Ben Ford

Experience

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  Eastern Mountain Sports

  Jan 2011 - Aug 2014

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  Emerald Physicians Services

  Apr 2014 - Jan 2015

  IT Intern

  Worked in IT Department. Serviced computers and provided help for any technological problems that occurred within the company.

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  Brigham and Women's Hospital

  Jan 2015 - Aug 2015

  Biomedical Equipment Technician

  Student Intern in Biomedical Engineering Department at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Primarily worked in OR, repairing and maintaining medical equipment to support patient care before, during, and after surgery. Also worked with technicians and clinical engineers in preparation for the Partners Health Care Go-live of Epic EMR.

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  Massachusetts General Hospital

  Sept 2015 - Dec 2015

  Clinical Engineering / Perioperative IT Systems Intern

  Student Intern with Clinical Engineering and Perioperative IT Systems team at Massachusetts General Hospital. Assisted in medical device service and integration across operating rooms as well as supply IT support for the anesthesia electronic medical record software, MetaVision. Assisted in Epic EMR software roll out.

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  UMass Memorial Medical Center

  Aug 2016 - May 2018

  Clinical Engineering Graduate Student

  Responsible for overseeing medical technology and equipment and act as a technical specialist for projects that involve clinical technology across the hospital. Work closely with clinical staff to ensure that they have the right equipment and training to meet patient needs in all clinical departments.

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  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  Jun 2018 - now

  Responsible for the full professional, financial and administrative management of the Clinical Engineering Service at Boston VA Healthcare System (36 staff across 4 locations). The mission of the department is to ensure the continuous operation of essential patient services through safe and effective medical equipment. Clinical Engineer at VA Boston Healthsystem

  • Department Chief, Clinical Engineering

    Jun 2022 - now

  • Supervisory Clinical Engineer

    Apr 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Clinical Engineer

    Jun 2018 - Apr 2021