Equipment Planner

Purpose: UPMC Corporate Administrative Services is hiring an Equipment Planner to join our team! This role will work Monday through Friday during daylight business hours. Under general direction of the department supervisor, coordinate with various departments and physicians to determine equipment needs to be installed as a part of hospital construction projects. Work closely with outside vendors, Biotronics, ISD, and supply chain management to ensure that equipment standards and specifications are accurately communicated to the architects and engineers for incorporation into the construction documents. Responsibilities: Provide consultation to other UPMC hospitals as appropriate. Maintains a working knowledge of the existing facilities and their utilization on the UPMC campuses. Collaborates with construction management personnel on Equipment Planning in the following manner: Coordination with supply chain management personnel, outside vendors, contractors and design professionals to assure comprehensive satisfaction of the end user for all projects assigned. Coordinates aspects of the projects group 1, group 2, and group 3 equipment including, design, planning, estimating, scheduling and installation services. Develops and monitors the equipment project budgets. Communicates monthly budget status to project manager. Works from and advises on the project schedule related to equipment deliveries with the Project Manager. Reviews construction documents prepared by the A+E firms for accuracy, constructability and value engineering ideas. Obtain equipment quotes and generate concept budget and advise the project managers. Manage the acquisition, delivery and installation of equipment for projects. Attend the construction meetings to understand the timeline and orders equipment to meet timelines. Maintain an on-going knowledge of the current medical equipment trends, updating the procurement standards as needed. Communicate with Supply Chain Management regarding new types of equipment and coordinate trials of new equipment with the clinical user. Order all medical equipment for the projects and coordinate with the project management team to be certain that the equipment is installed correctly and in a timely fashion. Communicate with UPMC Biotronics department to recycle medical equipment within the UPMC system as appropriate. Work with the project management team and users to determine the equipment to be ordered for specific projects. This includes the type of beds, monitoring systems, equipment booms, special treatment lighting, etc. Review the equipment list with the responsible department representative to achieve sign-off Collaborate with architects and engineers and review their documents to ensure equipment is located and coordinated with drawings. Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Basic Science or related technical field AND three years of planning experience in a hospital setting or working in the hospital equipment industry or of five years of business related experience OR five years of Biotronics, supply chain or related experience AND three years of planning experience in a hospital setting or working in the hospital equipment industry or of five years of business related experience. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: Driver's License Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting Act 33 Act 34 Act 73 FBI Clearance UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Created: 2024-10-23