policies and procedures; acts as department head in director’s absence.
•    Performs cyber security management for imaging systems which includes assessment, control and remediation of cyber security risks. 
•    Has oversite of the overall radiology service program to ensure a high performing service modality. 
•    Leads I.T. collaboration and technical discussions for I.T. based imaging devices and components.
•    Supports PACS destination programing and imaging related VPN, network, server, wireless, hardware and software support.
•    Performs contingency and disaster recover activities such as hard drive cloning of imaging systems.
•    Provides feedback and evaluation on individuals assigned to projects within area of responsibility.
•    Responsible for computerized medical equipment maintenance and software data integrity.
•    Coordinates project assignments, successfully prioritizing tasks in consideration of deadlines; prioritizes and assigns medical equipment repairs, preventive maintenance and fabrication to department staff for completion and supervises day-to-day operations.
•    Provides direct/indirect supervision of personnel in Biomedical Engineering.
•    Provides special project designs and applications as requested by department heads, medical staff, etc.
•    Works with medical staff on research projects (i.e., software development for clinical application, clinical equipment modification, alarm system design, medical device data aggregation build and support etc.)
•    Data mines information in the medical equipment lifecycle management process.
•    Advises department head concerning equipment purchases that best suit their needs; advises on new medical equipment technology and is considered a technology manager for medical equipment systems.
•    Provides in-service instruction to hospital personnel on proper usage of biomedical electronic equipment
•    Manages personnel for emergency call-ins to correct equipment problems; assigns or manages delegation of on-call, house call, and room preventative maintenance rotation schedules
•    Responsible for staff orientation, competency and overall coordination of department education
•    Manages medical device cyber security program
 

Job Requirements

•    Bachelor’s degree in a related area of engineering and 4 years of progressive experience in the healthcare engineering technology field;  M.S., MBA, or MHA preferred
•    Certification preferred – CHTM, CBET, CCE
•    4 relative I.T./I.S. Certifications required
•    Understands HL7, MDIL coding as it relates to build and support of hospital middleware
 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

•    Experience with medical device cyber security
•    Experience with imaging systems
•    High degree of technical expertise required for decisions related to the repair and design of medical equipment, tools to use and when to arrange for outside help
•    Proficiency with Microsoft Office products; ability to read and interpret various charts and graphs