Clinical Engineering Area Director - Northwest/Southwest Region

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The New Mexico and Montana Area Director leads clinical engineering initiatives to provide superior customer service and operational efficiency by managing the execution of the TRIMEDX Medical Equipment Management Plan (MEMP). This position manages operations on a day-to-day basis, collaborates and maintains positive relationships with customers, works to develop colleagues, and provides a communication channel between hospital executives and TRIMEDX. The Area Director also directs Joint Commission inspections and ensures that TRIMEDX services are in compliance with regulatory standards. Area of coverage include New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Port Angeles, WA.

The Area Director must have the ability to think and lead strategically; lead through a very diverse geographic portfolio; provide mentoring to Sr. Site Managers and Site Managers. The preferred path to the position of Area Director includes, but is not limited to, prior experience as a Sr. Manager and/or Site Manager. An Area Director must have the ability to identify cause and effect relationships, making decisions about root cause correction.

Responsibilities

Leadership

• Apply knowledge and experience of technology and/or equipment to oversee site operations and provide direction to others
• Oversee personnel staffing to ensure the best service is being delivered
• Create and manage the departmental budget
• Plan, implement, and evaluate programs to meet departmental goals and ensure service excellence
• Mentor, coach, and develop others to deliver continuous service excellence
• Represent Clinical Engineering on committees and attend Management Council and other administrative meetings as appropriate
• Expected to persuade divergent groups to build consensus and mobilize other toward desired outcomes
• Combines a broad cross functional scope of the business with an expertise to drive results
• Regularly draws upon expertise and makes decisions about appropriate course for achieving targeted goals

Operations Management

• Manage the Integrated Service Plan (ISP)
• Oversee the integrity of site inventory and databases
• Direct all aspects of acquisition, maintenance, and repair of the equipment, as well as ongoing training and education of staff related to safe medical device uses and practices
• Ensure complete documentation of all repair activities and orders, and maintain stock of repair parts to ensure rapid repair of defective equipment
• Manage Joint Commission inspections and ensure that TriMedx services are in compliance with regulatory standards
• Creates a vision and strategy for process improvement initiatives

Account Management & Development

• Represent and advance partnership relationships with client hospitals
• Establish and define departmental goals and objectives to meet both TriMedx and the individual hospital goals and objectives
• Identify and pursue opportunities for business entry
• Deliver Quarterly Business Reviews
• Oversee and ensure the involvement of TriMedx during capital acquisitions
• Effectively collaborate with customers and vendors to develop win-win solutions
• Leads the delivery of results to a defined customer group with diverse, non-routine needs

General

• Greater than 50% focus is dedicated to one customer location
• Broad Financial and Operational targets including P&L responsibility for $20M to $35M
• Portfolio includes a hospital system level
• Time Horizon:
  • Monthly 40%
  • Quarterly 40%
  • Annually 20%

• Leadership: Provide clear direction to ensure collective achievement of goals and objectives. Create an environment of respect, collaboration, and open communication.
• Associate Development: Identify and support development needs of direct reports and team members including connecting them to resources both internally and externally to ensure a culture of continuous improvement.
• Associate Engagement: Create high levels of employee engagement by understanding organizational and personal drivers that impact drivers and developing action plans that deliver increased engagement.
• Performance management: Set clear goals and expectations for teams, monitor, and enable performance and intervene with appropriate action when performance gaps occur and provide timely, honest feedback. Ensure that associates complete assigned actions by required deadlines.
• All other duties as assigned

• Travel may be required based on customer or business needs.

Skills and Experience

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications required
• Ability to oversee and manage day-to-day and long-term site operations
• Ability to lead, motivate, and develop others
• Strong interpersonal and conflict management skills
• Strategic leadership skills to execute initiatives and objectives
• Strong written, verbal, and presentational communication skills

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in management, engineering, or technological related field is required
• Minimum 10 years' experience managing in a clinical engineering environment
• Experience in regulatory compliance required
• Experience managing financials, contracts, costing, and equipment

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