Job Details: Director Bio Medical Engineering

Company: Texas Children´s Hospital – Texas Children's Hospital is an internationally recognized full-care pediatric hospital located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston. One of the largest pediatric hospitals in the United States, Texas Children's Hospital is dedicated to providing the finest possible pediatric patient care, education and research.

Description: Texas Children's is nationally ranked in the top five among children's hospitals by both Child magazine and U.S. News & World Report.
About Texas Children's Hospital
Texas Children's Hospital is an internationally recognized full-care pediatric hospital located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston. One of the best pediatric hospitals in the United States, Texas Children's Hospital is dedicated to providing the finest possible pediatric patient care, education and research.

Texas Children's is nationally ranked in the top five among children's hospitals by both Child magazine and U.S. News & World Report. The hospital has garnered widespread recognition for its expertise and breakthrough developments in the treatment of cancer, diabetes, asthma, HIV, premature babies, and cardiogenic and attention-related disorders.

PURPOSE:
To effectively direct a sophisticated Biomedical Engineering Department in a dynamic and challenging work environment. Strategically plans, directs and develops all areas of Biomed in support of the Integrated Delivery System's (IDS) mission and vision. Provides leadership to meet operational and fiscal objectives for all services provided by the department with compliance to codes and regulations to ensure the safe and efficient operations of patient-care equipment. This includes but is not limited to: preventative maintenance and repairs services, professional education, and innovations such as telemedicine, video conference programs and clinical research support

Knowledge
Required for completely satisfactory performance in this job is a knowledge of budgeting processes, word processing and spreadsheet software, Federal/ State/ Local standards and requirements for safe operation of medical devices, technology assessment methodology, forensic engineering processes, biomedical engineering benchmarks, healthcare delivery systems, and principles of technology related risk management.

Skills
Required for completely satisfactory performance in this job is the ability to operate a personal computer, to negotiate and communicate effectively with in house and public entities, to instill professional behavior and organizational values, to set goals, build teams and delegate, and to direct simultaneous initiatives with innovative and analytical thinking.

Formal Education and Experience
The formal education and experience required for completely satisfactory performance in this job is:

• A graduate degree (master, doctorate) in biomedical engineering, clinical engineering, or electrical engineering from an accredited university.

• A minimum of five (5) years of experience working in healthcare environment and knowledge of healthcare delivery system models.

• A minimum of three (3) years of progressive supervisory experience in managing patient care equipment program in a hospital setting.

• Professional engineering license and clinical engineering certification.
Dan Young
Sr. Recruiter - HR
P: 832-824-6566
F: 832-825-2801

If you prefer to email your résumé to me through this website, please also apply through www.texaschildrens.org for full consideration. dpyoung@texaschildrenshospital.org

Posting Date: Oct 9 08