What are the responsibilities and job description for the Equipment Technician NICU position at Akron Children's?
Full Time (40 hours per week)
M-F Days, Primarily 7:00am to 3:30pm or 8:00am to 4:30pm
Onsite for NICU @ St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Summary
The Equipment Technician maintains unit-based equipment and supplies at appropriate par levels.
Responsibilities
Technical Expertise
FTE: 1.000000
Status: Onsite
M-F Days, Primarily 7:00am to 3:30pm or 8:00am to 4:30pm
Onsite for NICU @ St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Summary
The Equipment Technician maintains unit-based equipment and supplies at appropriate par levels.
Responsibilities
- Works under the supervision of the Nurse Manager, with the support of the Clinical Coordinator or designee.
- Provides support to a nursing unit by maintaining unit-based equipment and supplies at appropriate par levels.
- Inspects and receives all incoming supplies and distributes to proper storage location in a timely manner.
- Checks and ensures stock rotation and expiration dates.
- Maintains Par levels, makes recommendations to the Unit Manager for adjustment to Pars based on utilization data.
- Enters requisition orders in the hospital computer system.
- Performs charge entry and other duties as assigned or requested.
- Communicates effectively with patients, visitors, and hospital staff.
- Completes routine quality checks on equipment, may set up specific equipment after competency training, assist with room turnovers; maintains room stock levels, orders supply and equipment from central stores; and assists with inventory management; and other duties as required.
- Other duties as required.
Technical Expertise
- Experience using general mechanical skill, ability to understand medical terminology and relate it to the equipment and supplies is required.
- Experience as an EMT or Medical Assistant training is preferred.
- Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
- Experience in healthcare is preferred.
- Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required.
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent is required.
- Certification: None.
- Years of relevant experience 0 to 2 years is preferred.
- Years of experience supervising: None.
- Possesses a valid State driver's license and ability to obtain and maintain insurability as determined by the ACH insurance carrier's requirements.
- An annual physical is required to be completed with the Akron Children's Hospital Employee Health Department.
FTE: 1.000000
Status: Onsite