Clinical Equipment Technician

Brown Medicine • Providence, RI

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Equipment Technician (PCE) Tech reports to the Supervisor, Patient Care Equipment. Cleans, disinfects, and delivers medical equipment, accessories, and supplies. The technician will be expected to assist with record keeping and re-ordering of supplies for the department. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Six months on-the-job training, or equivalent experience required.
• Ability to use Windows based maintenance management program to enter and retrieve service records.
• Organizational and interpersonal skills are necessary to collaborate with coworkers and/or work independently to ensure task completion.
• Problem solving, prioritization, and time management skills are required to accommodate fast paced hospital environment.
• Customer service skills are necessary to deal with vendor and customer requests.

Nice To Haves

• Six to twelve months experience with hospital environment and familiarity with hospital equipment.

Responsibilities

• Delivers clean disinfected medical equipment, accessories and supplies as requested by the clinical units.
• Confirms basic operations of portable equipment to ensure working order and to ensure appropriate repairs are made.
• Cleans and disinfects returned equipment and accessories according to established policy.
• Perform daily rounds to ensure rotation and adequate supply of portable equipment and oxygen cylinders are distributed to clinical areas.
• Perform daily rounds to maintain an adequate supply of oxygen cylinders to meet safety guidelines.
• Documents all PCE activities in the Equipment Management system.
• Performs thorough visual inspection of portable medical equipment to ensure all mechanics are intact and functioning properly.
• Performs troubleshooting where appropriate including but not limited to battery changes, power cord and cable integrity, and hose replacement.
• Conducts daily inventories of crash carts, equipment and supplies.
• Maintains the code cart exchange program including rotation of supplies, replenishment of cart supplies, and documentation in Maximo post event.
• Maintains cleanliness and organization of all Patient Care Equipment storage rooms.
• Provides input in PCE department procedure changes and assists in implementation.
• Communicates equipment problems beyond the scope of departmental resolve to Supervisor or Medical Engineering personnel.
• Maintains quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control in accordance with established hospital department policies, procedures and objectives.
• Removes malfunctioning equipment from service and coordinates with Medical Engineering for repair.
• Collaborates to expedite discharges by delivering durable medical equipment (DME) to patients in a timely manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED