Patient Equipment Technician (Per Diem)
About The Position
Under the direction of the Supervisor and/or Lead/Charge, the Patient Equipment Technician ensures the cleanliness, disinfection, and maintenance of par levels of patient care equipment and delivers equipment to requesting departments in a timely manner. The role includes following policies and procedures, rounding patient care units, responding to ROVER/VOCERA requests, retrieving contaminated instrumentation and taking it to the decontamination area in SPD, reporting broken equipment or preventative maintenance needs to outside vendors, and transporting carts to surgical and patient care units. The technician follows instructions for use (IFUs) for cleaning and disinfecting equipment, uses personal protective equipment appropriately, and properly uses and tests low-level disinfectant solutions. The technician maintains accurate cleaning logs and unit-specific par levels, keeps noise to a minimum, performs cleaning in dirty utility rooms, and places cleaned equipment in transport carts or clean utility rooms. The position also involves timely transport of soiled instrumentation to SPD and assistance with transporting case carts to surgical areas.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Previous healthcare experience, such as Orderly, EVS Aide, Central/Sterile Processing Technician, Transport, or equivalent work experience in a related field.
- Knowledge of instructions for use (IFUs) required for cleaning and disinfection of patient care equipment.
- Ability to appropriately don and doff PPE.
- Ability to properly use and test low-level disinfectant solutions and locate SDS information.
- Ability to operate and respond appropriately to Rover and VOCERA communication methods.
- Ability to maintain accurate cleaning logs and appropriate equipment par levels.
Responsibilities
- Ensure patient care equipment is thoroughly cleaned, disinfected, and maintained at appropriate par levels.
- Deliver equipment to requesting departments in a timely manner.
- Follow all applicable policies and procedures and instructions for use (IFUs) when cleaning and disinfecting patient care equipment.
- Round all patient care units and maintain accurate cleaning logs and unit-specific equipment par levels.
- Respond to ROVER and VOCERA requests.
- Retrieve contaminated instrumentation and transport it to the decontamination area in SPD for processing in a timely manner.
- Report broken equipment and preventative maintenance needs involving outside vendors.
- Transport carts to surgical and patient care units, including assisting with transport of case carts to surgical areas.
- Use appropriate PPE and properly use and test low-level disinfectant solutions.
- Keep noise levels to a minimum and perform cleaning inside dirty utility rooms; place cleaned equipment in transport carts or clean utility rooms.
Benefits
- Hourly evening shift differential of $2.03, depending on hours worked.
- Hourly night shift differential of $3.04, depending on hours worked.
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Education Level
High school or GED
