Electronics Mechanic

Electronics Mechanic

Major duties include, but not limited to:

• Deals routinely with sophisticated electronic systems/networks; including nurse call systems, fire alarm systems, CCTV network, entertainment MATV/Cable TV systems, production TV systems, voice paging systems, overhead paging systems, intercom/public address systems, patient wandering alarm systems, satellite TV systems and automated data processing (ADP) equipment, Fire Sprinkler Systems; Kitchen Suppression Systems; Security Access Control Systems; Security Intrusion Alarm Systems, Security Panic Alarm Systems; Security Surveillance Systems; Pneumatic Tube System; and contractor support.
• Determine whether or not equipment is performing satisfactorily. To make this determination, he/she must design test systems which includes utilizing and modifying existing test equipment for troubleshooting, repairing a wide variety of systems/networks and their components.
• Maintains complex electronic systems and ADP equipment which are vital to the hospital's ability to provide health care. The incumbent is capable of planning and performing scheduled and unscheduled (emergency) service on electronic equipment, systems, networks and ADP equipment to ensure that the instrument is working properly, calibrated properly, and in compliance with all applicable codes and standards.
• Recognized as an individual with superior knowledge of complex systems. Serves as a technical advisor and consultant to a wide variety of professional personnel, and others in the purchase of new instruments and systems, design of new systems, or modification of existing systems to meet current and projected hospital needs.
• Plan and perform design, development modification projects on complex electronic systems or comparable individual devices and assemblies. Adopts new and conventional components and circuits in this work, and exercises considerable originality in adapting equipment to perform new or different functions to meet staff needs.
• Will use advanced writing skills to communicate matters of significant importance. Incumbent will relate the results of testing and will recommend courses of action to be followed which are consequences of his/her test results. Will recommend design, redesign, modification, reutilization, or procedural changes to obtain desired results.
• Teach maintenance of complex electronic systems and equipment. Responsible for instructing equipment operators in the correct system usage and in operator preventive maintenance.
• Tesponsible for the maintenance and calibration for complex electronic systems and ADP equipment and devices which must function properly if the quality of health care is to be maintained. Failure, or prolonged failure, of these systems and devices will seriously impair patient and employee safety and the ability to properly diagnose and treat patients.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm Position Description Title/PD#: Electronics Mechanic/PD07973A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized