Supervisor, Biomedical Engineering

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The Supervisor of Bio-Medical Engineering provides supervision of the technical staff in preventative maintenance, repair and calibration of medical equipment, equipment installations, and other functions of the Bio-Medical Engineering Department at Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH).

This position includes required travel for training/seminars as directed with possible overnight stays. Travel within HMH network required. Required to round on various shifts and days (including weekends and holidays) as needed. Available 24x7 as secondary coverage in escalation of emergency calls.

A day in the life of a Biomedical Engineering Supervisor with Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Oversees the day-to-day department operations, including preventative maintenance, testing, repair, calibration, and documentation.
• Maintains scheduling of BMET team members.
• Manages recruitment, evaluations, and disciplinary action of BMET team members.
• Tests and calibrates medical devices prior to use in patient care areas (preventive maintenance).
• Troubleshoots medical devices in a clinical setting and/or bench/depot setting (corrective maintenance).
• Evaluates, selects, installs, and inspects new trial and/or demonstration medical devices prior to use (incoming inspection).
• Ensures compliance with all regulatory processes necessary (i.e. CMS, FDA, GMP, NJDOH, etc).
• Supports integration with medical device software/hardware systems (i.e. Networking, Cyber Security, Integration Specialist, etc.).
• Conducts investigations and provides feedback related to patient care medical device incidents in accordance with HMH policy.
• Educates team in the proper use, care and maintenance of medical devices.
• Reviews technical manuals and educates the team for understanding.
• Documents all maintenance and repairs and maintains records of maintenance activities.
• Troubleshoots medical device networks.
• Maintains inventory or repair parts, supplies, and technical resources.
• Orders repair parts and/or components and supplies as required using HMH ERP system(s).
• Maintains incoming and outgoing equipment log for repair and maintenance.
• Transports devices or arranges the transportation of devices maintained by BMET as needed to ensure safe operation or storage of devices.
• Actively stays informed and keeps abreast of changes, enhancements, new features and versions related to the equipment and machines used..
• Attends on the job training as well as offsite and/or out of state training that will require travel and may include one or more overnight stays.
• Travels to other HMH locations (i.e., hospitals, urgent care, primary care, etc.) as needed.
• Manages compliance with but not limited to response and resolution time as determined by departmental SLA
• Monitors equipment support contracts for performance and cost savings opportunities.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
• Lifts a minimum of 50 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 50 lbs., and stands a minimum of 6.0 hours a day.

Education,

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• BS degree in (Electronics or Biomedical Engineering Technology) with 8 years BMET work experience, or AS degree in (Electronics…