DOD Civilian COOL Snapshot - Certified Healthcare Technology Manager (CHTM)

The following DOD Civilian Occupations provide training and/or experience that contributes to attaining this credential:

The following Federal Occupations provide training and/or experience that contribute to attaining this credential:

	Federal Occupation	Related As
	0671 Health System Specialist	Some
	4805 Medical Equipment Repairing	Some

The following civilian occupations are related to this credential:

Civilian Job	Bright Outlook	Registered Apprenticeship	Local Salary Info
Community Health Workers	Bright Outlook	Apprenticeship	find local salary
Informatics Nurse Specialists			find local salary
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	Bright Outlook		find local salary
Medical and Health Services Managers	Bright Outlook	Apprenticeship	find local salary
Medical Equipment Preparers	Bright Outlook		find local salary
Medical Equipment Repairers		Apprenticeship	find local salary
Radiologic Technologists	Bright Outlook	Apprenticeship	find local salary

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Eligibility Requirements (View Details)

Credential Prerequisite
Experience: 7 years
Education
Training
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Fee

Note: This credential may have multiple options for becoming eligible. Listed are the minimum requirements based on the minimum degree required. To view other options, see the Eligibility tab.

Exam Requirements (View Details)

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Written Exam
Oral Exam
Practical Exam
Performance Assessment

RECERTIFICATION SUMMARY

Renewal Period: 3 years

Continuing Education
Exam
Continuing Education OR Exam
Fee
Other

AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)

901 N . Glebe Road
Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22203

Phone: (703) 525-4890

Fax: (703) 276-0793
Email: aci@aami.org

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Education/Training and/or Experience REQUIREMENTS

Pathway 1:

Candidate must have current certification as a clinical engineer (CCE), biomedical equipment technician (CBET), radiology equipment specialist (CRES), or a laboratory equipment specialist (CLES) with at least three (3) years of work experience as a supervisor or manager in the last five (5) years. If the candidate does not have the title of supervisor or manager, he/she must confirm experience in performing management duties either through self or third-party attestation.

Pathway 2:

Candidate must have successfully completed the Department of Defense’s biomedical equipment maintenance technician (DOD BMET) training program and have at least three years of work experience, military or civilian, as an HTM supervisor or manager in the last five years. If the candidate does not have the title of supervisor or manager, he/she must confirm experience performing management duties either through self or third party attestation.

Pathway 3:

Candidate must have an Associate’s degree in biomedical technology, related healthcare discipline, information technology or business with at least three years of work experience as an HTM supervisor or manager in the last five years. If the candidate does not have the title of HTM supervisor or manager, he/she must confirm experience performing management duties either through self or third party attestation.

Pathway 4:

Candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree or higher in biomedical technology, engineering, related healthcare discipline, information technology or business with at least two years as a manager within the last five years. If the candidate does not have the title of supervisor or manager, he/she must confirm experience performing management duties either through self or third party attestation.

Pathway 5:

Candidate must have work experience with or without a degree not related to biomedical technology, related healthcare discipline, information technology, or business management. Candidate must have seven years of work experience in the HTM field with three years of management experience in the last five years. If the candidate does not have the title of supervisor or manager, he/she must confirm experience performing management duties either through self or third-party attestation.

Other REQUIREMENTS

The Certified Healthcare Technology Manager (CHTM) credential has the following other requirements:

Candidate must comply with the AAMI Credentials Institute (ACI) Code of Conduct. For more information on the ACI Code of Conduct see the ACI Certification Candidate Handbook.

Written Exam

Financial Management (19%)
- Participate in financial planning, budgeting, or procurement activities of all or part of an organization (e.g., capital planning, technology planning, reporting, accounting, billing, collections, payroll, and budgeting duties).
- Develop departmental control policies, guidelines, and/or procedures for activities such as financial administration.
- Assure compliance with organizational policies and procedures and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
- Prepare program financial statements, business activity reports, financial forecasts, or annual budgets.
- Analyze the financial details of past, present, and expected operations to identify development opportunities and areas where improvement is needed.
- Authorize requests for disbursements in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Advise management in determining life expectancy (i.e., capital asset planning) of healthcare technology devices.
- Advise management on actions regarding the fair market value of purchase, lease, or asset recovery value of disposed healthcare technology.
- Review sourcing options for parts, service, training and test equipment/tools.
Risk Management (12%)
- Evaluate key risks associated with the use of healthcare technology ( e.g., patient safety, operations, finance, emergency preparedness).
- Assure integrity of data collection, storage, and security associated with healthcare technology (e.g., HIPAA, PACS, EKG management, EMR).
- Recommend processes, procedures, or policies to control or reduce risk.
- Apply risk-assessment models or methodologies, (e.g., FMEA, root cause analysis).
- Participate in incident investigations.
- Produce reports that outline findings, explain risk positions, or recommend changes (e.g., SMDA, sentinel event alerts).
- Manage recalls, hazards, and safety advisories in use in healthcare technology.
Operations Management (46%)
- Oversee activities directly related to providing services (e.g., scheduled and unscheduled work, project management, customer satisfaction).
- Coordinate activities of service providers and vendors concerned with planning, acquisition, contracting, installation, or service of healthcare technology.
- Review financial statements, activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement.
- Develop departmental and/or team policies and procedures, goals, and objectives.
- Manage departmental policies and procedures, goals and objectives (e.g. prepare work schedule, assign specific duties).
- Determine departmental and/or staffing requirements.
- Comply with regulatory and accreditation requirements (e.g. TJC,ANSI, AAMI, NFPA, OSHA, CAP, AABB, CMS, FDA, FCC, HIPAA, DNV, AOA, ACR, IAC, IEC, NRC, DOH, NEC, CLIA, COLA, MQSA).
- Report departmental operations performance to other departments or committees in accordance with the MEMP (e.g., environment of care, patient safety, risk management, value-added, benchmarking).
- Oversee departmental and/or team meetings and communications.
- Ensure resources are available to complete departmental and/or team activities (e.g., tools, test equipment, supplies, technical information, and training).
- Review project plans to coordinate project activity.
- Consult with users, management, vendors, and technicians to access healthcare technology needs and requirements.
- Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
- Evaluate healthcare technology proposals to assess project feasibility and requirements.
- Collaborate with other stakeholders (e.g., IT, nursing, vendors) to manage device integration.
- Participate in construction planning meetings.
- Collaborate with other departments on utility maintenance and interruption (e.g., network, telecom, electrical, plumbing, mechanical systems, change management, downtime procedures).
- Oversee the management of healthcare technology assets, inventory accuracy, backups, security, CMMS, non-hospital owed equipment.
- Ensure competency of HTM department staff and healthcare technology service vendors.
Education and Training (11%)
- Evaluate the effectiveness of training programs.
- Analyze training needs based on cost, operations, requirements, competency, customer requirements, resources, etc.
- Oversee ongoing technical training and personal development classes for staff members.
- Conduct orientation sessions and on-the-job training for staff.
- Assure availability of training manuals (e.g., service manuals, operations manuals, training media, and other educational materials).
- Collaborate with clinical departments on healthcare technology training (e.g., MRI and radiation safety, equipment use, use-error trending).
- Collaborate with non-clinical departments on healthcare technology training (e.g., infection prevention, environmental services, and supply management).
Human Resources (12%)
- Recommend compensation, promotion, and career path of departmental and/or team staff.
- Perform personnel management duties (e.g., employee relations, staffing, conflict management, disciplinary procedures, and performance development plan).
- Ensure department and/or team practices are in compliance with state and federal labor laws (e.g., ADA, EEOC, FMLA, and NLRA).
- Participate in the requirement, selection, retention, and termination of employees.
- Conduct performance evaluations of departmental and/or team staff.
- Collaborate with labor relations organizations.
- Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations.

Exam Preparation Resources

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Testing Information

Testing for this credential is handled by Kryterion. The test centers are located in the U.S.

To find out more, use the following links on the Kryterion website:

For more information on the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) testing process, visit the agency website.

RECERTIFICATION

Certified Healthcare Technology Manager (CHTM)

Renewal Period: 3 years

The Certified Healthcare Technology Manager (CHTM) credential has the following recertification information:

The CHTM is renewable every 3 years. Certification holders must accumulate and provide proof of a completion for a minimum of 30 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and submit a continuing practice journal, and pay a recertification fee(s).

Certified Healthcare Technology Manager (CHTM)

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