Westchester Medical Center Health Network · 20 hours ago
Asst Dir, OR Equipment
Westchester Medical Center Health Network is seeking an Assistant Director for OR Equipment. This role is primarily responsible for ensuring the timely setup and functionality of equipment in all Perioperative areas, collaborating closely with the Director of the OR throughput and overseeing Surgical Care Assistants.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Oversight of daily tracking, maintenance, deployment and planning of assets
With the Director of the OR throughput, collaboratively manage a workforce for point of care setup, testing, troubleshooting, breakdown, cleaning and storage of assets
Preview the OR schedule to ensure availability/functionality of all equipment required for all procedures
Responsible for room readiness and turnover with respect to equipment
Ensures that equipment is tested and functional prior to surgery (when appropriate)
Create and implement Downtime / Backup plans
Create and implement Disaster plans
Manage the process of acquisition and deployment of physical beds and tables for all Perioperative Services locations
Coordinate manufacturer recalls
Coordinate with Biomedical Engineering and third party vendors for repair, maintenance and replacements
Coordinate with Biomedical Engineering for stat repairs
Regularly reviews Biomedical Engineering Department dashboards, and reports performance of key KPIs to Perioperative Services leadership
Work with Business Administrator and Biomedical Engineering to ensure that all equipment contracts are up-to-date
Helps to determine service needs for new equipment and ensures adequate service coverage for equipment
Limits vendor access to technical assistance or training only
Business management # cost/utilization/benefit; strategic plan for determining life cycle asset management
Coordinates the process for requisitioning and prioritizing capital equipment and prepares annual capital request list
Prepares, analyzes, and reports relevant operational and financial metrics regarding equipment status, quality control processes, downtime, delays, adverse events, labor and supply costs, regulatory compliance, and others
With the Director of the OR throughput, and as it pertains to equipment and OR set up, collaboratively ensures the administrative assessment of staff competencies are maintained
Collaborates with the Director of the OR on management of staff performance and discipline
Qualification
Required
5 years of Operating Room Equipment experience, required
High School Diploma or GED, required
Knowledge of OR daily operations
Ability to manage life cycle of equipment
Ability to create management reports as needed to report performance
Leadership skills to manage staff and hold staff accountable for performance expectation
Company
Westchester Medical Center Health Network
The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is the pre-eminent provider of integrated health care in New York’s Hudson Valley region, serving nearly 2.5 million residents across more than 6,000 square miles.
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