Job Description
Job Title
Clinical Engineer
Reports To
Director
FLSA Status
Exempt
Date
Job Summary
Assist the Clinical Engineering Department director with all aspects of program management, including
work history data analysis, staffing allocations, budget control, equipment acquisition planning,
installation and testing, outside vendor management, development of policies and procedures, and
provision of clinical engineering services. Ensure all program components support Joint Commission and
various other state and local codes that relate to electrical and mechanical equipment safety. Perform
rounds on clinical (patient care) units to verify proper equipment use and operation. Develop and monitor
compliance with equipment preventive maintenance schedules.
Job Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and
responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with
disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.
Duties include:
Provide technical support for clinical equipment throughout healthcare system as assigned, including
scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, maintaining parts inventories, performing rounds in
customer areas, and participating in on-call rotation.
Document all actions and test results according to department policy, using computerized
maintenance management software applications and other standard office software applications.
Coordinate and/or participate in requests for special projects, such as new equipment acquisition
purchase planning, development of bid specifications, analysis of vendor proposals, installation
planning, acceptance testing, renovations, equipment upgrades, and equipment disposal.
Develop preventive maintenance schedules and guidelines; train all technical staff on proper testing
and other procedures to be followed when performing scheduled maintenance on devices ma