Facilities Mechanic

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Bayhealth Medical Center is Central and Southern Delaware's healthcare leader with hospitals in Dover and Milford, as well as stand-alone Emergency Department in Smyrna and a hybrid Emergency Department and Urgent Care in Milton. We offer various practice settings throughout Kent and Sussex Counties. Bayhealth Medical Center Kent Campus is 90 minutes from Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Baltimore. Our Sussex Campus is 30 minutes to the Delaware beaches and relaxation in the sand!


Bayhealth Medical Center offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package (for eligible positions) including:

• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Matching 401(k)/403(b) Plans
• Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision
• Disability and Life Insurance options
• On Site Child Care
• Educational Reimbursement
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts
• Plus, an array of Voluntary Benefits to include Critical Care Coverage and more!

Location: Sussex Campus Hospital, Milford Delaware

Status: Full Time 80 Hours Biweekly

Shift: Evenings (Wed - Sat, 2:00p-12:30a)

SALARY RANGE: 26.35 - 39.52 HOURLY

General Summary:

The Mechanic is responsible for the installation, maintenance and repair of all mechanical equipment and systems, to include chillers, cooling towers, medical air systems and related equipment. Performs preventative and predictive maintenance to ensure reliability of all systems and equipment. The Mechanic works independently or as a member of a team and is required to make several competent decisions, some of which are complex in nature, to accomplish assigned tasks. The individual may be required to work alternate shifts depending on staffing levels, projects, and emergent situations.

Department team members are authorized to have limited access to secured medication rooms to perform duties and responsibilities as defined in this job description. Any staff member requiring limited access to secured medication rooms must have a fully completed and signed Medication Security Agreement for Non-Licensed Personnel form on file and available upon request.

Responsibilities:

1. Ensure reliability of all internal and external building mechanical equipment and systems by performing preventative and predictive maintenance. Maintain general mechanical equipment and systems in the highest ready state. Repair and install various pieces of mechanical equipment and systems to minimize unplanned work requests. Complete and maintain daily maintenance and repair logs as appropriate.
2. Monitor condition of all utility systems for proper, safe and reliable operations during frequent intervals. Maintain and repair medical air systems, chillers, cooling towers and related equipment to minimize equipment failures, system alarms, unplanned work requests, and infectious control occurrences.
3. Maintain condition of hospital equipment, including ice machines and refrigerant systems, to prevent equipment failures that create unplanned work requests and infectious control occurrences.
4. Complete all assigned work orders meeting established standards, defined by management.
5. Completes all assigned Preventative Maintenance tasks meeting established standards, defined by management.
6. Appropriately reports any system deficiencies to management when repairs are outside of their abilities.
7. Follows all department safe work practices and procedures including use of PPE when required.
8. Completes and follows all departmental and organizational permits pertaining to the environment of care and safety. (Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA), Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Utility Shutdown, Etc.)
9. This role is deemed essential and requires participation in emergencies that are related to weather and facility occurrences. Some activities may include but are not limited to snow removal, storm preparation, and utility outages. The individual may be utilized to support other departments during an emergency.
10. All other duties as assigned within the scope and range of job responsibilities.


Required Education, Credential(s) and Experience:

• Education: High School Diploma or GED
  ;
• Credential(s): Driver License
  Driving Record Required.
  Due to insurance carrier requirements, all staff must be at least 21 years of age with a current class D driver's license with no more than 2 moving violations or accidents in the past 3 years.
• Experience: Required: Four years experience in building or equipment maintenance and repair, to include basic electrical and plumbing work. Preferred: Experience in mechanical systems, pump repair, boiler operation, and electrical troubleshooting.

Preferred Education, Credential(s) and Experience:

• Education:
• Credential(s): 6040 Med Gas Certification
• Experience:

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