Clinical Engineer

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Department

Pay Range

• Participate and coordinate necessary equipment issues during construction projects to assure that the necessary equipment is included in the project, it is specified to architect, purchased, installed, and setup appropriately .

• Participate in various levels of medical equipment selection, installation, setup, and disposition of the medical equipment.

• Communicate and follow up on responsibilities as assigned during the construction phases.

• Stay current in construction codes and standards related to medical equipment.

• Stay current in the area of medical equipment technology to provide consultative services to departments.

• Manage the medical equipment maintenance (repair and preventative maintenance) for devices with the manufacturer or a qualified vendor when there are not internal resources within department to repair with their own hands.

• Design medical equipment solutions; may be integrations of different devices; modifications to current devices, new devices, or modifications to accessories on current devices.

• Work within safety and risk parameters to assure design will ensure patient safety.

• Communicate the status of requests, progress, and timelines to all parties involved.

• Independently create and design the solution with the clinical provider and carry it through to implementation.

• Manage the device integration and system management necessary to connect multiple devices together or connect them to third party networks and software.

• As new technology avails itself, coordinate necessary training with clinicians to assure best utilization of equipment is in place.

• Provide consultation and training to clinical staff in the area of medical equipment application, usage and areas in which alternative applications are possible to improve care.

• Provide advanced technical expertise to biomedical engineering department in the area of equipment operation, repair, design, and application

• Maintain work area in a safe, clean and orderly manner.

• Communicate effectively to other biomedical engineering personnel in regard to hazards associated with biomedical equipment testing in the shop.

• Act as a member of the internal engineering emergency response team.

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance

• Manage the Safety program for equipment in your area of responsibility including recall and hazard management; incident review and follow up; cybersecurity and IT

• Manage the IT setup and security assessments and follow up and daily assessments of potential risks associated with devices

The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children's National believes an individual's base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children's National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual's combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children's National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.

Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The "Know Your Rights" poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here:Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.

Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a "drug-free" work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.