Position Summary

The Equipment Planner is a key member of Stony Brook Medicine / Stony Brook University Hospital's Department of Facilities Planning & Design. This is a dynamic role that will provide the candidate the opportunity to interact with various user groups and divisions throughout our institutions.

The Equipment Planner will responsible for all aspects of Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E) planning and its associated equipment quoting, procurement, delivery processes for any/all construction, renovation or relocation projects designated as the responsibility of our Department of Facilities Planning & Design. This position will consistently be working closely with multiple internal clinical and non-clinical end users and third-party contracted architects and vendors to ensure all FF&E contained within assigned projects is properly planned coordinated in a timely manner in accordance with a construction schedules while remaining in compliance with all NYS Procurement Guidelines.The Incumbent will be processing, entering requisitions, tracking purchase orders, monitoring receiving, and coordinating payment with vendors and our internal Accounts Payable Office. The Equipment Planner will utilize various internal software applications to achieve most assigned tasks. This position will be responsible for generating weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc reports as requested by Dept. of Facilities Planning's Equipment Coordinator, Director and any other senior management as needed. The incumbent will gain a thorough, comprehensive understanding of all NYS Purchasing and Procurement guidelines and our various internal financial systems.

Duties of a may include the following, but are not limited to:

Equipment Planning Process:

• Incumbent will be responsible for the preparation and coordination of all necessary documentation related to the FF&E planning coordination for any/all construction, renovation or relocation projects designated as the responsibility of our department in a self-competent and efficient manner.
• Incumbent will be responsible for preparing internal department "Equipment Standardization Forms and Documents" mainly through the use Microsoft Excel to maintain current equipment information database to be used for all assigned and future projects accordingly.
• Incumbent will be responsible for the coordination between any/all internal departments or external vendors associated with any/all construction, renovation or relocation projects designated as the responsibility of our department to ensure FF&E specification review, timely deliveries and acceptance of all items ordered in a self-competent and efficient manner.
• Incumbent will be responsible for creating a catalogue of all internal (existing) equipment and/or external (new) equipment FF&E deliveries and their current known existing department locations or their new equipment storage rooms in a self-competent and efficient manner to ensure all FF&E planned for any/all assigned projects is received and/or ready for turnover to internal departments and/or third-party contractors that matched assigned project construction schedules.

Equipment Procurement Process:

• Develop a thorough, comprehensive understanding of all internal procurement procedures and New York State purchasing guidelines.
• Liaise with Procurement and enter requisitions.
• Track purchase orders and change orders.
• Liaise with the internal Hospital Construction Project Management Office, third-party architects and third-party vendors in coordinating equipment specs and delivery.
• Oversee and monitor receiving.
• Liaise with SBUH Accounts Payable (A/P) Office to ensure timely payment of invoices.

Financial & Management Reporting:

• Develop a thorough understanding of the various systems such as SUNY Lawson software, Projectmates construction project planning software and any others assigned as needed.
• Monitor update and track Excel schedule for all equipment purchases by project by account.
• Accurately track and analyze financial, procurement and a/p information for all equipment purchases.
• Interact with various departments (i.e. Hospital Receiving, Accounts Payable, Property Control, Internal Audit and other various state agencies).
• Provide information on compliance with all equipment purchase transactions.
• Maintain all records required on Projectmates to provide a clear audit trail of all equipment purchases for construction and maintenance.
• Assist with the fiscal year-end process.
• Reconcile projects and accounts for closeout.

Qualifications

Required:

• Associate's Degree in business or related field, plus a minimum of 5 years of work experience in a healthcare setting.
• In lieu of degree, 10 years work experience in the healthcare field with a sole focus on equipment planning for new construction and/or renovation projects.
• Equipment planning and equipment purchasing experience.
• Must have own transportation to be able to assist our internal department's Equipment Coordinator and Project Manager's at any offsite, SBM/SBUH clinical project locations assigned as the responsibility of the Department of Facilities Planning & Design.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Must have prior equipment planning and purchasing experience with working on small and large construction projects within a healthcare setting.

Preferred:

• Familiarity with SUNY BI, Lawson, Projectmates, CPR and CLM.
• Bachelor's Degree in business or related field.
• Experience with NYS Procurement Policy, Procedure and Guidelines.

Special Notes: Resume/CV should be included with the online application.

Posting Overview: This position will remain posted until filled or for a maximum of 90 days. An initial review of all applicants will occur two weeks from the posting date. Candidates are advised on the application that for full consideration, applications must be received before the initial review date (which is within two weeks of the posting date).

If within the initial review no candidate was selected to fill the position posted, additional applications will be considered for the posted position; however, the posting will close once a finalist is identified, and at minimal, two weeks after the initial posting date. Please note, that if no candidate were identified and hired within 90 days from initial posting, the posting would close for review, and possibly reposted at a later date.

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• Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.
• All Hospital positions maybe subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.
• This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.
• This function/position maybe designated as "essential." This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.

Prior to start date, the selected candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine's Employee Health Services*
• Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.
• Successfully complete a 4 panel drug screen*
• Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre employment screenings.
• Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).

Failure to comply with any of the above requirements could result in a delayed start date and/or revocation of the employment offer.

*The hiring department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination.

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Anticipated Pay Range:

The starting salary range (or hiring range) for this position has been established as - $73,440 - $87,210 / year.

The above salary range (or hiring range) represents SBUH's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

In addition, all UUP positions have an additional $3,087

Your total compensation goes beyond the number in your paycheck. SBUH provides generous leave, health plans, and state pension that add to your bottom line.