Special Equipment Technician, FT Days at Wellstar Health Systems in Marietta, Georgia

Wellstar Special Equipment Technician

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Job Summary: The Special Equipment technician maintains, tests, calibrates, cleans and repairs specialized hospital equipment associated with but not limited to: Medical Gas Equipment, Nurse Call systems, and Pneumatic Tube Systems. Performs preventative maintenance and repairs equipment. Trouble shoot and diagnose equipment for identification of deficiencies in operation.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Maintenance/repair (medical gases, nurse call, paging, etc.)
• Perform Preventative Maintenance on equipment in his discipline on a scheduled basis.
• Trouble Shoot and diagnose equipment for identification of deficiencies in operation.
• Repair equipment associated with these areas of discipline.
• Prepare documentation related to the systematic preventative maintenance or repair of equipment in this area of discipline on the date of work performed.
• Turn in all relevant documentation on the date the work is performed for completion in our Computerized Maintenance Management System.
• Assist in the maintenance of critical spares and repair parts for equipment in these disciplines.
• Conduct periodic assessments/inventories of critical spare and general spare parts for systems.
• Prepare proper purchase requisitions for acquiring these spares and repair parts in a timely fashion to ensure continuous repair efforts.
• Ensure that all documentation related to return of damaged/defective parts is completed in a timely fashion to ensure proper credits are received.
• Receive all materials related to purchases within 3 days of delivery and turn in all documentation at that time to ensure purchases are paid in a timely fashion.
• Miscellaneous duties.
• Assist with emergency generator monthly test runs on a rotating basis.
• Assist with Weekend coverage duties and responsibilities on a rotating basis.
• Assist with repairs on general equipment to include but not be limited to, bed repair, light plumbing, light electrical, fire alarm, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education:

• High School Diploma General or GED General

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s): All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• GADL - Georgia Driver's License or VSDL - Valid State Driver's License

Additional License(s) and Certification(s): Required Minimum Experience: Minimum 2 years practical experience working on stated equipment above, in a health care environment Preferred and General Mechanical repair and maintenance experience including electronics and light electrical.

Required Minimum Skills: Mechanical skills in pump maintenance and repair, electronics/electrical trouble shooting and repair, computer literate in use of Excel, Word and general business software. Must be able to read and interpret blue prints and mechanical drawings and read and understand technical manuals. Trained in trouble shooting, maintaining and repairing Nurse Calls systems and Pneumatic Tube systems. Must have working knowledge of use of power tools, hand tools and diagnostic equipment related to these disciplines. Must be computer literate.

We'd like to invite you on a career journey like no other! In return for your contributions, we'll help you make the most of all life's moments - on and off the job. Wellstar Total Rewards is designed to provide for your total well-being, including: Your Wellness, Your Pay, Your Future, Your Joy. We think it's pretty simple - we care for our team members and our team members care for the community. Make a difference in patients' lives... and your own! Here, it's more than healthcare - it's CareerCare!