TECHNICIAN - FACILITIES MANAGMENT

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.
• Maintain 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 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 in providing 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 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 age of 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 such as Aims System (Hospital Support Software), Halogen (performance appraisal system) Relias (education system), ability to retrieve e-mails, complete online enrollment for health insurance/benefits and any other programs as assigned.

Skills required:

• Must have a 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

Aultman Health Foundation