Clinical Engineer — Regulatory Recalls

Endeavor Health•Skokie, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Engineer – Regulatory Recalls is a senior individual contributor who develops and manages enterprise scoring criteria for clinical-equipment supportability, end-of-life, utilization, cybersecurity, clinical efficacy, and reliability. The role advises Clinical Engineering leadership on equipment strategy and partners with Enterprise, Service Line, IT, Supply Chain, Finance, and Construction teams to develop multi-year forecasts and plans for replacement, support, optimization, and disposition of medical-equipment assets across an assigned portfolio. The engineer also serves as the designated enterprise lead for an assigned Clinical Engineering program area, such as CMMS administration, recall management, or medical-device cybersecurity. The position is available at 4901 Searle Parkway in Skokie, Illinois, or NorthShore Hospital. It is full-time, with regular operating hours on days. The position is currently available only to current Sodexo and Trimedx employees.

Requirements

Associate's degree in biomedical engineering, or equivalent experience and training.
Three years of experience in a Clinical Engineering-related field.
One to two years of experience in project-management support, leadership, data analysis, or IT collaboration.
Subject-matter expertise across multiple areas of clinical-equipment technology.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, with expertise in spreadsheets and databases.
Excellent project-management skills.
Ability to interpret highly technical analysis in non-technical terms for management reporting.
Ability to communicate and partner with internal and vendor leadership at all levels.
Ability to multitask in a dynamic, complex, highly visible environment with competing interests.
Ability to own a large portfolio of strategic projects and drive savings.
Demonstrated leadership coordinating, mentoring, and coaching Clinical Engineering Operations staff.

Nice To Haves

Depending on program-area assignment, working knowledge of CMMS administration, including configuration, user management, and PM libraries; recall management; or medical-device cybersecurity.

Responsibilities

Develop and manage scoring criteria for medical-equipment forecasting and planning within an assigned portfolio, covering supportability, age, utilization, cybersecurity, efficacy, and reliability.
Provide primary inputs to the five-year capital replacement plan owned by the Manager, Capital & Equipment Planning, and inform related capital investment decisions.
Continuously review and validate projects and plans; investigate opportunities for cost reduction, improved safety and cybersecurity, and operational optimization.
Lead clinical-equipment onboarding projects to ensure new assets are deployed efficiently and that safety and support needs are addressed.
Serve as the designated enterprise lead for an assigned Clinical Engineering program area, such as CMMS administration, recall management, or medical-device cybersecurity.
For CMMS administration, manage configuration, user accounts and permissions, PM procedure and schedule libraries, nomenclature standards, and upgrade/vendor coordination, partnering with the Data Analyst on data integrity.
Collaborate with Clinical Engineering Operations, the Business Office, Supply Chain, and IT to align strategies across functions.
Partner with IT project managers to coordinate Clinical Engineering operational resources in support of project goals and deadlines.
Represent the Clinical Engineering Strategy team in local, regional, and enterprise strategy sessions.
Lead inventory, forecast, and scoring reviews with organizational stakeholders to share insights and gain alignment.
Build expertise in the assigned medical-equipment portfolio through research, education, and networking with technology professionals.