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Gait Lab Biomechnical Engineer
Company | Children's National Hospital |
Address | , Silver Spring, 20910 |
Employment type | FULL_TIME |
Salary | |
Expires | 2023-09-16 |
Posted at | 8 months ago |
Description In collaboration with the Motion Capture and Gait Lab Program Manager, physical therapists, kinesiologist, orthopedic surgeon and other members of the sports medicine center team in direct and indirect clinical movement laboratory operations, the Biomechanical Engineer provides engineering and technical support to the motion capture and gait laboratory, primarily related to clinical motion capture and physiologic measurement. This includes operating and troubleshooting specialized laboratory equipment, patient marker placement, development of analysis codes and pipelines, data processing, and report generation using Motion Capture software, MATLAB, Visual3D, MS office applications and EMR software, as well additional support to the lab as needs and offerings develop. Additionally, performs quality control, troubleshoot and formally document quality checking of all motion and physiologic data collection equipment/procedures, for all clinical and research studies in direct collaboration with the lab program manager. This includes quality testing, validation studies and calibration of equipment, maintenance and assistance with service contracts, validating new models, running consistency and validation studies when necessary as well as expansion of lab normal database.
Qualifications Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree in a related field preferably Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Kinesiology (Biomechanics), or Movement Science (Required) Or
Master's Degree (Preferred)
Minimum Work Experience
2 years experience in motion capture, movement science, and/or in a clinical gait analysis laboratory is required. (Required) Or
Required Skills/Knowledge
Research experience in a motion capture or gait lab is highly desired.
Interest in pediatric and adolescent gait lab programming and sports specific motion analysis assessments.
Ability and desire to work as an integral member of a multidisciplinary health-care team, as well as interact with clinical subjects undergoing motion analysis.
Interest in providing engineering support for clinical operations and research related data collection/analysis.
Proficiency in analytical and programming languages related to movement analysis, including motion capture and gait equipment software, MATLAB, Visual3D, statistical analysis, and the MS office applications.
Functional Accountabilities
Professional Practice
Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification
Teamwork/Communication
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
Safety
Bachelor's Degree in a related field preferably Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Kinesiology (Biomechanics), or Movement Science (Required) Or
Master's Degree (Preferred)
Minimum Work Experience
2 years experience in motion capture, movement science, and/or in a clinical gait analysis laboratory is required. (Required) Or
Required Skills/Knowledge
Research experience in a motion capture or gait lab is highly desired.
Interest in pediatric and adolescent gait lab programming and sports specific motion analysis assessments.
Ability and desire to work as an integral member of a multidisciplinary health-care team, as well as interact with clinical subjects undergoing motion analysis.
Interest in providing engineering support for clinical operations and research related data collection/analysis.
Proficiency in analytical and programming languages related to movement analysis, including motion capture and gait equipment software, MATLAB, Visual3D, statistical analysis, and the MS office applications.
Functional Accountabilities
Professional Practice
- Ensures quality collection, processing, archival and retrieval of data while providing various support to the patients, families, and staff.
- Explains procedures to the patient and families.
- Collects electromyographic, kinetic, kinematic, and foot pressure data
- Assists in organization of care around each patient's diagnosis which may require a multidisciplinary approach.
- Reduce delays by ensuring equipment is ready for each phase of the testing process.
- Processes the patient data in a timely manner.
- Assists in performing initial interpretation of patient data; reviews patient data with program manager, physicians and motion capture and gait analysis team members to determine treatment recommendations. Preparation of final report incorporating information from all sources.
- Assists with research projects. Compiles research data and reports results to contribute to conference abstracts, podium and poster presentations, and/or scientific journal submissions.
- Troubleshoots computer and equipment problems and patient data for errors in collection and processing prior to review of data. Arranges for repairs when necessary. Confers with lab program manager regarding equipment or data problems when necessary.
- Maintains the storage of patient and clinical data.
- As new technology avails itself, coordinate necessary training with clinicians to assure best utilization of equipment is in place.
- Aid in providing consultation and training to clinical staff in the area of medical equipment application, usage and areas in which alternative applications are possible to improve care.
- Work with vendor to provide advanced technical expertise to biomedical engineering department in the area of equipment operation, repair, design, and application.
- Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
- Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation.
- Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation.
- Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication.
- Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers.
- Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance.
- Manage the Safety program for equipment in your area of responsibility including recall and hazard management; incident review and follow up.
- Manage the IT setup and security assessments and follow up and daily assessments of potential risks associated with devices.
- Maintain work area in a safe, clean and orderly manner.
- Maintenance of all hardware and an in-depth knowledge of the software.
- Act as a member of the internal sports medicine center's emergency response team.
- Updates and develops software as needed to improve data processing.
Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification
- Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
Teamwork/Communication
- Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
- Partner with all team members to achieve goals
- Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
- Contribute to a positive work environment
- Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
- Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
- Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
- Use resources efficiently
- Search for less costly ways of doing things
Safety
- Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
- Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
- Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
- Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
- Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
- Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance
Primary Location : Maryland-Silver Spring
Work Locations : Inventa Towers 1 Inventa Place Silver Spring 20910
Job : Non-Clinical Professional
Organization : Ambulatory
Position Status : R (Regular) - FT - Full-Time
Shift : Day
Work Schedule : 8:30a - 5:00p
Job Posting : Jul 20, 2023, 8:38:17 AM
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