Medical Equipment Planner

University of Maryland Medical System•Linthicum Heights, MD

2d•$115,000 - $135,000

About The Position

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Nursing and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state’s future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System’s anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit www.umms.org. Provide expertise in planning and specification of medical equipment for large- scale projects involving multi-disciplinary and diverse healthcare facilities. Evaluate, locate and recommend equipment to be purchased for new medical facilities, major renovations and expansions of existing medical facilities; facilitate meetings with medical personnel to establish appropriate placement and use of medical equipment and assist customer with selection of medical equipment and related systems. Research emerging technology trends and develop relationships with vendors to remain current with latest technologies. Understand architectural design process through all phases – programming, schematic design, design development, construction document development, procurement, construction administration and field coordination, installation and logistics. Evaluate, locate and recommend equipment to be purchased for new medical facilities, major renovations and expansion of existing medical facilities. Evaluate existing medical equipment and related systems with respect to age, condition and technological status to determine the potential for reuse. Facilitate or lead user group meetings to determine and verify medical equipment needs. Develop and coordinate all related deliverables to include but not limited to medical equipment reports and drawings, specification documents, vendor site specific drawings and project schedules. Work with architectural consultants and contractors to review drawings, identify and note design/equipment conflicts and work to reconcile drawings to functionality, and provide equipment specifications. Work with Building Information Modeling (BIM) team to coordinate the development of equipment placement drawings in Revit. Facilitate equipment procurement activities, including developing a procurement schedule, soliciting and analyzing vendor quotes, issuing bids, making recommendations, reviewing requisitions, inputting purchase orders, and other activities that may be contracted as part of procurement assistance services Observe construction progress, prepare field observation reports, and participate in inspections, punch lists and project closeouts. Conduct post-occupancy evaluation and review use of space and equipment. Facilitate delivery and installation activities, including coordinating the move schedule with vendors, warehouse management, developing and maintaining the equipment delivery schedule, turnover of manuals, and other activities that may be contracted as part of delivery and installation activities. Effectively communicate equipment planning information to the project team to allow for successful project completion. Manage and participate on multiple healthcare projects simultaneously. Perform other duties as requested by management. 10% regional travel to other UMMS locations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Equipment Technology, Biomedical Engineering, or closely related field and three (3) years of experience in the following:
Medical equipment planning, selection, and evaluation.
Coordinating mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) requirements for medical equipment.
Working in large health care organizations.
Working on projects involving new medical facilities or major renovations and expansions of existing medical facilities.

Responsibilities

Provide expertise in planning and specification of medical equipment for large- scale projects involving multi-disciplinary and diverse healthcare facilities.
Evaluate, locate and recommend equipment to be purchased for new medical facilities, major renovations and expansions of existing medical facilities
Facilitate meetings with medical personnel to establish appropriate placement and use of medical equipment and assist customer with selection of medical equipment and related systems.
Research emerging technology trends and develop relationships with vendors to remain current with latest technologies.
Understand architectural design process through all phases – programming, schematic design, design development, construction document development, procurement, construction administration and field coordination, installation and logistics.
Evaluate existing medical equipment and related systems with respect to age, condition and technological status to determine the potential for reuse.
Facilitate or lead user group meetings to determine and verify medical equipment needs.
Develop and coordinate all related deliverables to include but not limited to medical equipment reports and drawings, specification documents, vendor site specific drawings and project schedules.
Work with architectural consultants and contractors to review drawings, identify and note design/equipment conflicts and work to reconcile drawings to functionality, and provide equipment specifications.
Work with Building Information Modeling (BIM) team to coordinate the development of equipment placement drawings in Revit.
Facilitate equipment procurement activities, including developing a procurement schedule, soliciting and analyzing vendor quotes, issuing bids, making recommendations, reviewing requisitions, inputting purchase orders, and other activities that may be contracted as part of procurement assistance services
Observe construction progress, prepare field observation reports, and participate in inspections, punch lists and project closeouts.
Conduct post-occupancy evaluation and review use of space and equipment.
Facilitate delivery and installation activities, including coordinating the move schedule with vendors, warehouse management, developing and maintaining the equipment delivery schedule, turnover of manuals, and other activities that may be contracted as part of delivery and installation activities.
Effectively communicate equipment planning information to the project team to allow for successful project completion.
Manage and participate on multiple healthcare projects simultaneously.
Perform other duties as requested by management.
10% regional travel to other UMMS locations.