Equipment Planner

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $46.37 - $66.66 / hour Why Fraser Health?:

Position Highlights:

Bring your demonstrated planning and collaboration skills to this exciting opportunity as an Equipment Planner within Fraser Health's Facilities Planning and Real Estate team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, reviewing and coordinating clinical equipment needs throughout the planning process including the development of specifications details and inventory assessment of all clinical equipment requirements.

Build on your education and career experience as you:

Establish a process with the user group of a capital project for the development and review of the equipment list that responds to a desired and documented operational plan

Prepare business cases around equipment budget planning and forecasting including project requirements

Conduct research to ensure evidence-based information is provided throughout the project planning processes to identify and resolve critical path issues and to develop appropriate means to resolve these path issues

Develop project schedules and ensures activities and cost targets are adhered to by working with user groups to complete assigned to target dates

Identify and report equipment and equipment-related problems or deviations from the approved plan

Prepared justification reports as needed to accompany any requested equipment changes

Consult with Clinical and Facilities Planners in establishing and reviewing clinical equipment lists ensuring that appropriate specifications are established and design reflects user requirements and needs

Are you passionate about joining our team? We will be looking for you to have:

A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, clinical engineering, biomedical technology, or health technology, supplemented

Five (5) to seven (7) years’ recent, related experience with complex medical equipment.

An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be acceptable.

This is a Relief Fulll-Time position available until March 2028, based at our office in Surrey, BC.

Detailed Overview:

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families:

Responsible for developing, reviewing and coordinating clinical equipment needs throughout the planning process including the development of specifications details and inventory assessment of all clinical equipment requirements for various projects at Fraser Health (FH); works with a project planning team to establish, review and incorporate equipment lists into the planning and implementation phase of capital projects; assists with the developing the equipment budget and the installation of clinical equipment; maintains a project equipment database for FH.

Responsibilities:

Establishes a process with the user group of a capital project for the development and review of the equipment list that responds to a desired and documented operational plan; prepares business cases around equipment budget planning and forecasting including project requirements.

Conducts research to ensure evidence-based information is provided throughout the project planning processes to identify and resolve critical path issues and to develop appropriate means to resolve these path issues.

Develops project schedules and ensures activities and cost targets are adhered to by working with user groups to complete assigned to target dates; identifies and report equipment and equipment-related problems or deviations from the approved plan; prepared justification reports as needed to accompany any requested equipment changes

Consults with Clinical and Facilities Planners in establishing and reviewing clinical equipment lists ensuring that appropriate specifications are established and design reflects user requirements and needs; prepares equipment lists and associated budget and funding source; develops a procurement strategy including organizing equipment based on dollar value in consultation with the Procurement Department; confirms that adequate funding is in place.

Works with the other team members to ensure that facility design accommodates equipment space and functional requirements including utilization needs; reviews proposed equipment lists and facility plans with user groups to ensure architectural, electrical and/or plumbing plan support such equipment; performs site inspections to ensure proper dimensional specifications and services have been provided for equipment installations.

Works with external consultants to identify specific manufacturers and equipment models to ensure established standard, user needs and safety protocols are maintains during equipment selection, installation and user training; integrates existing equipment inventory into room standards and tailors equipment requirements to the specific department requirements.

Manages risks and issues related to equipment to ensure project integrity, escalating issues as appropriate; prepares status reports at project milestones that reflect progress, budget, risks and issues.

Maintains an up-to-date knowledge base of medical equipment, clinical products and technological advances by reviewing literature, attending product forms and networking with suppliers and vendors.

Participates in equipment planning meetings and/or committees as it relates to budgeting, evidence-based practice, asset management and equipment forecasting, as requested.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience

A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, clinical engineering, biomedical technology, or health technology, supplemented with five (5) to seven (7) years’ recent, related experience with complex medical equipment.

Competencies

Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional/Technical Capabilities:

Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and in collaboration/consultation with others

Comprehensive knowledge of health care delivery systems

Knowledge of project management principles and methodologies

Strong analytical, critical thinking and evaluation skills

Ability to develop and maintain rapport with others

Ability to organize and prioritize work in a dynamic environment with changing priorities

Ability to persuade and provide leadership and guidance to others

Ability to operate related equipment including related software applications

Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.