What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Engineering Mgr position at Children's National Medical Center?
Description The Clinical Engineering Manager provides day-to-day communication support to the Director of Biomedical Engineering and is responsible for managing the clinical engineering activities within the department. Specifically, the position has responsibility for equipment planning for projects, project coordination, equipment evaluation, medical equipment management program development and maintenance system management, and the safety management associated with regulatory investigations, incident follow up, cybersecurity assurance, and recall investigations. The work will center on the value that the Biomedical Engineering department brings to the advancement and safety of medical device technology. Additionally, this position will work directly with the biomedical equipment technician team to coordinate projects as well as communicate with enterprise leadership on the status of all projects. This position will lead a small team of clinical engineers who will assist in supporting these goals and objectives.
Qualifications Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Biomedical or Electrical Engineering (Required)
Master's Degree (Preferred)
Minimum Work Experience
5 years At least 5-7 years of experience. Previous experience as a clinical engineer necessary .
Functional Accountabilities
Communications, Strategic Planning & Project Mgmt
Technology Mgmt
Safety Management
Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification
Teamwork/Communication
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
Safety
Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Biomedical or Electrical Engineering (Required)
Master's Degree (Preferred)
Minimum Work Experience
5 years At least 5-7 years of experience. Previous experience as a clinical engineer necessary .
Functional Accountabilities
Communications, Strategic Planning & Project Mgmt
- Develop and execute communications strategy for managing projects.
- Maintain the hospital capital lifecycle plan and recommendations.
- Maintain a file system documenting all project initiatives and ongoing utilization.
Technology Mgmt
- Collaborate with all departments to understand the needs of their medical Equipment needs
- Maintain a working knowledge of medical equipment and device technology to assure hospital on the cutting edge of technology.
- Participate as a member on project teams related to new construction and Space planning to assure technology needs are addressed
- Maintain a process to assure that technology associated with Systems of integrated technology have a support system in place that Addresses alerts when technology is not functioning; processes with technical Team to address issues for quick resolution; planning for technology growth to assure that Risks are reduced associated with loss of technology.
- Manage the Cyber security associated with medical devices to assure the risks Associated with medical devices are reduced.
- Work with the Biomedical Equipment Technicians and Director to develop Good processes for responding to systems issues and supporting day to day
Safety Management
- Oversee and manage the computerized maintenance management system toAssure that medical devices are inventoried and receive necessary
- Maintenance.
- Follow up on Incident investigations to assure a timely understanding Of all issues involved with the goal of correcting future occurences.
- Manage the Recall and alerts of medical devices to assure that issues are followed Up on timely and reduce the risk of patient or staff safety
Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification
- Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
Teamwork/Communication
- Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
- Partner with all team members to achieve goals
- Receptive to others' ideas and opinions
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
- Contribute to a positive work environment
- Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
- Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
- Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
- Use resources efficiently
- Search for less costly ways of doing things
Safety
- 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
Primary Location: District of Columbia-Washington
Work Locations:
CN Hospital (Main Campus)
111 Michigan Avenue NW
Washington 20010
Job: Management
Organization: Operations
Position Status: R (Regular) - FT - Full-Time
Shift: Day
Work Schedule: 8am -430pm
Job Posting: Nov 6, 2025, 9:20:29 PM
Full-Time Salary Range: 93974.4 - 156603.2
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individual with Disabilities.