Job Title & Specialty Area: Equipment Technician I
Department: Medical Equipment
Location: Children's Health- Plano, Texas
Shift: Full-time position with two shifts available - 1st shift 6:00 am to 2:30 pm with required rotating weekends or 2nd shift 2:00 pm to 10:30 pm with required rotating weekends (Leader will make final determination of your set schedule whether 1st shift, or 2nd shift)
Job Type: On-site
Why Children’s Health?
Here at Children’s Health, the safety and care of our patients and their families are our top priority! We take pride in being one of the top pediatric hospitals in the state of Texas. With that being said, this department operates 365 days a year, 24 hours a day 7 days, a week. Our ideal candidate is flexible, dependable, a team player, and committed to the Children's Health mission, "Making Lives Better for Children." As an entry- level Equipment Technician I, you will organize, track, stock, clean, and prepare medical supplies and equipment, such as IV pumps and ventilators, for use throughout the hospital and pavilion. This position does not require repairing or servicing any equipment and is NOT a biomedical or engineering role. You may be responsible for performing routine checks to ensure equipment is operating properly. In this position, you are expected to stand, lift, walk, and bend for extended periods of time during your scheduled shifts.
Training will be conducted on the Dallas Campus for approximately 2-3 weeks. After training completion, you will be required to work at the Children's Health Plano.
This position is located at the Children's Health Plano Campus.
Summary:
Organizes, tracks, stocks and maintains supplies and equipment throughout the hospitals and pavilion. This position also monitors or provides cleaning of medical equipment and prepares it for use.
Responsibilities:

• Organizes supply room. Maintains supplies to meet and maintain agreed upon par levels.
• Maintains equipment to ensure proper operating efficiency. Assesses need for repair/replacement or routine preventative maintenance. Maintains crash carts by restocking and outdating expired supplies.
• Coordinates repair and maintenance schedules with in-house departments, outside contractors, and/or vendors to ensure availability of equipment. Monitors equipment performance for higher-than-average failure rates or other trends.
• Maintains accurate, complete, detailed logs on the status of equipment and/or quality controls of equipment.
• Assists other personnel in achieving competency in equipment utilization. Complies with OSHA guidelines and universal precautions. Takes initiative to be aware of changes in guidelines.
• Assists in the development and maintenance of quality control and performance improvement programs.
• Makes recommendation during budget preparation for new equipment/repairs on existing equipment.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
• For HTM department, work overnight and weekend on-call shifts as assigned.

How You’ll Be Successful:
Experience
Less than one year, minimum of six months related experience, preferred.
Education
High school diploma or equivalent, required.
Licenses and Certifications
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers as required by CP 1.20 Life Support Course requirements, preferred.
A Place Where You Belong
We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute.
Holistic Benefits – How We’ll Care for You:

• Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years.
• 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure
• Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)
• Caregiver Leave
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement