Equipment Technician - Surgical Care Unit

111 Michigan Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20010

Kids Are Our Everything.

Department

10305 Surgical Care Unit

Pay Range

$21.37 - $42.22

The Equipment Technician will disinfect, process, store and stock equipment and supplies for use in patient care areas, utilizing established infection

control practices. The Technician is responsible to adjust and store equipment according to need. The Equipment Technician will remove, disinfect, and replace soiled equipment and supplies to be disinfected and/or repaired. The Equipment Technician will also maintain the stock, appearance, and cleanliness of all assigned equipment per manufacturer 's instructions and in alignment with established infection control procedures.

Minimum Education

High School Diploma or GED (Required)

Minimum Work Experience

1 year experience, acquired via working in a hospital setting. Would like candidate to have experience with infection control procedures, biomedical equipment, and medical applications or Respiratory Care background preferred. (Preferred)

Required Skills/Knowledge

Level of knowledge equivalent to that ordinarily acquired through the completion of 4 years of High School.

Ability to organize, establish priorities and to communicate effectively , both orally and in writing.

Must have basic computer skills and the ability to log in to a Windows based PC.

Must have physical ability to move, lift and carry equipment/gas cylinders, in addition, stamina to endure frequently long periods of standing and walking.

Able to lift and move equipment and supplies> 50 lbs, reaching and stooping as required.

Interpersonal skills are a necessary in order to interact

courteously with department staff members and other hospital personnel, patients, and visitors.

Must possess the ability to disassemble, wash and reassemble moderately complex equipment.

Demonstrate the ability to correctly order supplies and provide equipment so that patient care is not interrupted, or affected.

Functional Accountabilities

Processing Equipment

• Gather contaminated equipment/supplies from various locations and return them to the department, in timely manner.
• Follow all infection control procedures to ensure all equipment is cleaned reassembled appropriately for safe use by patients and staff, include incubators, radiant warmers and other equipment as assigned.
• Stock all assigned areas with appropriate equipment/supplies (may include managing par level and exchanging empty gas cylinders for full as needed).
• Notify appropriate personnel when supplies or equipment are needed; order equipment from warehouse, send to/retrieve fixed equipment from Biomed for disinfection, etc., as needed in conjunction with manager .
• Store items in an organized manner such that they can be accessed by unit and departmental clinical staff when needed for patient use.
  
  

Documentation And Computer Skills

• Document the need for equipment, supplies, and turn information over to appropriate personnel in order to maintain levels as needed in the department and other RCS equipment areas.
  
  

Communication

• May communicate with suppliers’ representatives, when necessary, under the direction of the manager .
  
  

Participation

• Employee will participate in 80% of department staff meetings and in-services.
  
  

The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children’s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children’s National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children’s National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.

Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.

Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.