TECHNICIAN - FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

Facilities Maintenance Technician

Basic Function: Performs preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance and works outside to maintain the hospital grounds and other hospital-owned buildings.

Job Duties:

• Perform building maintenance repairs, renovations and modifications as needed.
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on all equipment that is owned by the hospital that is not under warranty, contracts, or listed as clinical equipment.
• Maintains good communication and professional relations between Facilities Management and all other departments.
• All other duties deemed as a necessary function of this position by the Director of Facilities Management.
• Responsible for checking e-mails and online learning assignments on a regular basis.

Health Caring Standards / Values:

• Greet customers, visitors, and colleagues immediately with a smile, warm greeting, and introduction, calling them by name if possible.
• Exceed the expected and anticipate the unexpected by asking, #Is there anything else I or a fellow colleague can do for you?#
• Always provide a comforting, timely, caring departure or discharge, and always say thanks for allowing us to serve.
• Integrity, openness and fairness in all you do
• Pride in Department# Individual creativity and Innovation
• Compassion and caring
• Maintain department and hospital standards and policies.

Age Appropriate Care:

• Colleague has been instructed to provide customer service and on interacting with age groups as related to the department#s general client population, including use of appropriate interventions, communication and skills to match the age and/or abilities of the patient/family.

Machines / Tools / Equipment Used:

• Must have a demonstrable understanding of power tools and testing equipment.
• Must have a working understanding of major environmental support equipment such as boilers, generators, air compressors, air handlers, air conditioning systems and heating systems.

Education, Training and Experience:

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• At least five years in this field or a similar field where the same area of skills were applied.
• Knowledge of electrical and HVAC is preferred.
• Must be at least 21 years of age and have a minimum of two years# licensed driving experience to be a driver for hospital-owned vehicles.
• Must be computer-literate to complete task(s) as required.

Skills Required:

• Must have working knowledge in several areas of basic engineering; electricity, electronics, plumbing, medical gases, carpentry rough/finish, welding, pneumatics, hydraulics, mechanics, blueprint reading, and schematic reading.
• Willingness to learn and expand education and abilities.
• Must be able to work well with others and in areas of close proximity of patients.
• Well-groomed with good personal hygiene.
• Must be able to work alone and as a team member with continued satisfactory results.

Physical Requirements:

• This description is intended to describe the essential job duties and the essential requirements for the performance of this job.
• Must be in good physical condition.
• Must be able to carry 20-25 lbs. around all day (tools).
• Must be able to do four (4) flights of stairs (in an emergency).
• Must be able to stand, bend, and walk for 7.5 hours.
• Must be able to climb ladders.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs routinely.

Responsible To: Director of Facilities Management