Function: Engineering
Facility: Life Mercantile Private Hospital, Port Elizabeth
Job Title: Hospital Engineering Manager
Introduction: A vacancy exists for Hospital Engineering Manager based at Life Mercantile Hospital, reporting to Dr. Beverley Pedro, Hospital Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for Operations and Clinical Engineering Management and Management of the maintenance personnel and hospital drivers reporting to him/ her. The incumbent plays a key role on the management team in dealing with suppliers and maintaining high standards of service levels with internal and external customers.
Critical Outputs: • Manage Maintenance Department and Personnel.
• Manage the Maintenance Budget.
• Manage some of the outsourced services if necessary as delegated by the Hospital Manager
• Maintain a Hospital Engineering Maintenance Management System according to ISO9001 Quality principles.
• Provide a Long Term Maintenance Plan using the On-Key system
• Maintain an asset register.
• Maintain the hospital key register.
• Assess Maintenance related risks on a continuous basis, presenting a Risk Assessment.
• Provide a Contingency Plan for continuous availability of life support / essential services or provide an alternative to ensure the least impact on the patient and business.
• Ensure legal compliance in terms of system/ equipment and facilities.
• Ensure compliance with the annual DOH, PWC and QMS audits.
• Conduct Maintenance according to prescribed regulations of the OHSAct, SANS, R158, Municipal bylaws, Company Policy and Procedures.
• Minimize liability exposure.
• Liaising for/ representing the Hospital in Maintenance and provision of services related issues with public institutions such as Municipality, Dept of Manpower, Fire Department etc.
• Serve on committees in-house, regional or at national level, as directed
• Establish and evaluate the correct specifications and standards of the required medical equipment to be procured, through product evaluations according to ECRI.
• Consult with physicians and nurses on equipment operation and problems by providing informal guidance and in-service training as required.
• Perform pre-purchase evaluations on Clinical Equipment.
• Identify any links of contracts to pharmaceuticals and disposables that could be formulary related.
• Understand Matrix support and assistance to the procurement of capital equipment.
Compile, manage and maintain Medical installment base register including Capex, leases, rents, and demo’s, condemned and loan equipment.
• Evaluate Medical Equipment lifecycle.
• Compile Medical Equipment replacement schedule.
• Perform pre-acceptance inspections on new, demo, loan, and all other Medical Equipment to be used in their respective hospitals as per the ECRI procedures.
• Obtain an ECRI standard Test certificate for all Medical Equipment.
• File all records according to the Record control procedure.
• Conduct breakdown Maintenance & scheduled Inspection and Preventative
Maintenance (IPM)
• Familiarity with the maintenance of the Mediclave autoclaves.
• Conduct staff training.
• Support National strategic initiatives and contribute to growth.
• Enable effective communication.
• Drive the routine CAPEX process.
Requirements: • Grade 12
• Trade test with minimum of N5 certificate with electrical / electro-techniques; or Diploma or Degree in mechanical / electrical / industrial engineering, or equivalent qualification.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a Maintenance or Operational engineering function in a service or clinical environment.
• Proven Management Skills
• Proven People Skills
• Contract Management Skills and experience
• Project Management Skills
• Familiarity with the On-key system and Microsoft packages such as Office, Outlook and experience of managing the responsibility of capital expenditure budget would be an advantage.
• Current driver’s license
• Willingness to be available for on-call operational and or clinical engineering duties.
Competencies: • Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation
• Influencing
• Action orientation • Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Lead by example
• Motivating and developing people
Contact: Interested candidates who meet the requirements are invited to apply by forwarding a comprehensive CV to :
Rochelle Thomas
Hospital HR Manager
Tel: 041-4040 628
Fax: 041-4040 551
Fax to e-mail – 0866837674
Rochelle.thomas@lifehealthcare.co.za
Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive any communication after 2 weeks of closing date, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.
Closing Date: Wednesday, 25 July 2012
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