Supervisory Biomedical Engineer (Clinical)

Department of Veterans Affairs•North Little Rock, AR

44d•Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as Deputy Chief Biomedical Engineer responsible for the professional & administrative management of the Clinical Engineering Section, Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS). CAVHS is a two-division complexity level 1a, tertiary care and university-affiliated facility with divisions in Little Rock & North Little Rock, as well as Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in Conway, Russellville, Pine Bluff, Searcy, Mena, Hot Springs, El Dorado & Mountain Home.

Responsibilities

Provides management support and technical expertise to Chief Biomedical Engineering and the Clinical Engineering Section, Engineering Service.
Assists with the determination of organizational changes in key positions within the Clinical Engineering Section.
Acts as a consultant to the Chief Biomedical Engineer and the Medical Center regarding Biomedical Engineering and related issues.
Assists in drafting new policies and procedures to guide activities.
Develops new innovative strategies to complete assignments as required.
Develops new methods or proposes new policies as required for other professional engineers at the facility and/or professional engineers in the VISN.
Assists in the planning and/or accomplishes special projects; manages special projects for major office or program issues of broad impact.
Conceives and implements new initiatives and projects to strengthen, facilitate, and integrate programs.
Assists with management of a recall and safety alert program for equipment, including medical device incident investigations to ensure compliance with patient safety goals, SMDA, and TJC requirements.
Assists the Chief Biomedical Engineer in the coordination of purchase, planning, construction, installation, and in-service training stages of major Biomedical Engineering.
Independently plans and carries out work to be done.
Serves as a technical authority on Biomedical Engineering/Healthcare Technology Management.
Assists with an equipment management program that meets current requirements from The Joint Commission (TJC) and NFPA, including planning, selection, consultation, installation, application, and maintenance.