PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
l participation in competitions l knowledge of official procedures l architectural planning, co-ordination of building engineering services
l medical planning priorities, type and design of building procurement contracts/fees, programme, project and construction management.
Demands on hospital construction and civil engineering services include: l hospital engineering and electrical engineering services
l medical engineering services l the duties of safety officers for medical equipment and patients, with the option to expand functions.
Inhouse functions include: l financing and funding models in university hospitals and other healthcare facilities
l work flow management and the organisation of construction work
l building inspection and managing construction processes, related trades and building contracts (planning and supervision)
l the management of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing, energy and medical gas supply
l a knowledge of the legal basics l a knowledge of water supply and waste disposal procedures, sanitation, plumbing equipment and the remote monitoring of facilities
l heat, general and medical gas supply l ventilation and air conditioning technology
l the co-ordination of hospital engineering services
l medical technology – a basic medical knowledge and a specialist knowledge of functional diagnostics and imaging systems
l therapy methods, monitoring l laboratory equipment, hygiene technology
l IT in medical technology, safety officer (SO).
The business organisation skills required include: l technical management: documentation, device file and device cycle maintenance, consultation, safety engineering, strategic planning, procurement, interface of services with the main business of providing healthcare
l electrical supply/electrical installations: power installations, high, medium and low voltage supplies and communication systems
l appliances: supply of kitchens, laundries and special undertakings, kitchen and laundry facilities and equipment
l economic goods and electrical engineering equipment
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l emergency and back-up power supply systems and the redevelopment of power supply systems
l energy management and sustainable power generation plants including combined heat and power installations
l digital signal processing and communications technology: networks and business systems, central building controls, multimedia applications, implementation documentation and operating systems, resource and planning systems
l modern communication technology, department and ward communication, patients’ telephone and telecommunication facilities, internal radio communication, digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT)
l fire prevention and alarm detection systems, parking systems, building automation, central building control/management systems.
The skills and knowledge required relating to transportation systems and logistics include: l transportation demand and logistics l elevators and escalators, conveyors, automated goods, transport systems - high duty units, floor conveyors and electric transportation devices, conveyors, pneumatic tube systems, underground networks and utility shafts
l special installations including: waste disposal technology – ecology and waste organisation; legislation and state of the art environmental management systems; dangerous goods requirements; waste disposal delivery and recycling; treatment systems for the disposal of special waste.
The skills and knowledge required relating to laws and regulations with technical content, standards and regulations, crisis management and security include: l business knowledge l a fundamental knowledge of management and leadership: an introduction to healthcare; historical development; demography and health; legal basics; institutions and figures in healthcare, healthcare – benefits, costs and funding
l business law l labour and social law l accountancy l finance and investment l control l quality management – total quality management
l quantitative management methods l strategy and business planning, strategic analysis, strategic choice, strategic planning,
l strategy implementation
l budget planning, preparation, negotiations and control
l procurement l projects and process management l organisation development and human resources
l the fundamentals of leadership, leadership tasks, management styles, management tools, self management, resilience
l the basics of communication team training
l presentation methods and techniques l conflict management and mediation l medical terminology and technology: detected concepts and processes of anatomy and physiology; special diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; surgical procedures; anaesthesia and intensive care medicine, pathology
l other departments, selected care/nursing processes
The skills and knowledge required relating to hospital epidemiology and control of infection, include: l an introduction to hygiene l legal basis/requirements for hospital sanitation
l staff hygiene practices l infection control procedures and equipment for cleaning, decontamination, disinfection and sterilisation
l planning requirements for the construction and operation of medical supervision, state of the art equipment and hygiene technology facilities
l hygiene requirements for technical equipment
l supervision of construction, hospital equipment hygiene checks
l hygiene, for example in the kitchen and laundry.
Conclusion With focus and a combination of training and continuous education, a senior technician can gain the required knowledge to meet these complex and extensive demands. Constant changes in technology require the continuous adaptation of education and training. Healthcare reforms that affect management processes must also be considered. This article provides a comprehensive
and extensive framework and is to be adapted in accordance with the objectives of the role. It is based on documents from DACH and was developed by the IFHE-EU with the support of IFHE-EU members. To keep the profile up to date, members of IFHE-EU will develop it in accordance with future development in healthcare engineering. With the support of members of the IFHE-EU, this work will be presented to the competent bodies of the EU in order to regulate and define the profession at European level.
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