http://kpcareers.org/careers/biomedical-engineering-jobs en Kaiser Permanente/Clinical Technology
Berkeley, CA

Accountable to the Service Areas through the department managers for the comprehensive Clinical Laboratory equipment service program by providing effective management of staff to ensure that the services provided are competitive & streamlined to maximize the efficiency of the services without interfering with patient care.

Essential Functions:
- Coordinates with the Clinical Technology Senior Manager for Service Delivery, the Area Clinical Technology Managers (ACTMs), the Support Services Assistant Administrators (SSAAs), and the Local and Regional Clinical Laboratory Managers to ensure timely & effective delivery of Clinical Laboratory equipment services across NCAL Region
- Provides a single point contact for Service Area leadership to establish relationships & address quality of service & quality measurement issues as they apply to the Clinical Laboratory equipment management program.
- Coordinates with Clinical Technology department & Clinical Laboratory Department Managers to resolve service related issues & ensure the timely completion of CM & PM, hazard alerts, & associated functions.
- Coordinates with other ACTMs with input from Biomedical Service Engineers to develop efficient, cost effective & regulatory agency approved routine service procedures for all Clinical Laboratory equipment & determine appropriate workload balance.
- Coordinates with Service Area leadership to acquire & retain adequate shop, office, & storage space to ensure effective Service Area support by all Clinical Laboratory equipment service engineers.
- Evaluates, recommends & manages equipment service contracts both OEM & 3rd party service suppliers.
- Coordinates with Clinical Technology staff to provide representation, as needed, on various committees in the service area to facilitate the equipment planning, acquisition, installation, & disposal processes.
- Ensures Clinical Technology staff representation on the Safety, Quality Assurance, & other Service Area committees.
- Coordinates with other Clinical Technology Service Management to secure adequate staff training & development within the Clinical Laboratory specialty.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in electronics, physics, science, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 4 years of experience successfully managing technical staff in a medical equipment service program within a multi-hospital or independent service organization.
- Work experience in a progressively complex medical equipment service environment in a hospital setting.
- Strong working technical knowledge of the clinical health care field to include, but not limited to, cardiology, clinical systems, laboratory, instrumentation, RT/anesthesia, and diagnostic imaging. - Knowledge of Federal, State, and local laws and regulations relating to medical equipment in the health care environment.
- Proficiency with a wide variety of software applications.
- Strong written and oral communications skills.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Must be able to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.
- Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to customers, contracted providers, and vendors.

An individual should have the following core behaviors:

Champions Innovation and Change
Collaborates
Communicates Effectively
Develops Self/Others
Drives for Results
Focuses on the Customer
Takes Accountability
Demonstrates Business Acumen
Exerts Influence
Emotional Intelligence*

Preferred Qualifications:
- Possess and maintain a valid CA driver's license.
- Associate of Science (AS) or equivalent experience.
- Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician certificate.
- Field service experience.
- Experience servicing medical diagnostic imaging equipment in a multi-hospital setting, computer OS and networking knowledge.
- AAMI or VA BMET or CRES certification.
- Experience and/or knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMT 2105146-California-Biomedical-Engineering Kaiser Permanente
Pasadena, CA

The Clinical Systems Engineer assures that Kaiser Permanente acquires clinically reliable and cost effective health care technology by continuously managing division-wide technology assessment and consulting to national KP planning bodies.

Essential Functions:
- Performs assessment of new technologies.
- Develops designs equipment systems in consultation with user groups and strategic partners.
- Disseminates technology information to departments.
- Monitors emerging technologies and reports technology trends.
- Production of strategic clinical technology plan to integrate local clinical technology needs into CSA, regional, and national purchasing plans.
- Conducts cost benefit and cost effective analysis of medical technologies.
- Forecasts medical technology budgets on a 5-10 year life-cycle horizon. In consultation with FD&C, forecasts PM&R costs for medical equipment.
- Bases on above areas of technical and clinical expertise, the CSE may develop service contracts, under direction of the CSE Manager, to provide information, analysis, projections, assessments, reports, and other forms of customized consultation to key stakeholders of the KP clinical technologies system.
- Consults with national and local customers on technology.
- Plans and oversees equipment installations as needed.
- Provides facilities development with clinical technical and environmental requirements for technology installation.
- Reviews facility construction plan, templates.
- Reviews startup equipment lists.
- Manages a process, within an assigned specialty area, to coordinate their respective portion of a Northern California regional technology inventory. Implements division-wide CIS projects on a contract basis.
- Insures evolving compatibility of clinical technologies with CIS requirements.
- Reviews Divisions FDA Hazard Alerts to determine appropriate level of institutional response; consults with CSA leaders, risk managers, and facility directors to insure compliance.
- Assists in medical/legal investigations submitted by Divisional legal department.
- Reviews requests for standard & non-standard products.
- Products feedback to update and maintain standards catalog.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree, or equivalent experience in Biomedical Engineering or health related field.
- Five (5) + years (significant) of related work experience to include in-depth knowledge of operational properties and diverse functions of at least two medical technology areas, cross functional commonalities, and related clinical practices.
- Extensive knowledge of organizational development, team management, and technical medical and financial subjects.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary consulting team environment; to lead interdisciplinary teams and to manage complex projects.
- Proficiency in spreadsheet and database management software.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
- Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to customers, contracted providers, and vendors.
An individual should have the following core behaviors:

Champions Innovation and Change
Collaborates
Communicates Effectively
Develops Self/Others
Drives for Results
Focuses on the Customer
Takes Accountability
Demonstrates Business Acumen
Exerts Influence
Emotional Intelligence*

Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree.
- Certification as Clinical Engineer or PE.]]> Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:00:00 GMT 2296977-Los-Angeles-Biomedical-Engineering
Essential Functions:
- Working under the supervision of the Medical Imaging Service Manager, perform all phases of routine and corrective service of biomedical equipment.
- Perform pre-issue and asset accounting, equipment installation and de-installation of related equipment as needed.
- Must work collaboratively with OEM representatives, other biomedical engineer specialties to include but not limited to imaging (x-ray, CT, MR, U/S,N/M), KPIT, Systems Integration (computers), instrumentation, laboratory, processor and laser to complete the work.
- Individual is required to complete applicable documentation of all work performed, in a timely basis.
- Frequent travel will be required to customer sites to perform service, attend technical training, and may include assistance in equipment service in other Kaiser Permanente Regions.
- After hours work is required on a scheduled and nonscheduled basis to complete required work.
- Will be assigned to weekday and weekend on-call schedule to perform emergency service.
- Communication devices will be supplied and will need to be kept ON during duty hours.
- Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
-Minimum four years experience of formal on-the-job training for service/support of Philips or GEHC X-Ray systems.
- Must be willing to work extended hours.
- Must be proficient operating PC's with Windows operating systems.
- Must have working knowledge of and various types of general instrumentation, Lab and RT equipment.]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT 2216763-California-Biomedical-Engineering
Essential Functions:
- Working under the supervision of the Laboratory Services Manager, perform all phases of routine and corrective service of biomedical equipment.
- Perform pre-issue and asset accounting, equipment installation and de-installation of related equipment as needed.
- Must work collaboratively with OEM representatives, other biomedical engineer specialties to include but not limited to imaging (x-ray, CT, MR, U/S,N/M), KPIT, Systems Integration (computers), instrumentation, laboratory, processor and laser to complete the work.
- Individual is required to complete applicable documentation of all work performed, in a timely basis.
- Frequent travel will be required to customer sites to perform service, attend technical training, and may include assistance in equipment service in other Kaiser Permanente Regions.
- After hours work is required on a scheduled and nonscheduled basis to complete required work.
- Will be assigned to weekday and weekend on-call schedule to perform emergency service.
- Communication devices will be supplied and will need to be kept ON during duty hours.
- Supervisory Responsibilities: None



Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
- Strong knowledge and experience in supporting large automated laboratory pre and post specimen processing systems. This includes automated sorters, decappers, recappers and associated integrated transport systems and robots.
- Must have good driving record and maintain valid unrestricted California class C or better driver's license.
- Must be willing to work extended hours.
- Must be proficient operating PC's with Windows operating systems.
- Must have working knowledge of and various types of general instrumentation, Lab and RT equipment.
]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT 2216762-California-Biomedical-Engineering
Essential Functions:
- Working under the supervision of a manager or designee, perform all phases of routine and corrective service of biomedical equipment.
- Perform pre-issue and asset accounting, equipment installation and de-installation of related equipment as needed.
- Must work collaboratively with OEM representatives, other biomedical engineer specialties to include but not limited to imaging (x-ray, CT, MR, U/S,N/M), KPIT, Systems Integration (computers), instrumentation, laboratory, processor and laser to complete the work.
- Individual is required to complete applicable documentation of all work performed, in a timely basis.
- Frequent travel will be required to customer sites to perform service, attend technical training, and may include assistance in equipment service in other Kaiser Permanente Regions.
- After hours work is required on a scheduled and nonscheduled basis to complete required work.
- Will be assigned to weekday and weekend on-call schedule to perform emergency service.
- Communication devices will be supplied and will need to be kept ON during duty hours.
- Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
- Must have formal and on the job training for service/support of complex laboratory instrumentation.
- Associates degree or equivalent in electronics, physics or related science.
- Must have good driving record and maintain valid unrestricted California class C or better driver's license.
- Must be willing to work extended hours.
- Must be proficient operating PC's with Windows operating systems.
- Must have working knowledge of and various types of general instrumentation, Lab and RT equipment.]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT 2216734-California-Biomedical-Engineering