Job Description

Job Title: Plumber

Department: Plant Maintenance

Reports To: Facility Manager(s)

Job Summary: Under the supervision of the Facility Manager, This positon is responsible for the more complex and critical Medical Air, Steam, and Plumbing systems of the facility. This positon involves the performance of a variety of building and maintenance repair tasks of a skilled and semi-skilled nature in the areas of environmental control, automated and mechanical equipment maintenance, and repair of plumbing systems. This positon can be called back to work for equipment malfunctions at all hours, and overtime work. Shift hours may change in certain projects to avoid or minimize patient care interruption.

Job Responsibilities include:

• Safety
• Demonstrates an understanding of emergency procedures, fire drills, evacuation procedures, and internal/external disaster procedures, as outlined in the fire safety policy, knows personal role in the event of a fire while on duty. Exceeds: Understands fire alarm system and equipment. Can properly reset the system, demonstrates the ability to place certain points or zones on hold and troubleshoot problems.

• Provides a safe environment; demonstrates alertness to areas needing attention in avoiding unsafe conditions such as but not limited to: wet flooring, blocked egress areas etc.

• Maintains work area in a clean and safe manner on a daily basis.

• Ensures that all safety protective devices are in place and on all power equipment on a daily basis.

• Always wears all personal protective equipment when required.
• Carries out duties in a safe professional manner, with focus on customer service as a high priority. Exceeds: No substantiated complaints from patients, physicians, staff & visitors.

• Ability to use the Life Safety Drawings to identify smoke and fire barrier construction throughout the facility.

• Emergency Response
• Availability for on call duty when / as required.

• Works additional hours if required, including occasional shift changes due to work assignments. Exceeds: on occasion voluntarily offers to change primary work schedule to accommodate work assigned.

• Participates in availability for unscheduled Emergencies when they occur. Exceeds: Participates in Facilities On-Call Weekly scheduled program. (Employees hired after 2020)

• Facilities Systems & Equipment

• Performs skilled Plumbing work. Demonstrates skilled use of the computer facility management software system. Exceeds: Works with facility Manager to ensure updates to the system are made when new equipment is added to the facility.

• Performs semi-skilled HVAC work

• Ability to perform and complete work at various sites throughout the healthcare network in an efficient manner. Exceeds: Familiarity of all satellite sites and the ability to help remedy problems or evaluate systems.

• Performs preventive maintenance on a variety of equipment according to established procedures. Inspects, calibrates, adjusts, lubricates, and repairs or replaces components of the Plumbing system. Services and repairs the more complex Plumbing equipment.

• Schedules and maintains records of maintenance repairs. Exceeds: Facility Plumbing PMs are 100% complete at the end of the calendar year.

• In-services facility workers on required utility maintenance procedures when needed.

• Responds to calls for emergency repairs off of normal working hours. Exceeds: Completes repairs and documents services rendered. Notifies Facility Manager of Emergency and what was done to remedy the event.

• Performs and documents scheduled inspections to maintain conformance to code requirements. Exceeds: Keeps and active watch on all assigned inspections and certificates to avoid expiration. Notifies supervisor as inspection nears.

• Performs and documents equipment repairs and tests new and repaired equipment before it is put into service.

• Trains staff in operation and repair of equipment.

• Responsibilities include maintaining the facilities medical vacuum, medical air, and medical gas systems. Assists associated mechanics and vendors with repairs.

• Facilities Support

• Submits completed work requests on a daily basis. Exceeds: Ensures all closed work orders are submitted on a daily basis at end of shift.

• Provides comments to manager(s) when anticipated work delays occur. Exceeds: Researches cost increases or labor scheduling conflicts and discusses with supervisor.

• Completes daily work orders as assigned by facility Manager(s) in a timely manner. Exceeds: Completes all infection control work orders within 1 day of receiving.

• Completes assigned preventive maintenance work on time. Exceeds: Responsibility of identifying and informing facility manager(s) of additional equipment not included in PM scheduling.

• Completes assigned rounds when required. Exceeds: Checks assigned mechanical rooms as required and maintains cleanliness of room.

• Ability to comprehend construction drawings and specifications. Ability to apply drawings to work at hand.

• Understands the equipment submittal process and operation manual filing system. Participates in keeping system in order for department use.

• Ability to properly estimate labor hours and materials for project work. Assists Facility manager(s) in finalizing estimated project costs.

• Properly fills out purchase requisitions for materials and includes department(s) materials are to be allocated to. Calls vendors for pricing proposals and researches most cost effective choices. Submits purchase requisition in a timely fashion to facility manager for approval.

• Participates in keeping track of project labor and material costs during assigned projects, to assure project stays within estimate. Exceeds: Ability to understand all phases and trades of a project to increase co-ordination and communication throughout project.

• Information Management

• Accurately uses the hospital information system to enter and retrieve maintenance related data.

• Demonstrates knowledge of the work order system.

Requirements:

Education - High School Diploma / GED

Experience - Experience in Plumbing with a minimum of 2 years of healthcare experience related to facilities engineering practices, or 5 years of relevant commercial work history in one of the above disciplines.

Physical Requirements - This positon requires the ability to lift objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Requirements also include climbing, bending, and the ability to get into tight spaces while working off a ladder.

Licensure- Ability to work towards obtaining NYS Backflow Preventer Certification, Medical Gas ASSE 6040 certification.

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