Equipment Tech - night shifts

Equipment Tech

Every patient interaction depends on the quiet readiness of the equipment behind the scenes. As an Equipment Tech, you play a vital role in keeping care moving safely and seamlessly by ensuring essential patient equipment is clean, available, and ready exactly when clinicians need it most.

In this hands-on role, you support daily hospital operations by cleaning, disinfecting, staging, and distributing patient care equipment across inpatient units, ICUs, the Emergency Department, and other clinical areas at Stanford Health Care's Palo Alto campus. You'll work onsite as an individual contributor, partnering closely with clinical teams to maintain equipment availability, accuracy, and safety while following infection prevention, privacy, and service standards.

Success in this role is defined by reliability, attention to detail, and a strong service mindset.

• Clean, track, store, and distribute patient care equipment to meet daily and fluctuating clinical demand
• Maintain organized equipment rooms, pars, and workflows to support efficient hospital operations
• Identify non-functional equipment, initiate work orders, and support repair coordination
• Use approved systems to document requests, chain of custody, and daily job flows
• Communicate professionally with staff, patients, and visitors in a fast-paced healthcare environment
• Periodically assist with Specimen transport as needed

Education Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required

Experience Qualifications

• 0 6 months as a PEMS Technician or comparable experience in equipment handling, patient transport, or logistics

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Effective English communication skills, including accurate reading, writing, and documentation.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and sound judgment.
• Basic data entry skills and the ability to generate simple reports using department systems.
• Understanding of chain of custody requirements and ability to follow related procedures consistently.

Licenses and Certifications

• CADL - California Drivers License - Valid And In State.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $29.47 - $37.57 per hour