Medical Equipment Technician

Medical Equipment Technician

JOB-10047967

Anticipated Start Date

December 28, 2026

Location

Newark, DE

Type of Employment

Contract Hire

Employer Info

Our client is one of the country’s most dynamic health care organizations, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs. They are nationally recognized as a great place to work and the best health system to work for in the United States. Rated by Healthgrades as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals and continually ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, and other national quality ratings. With its groundbreaking Center for Virtual Health and a focus on population health and value-based care, they are shaping the future of health care.

Job Summary

We are looking for individuals to join our client’s team as Medical Equipment Technician. The role plays an essential role in ensuring patient safety and the smooth operation of hospital functions by overseeing the cleaning, distribution, and inventory management of critical patient care equipment. This position is responsible for ensuring that all medical equipment is decontaminated correctly, fully operational, and readily accessible for patient use. Additionally, the Equipment Technician responds to urgent requests and upholds regulatory compliance regarding emergency carts and supply areas.

Job Description

• Proactively rounds on all unit-based soiled utility rooms to retrieve contaminated and used patient care equipment (e.g., IV pumps, feeding pumps, SCDs, bariatric equipment).
• Transports all soil equipment to the decontamination area in accordance with infection control policies.
• Cleans and decontaminates all reusable medical equipment according to manufacturer Instructions for Use (IFU) and hospital infection control standards.
• Performs operational and function checks on equipment after cleaning; tags and routes any malfunctioning equipment to Biomedical Engineering for repair.
• Assembles and packages clean equipment, ensuring all necessary accessories (cables, leads, etc.) are included.
• Monitors all communication channels (phone, computer system, vocera) for STAT and routine requests for equipment.
• Prioritizes and fulfills all requests in a timely and professional manner, delivering items directly to patient care units or designated areas.
• Delivers and sets up specialty beds as requested.
• Retrieves discontinued or unused equipment from patient rooms and units to ensure it is returned to circulation promptly.
• Uses the hospital's asset tracking system (e.g., scanner, RFID) to accurately record equipment location, status (clean/dirty), and distribution.
• Performs daily audits and quality checks on all emergency "Code Carts" (Crash Carts), pediatric carts, and other specialty carts (e.g., Malignant Hyperthermia carts).
• Checks all cart locks, supplies, and equipment against a master checklist, ensuring all items are present and within their expiration date.
• Restocks any used carts, logs all interventions, and secures the cart with a new lock, documenting it as "ready for use."
• Assists in maintaining readiness for regulatory surveys (e.g., The Joint Commission) by ensuring carts and storage areas are compliant.
• Conducts daily, weekly, and monthly inventory counts of all movable medical equipment and disposable supplies within the equipment room. Monitors par levels for equipment on patient care units and restock as needed to prevent shortages.
• Receives new equipment and supplies, unpacks shipments, and places items into their designated storage locations.
• Performs routine checks for expired items within the equipment room and in clean supply closets on the floors, rotating stock using the FIFO (First In, First Out) method.

Skills Required

• Two (2) years of hospital experience or commiserate experience in material handling, equipment or tram operation, one (1) of which must have involved working with patient care supplies and equipment.
• One (1) year experience working with patient care supplies and equipment is preferred or in a similar customer-oriented field. An equivalent combination of education and work experience may be substituted.
• Knowledge and understanding of the use/purpose of supplies and patient care equipment.
• Knowledge of Code Blue protocol and cleaning and restocking standards.
• Knowledge of basic trouble shooting techniques, per Clinical Engineering standards, for inspecting broken Patient Care Equipment.
• Fundamental knowledge of cleaning and decontamination procedures
• Knowledge of hospital emergency codes and blood borne pathogens
• Skill in oral communication is essential in dealing with a variety of employees and supervisors in the department and at the end-user level.
• Ability to learn to operate various equipment safely and effectively, within operation standards. (i.e., manual pallet jacks, electronic pallet jack, tow motor, carts, trams, computers, etc.)
• Ability to write legibly in completing inventory documents, requisitions and tram logs.
• Physical Demands: Frequent walking. lifting and placing stock on shelves or in their designated locations within the warehouse. Frequent lifting of filled supply orders and delivery to requisitioned areas. Frequent pushing of carts from storeroom to patient care areas. Must be able to push supply carts on wheels, weighing up to 500 lbs. into nursing units.
• Working Conditions: Noise, dust and dirt environment. Possible precaution needed to prevent electric shock from tram and corrosive battery acids. Other hazardous gases and chemicals.

Education/Training/Certifications

• High School Diploma

Additional Requirements

• Shift Time: 11:00 pm - 7:00 am; Weekend required
• Dress Code: Black scrubs

Pay Rate

• $18.00 per hour

HirePower Personnel, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.