Respiratory Equipment Tech - Respiratory Care Services - Rotating

VCU Health • Richmond, VA

14d

About The Position

The Respiratory Equipment Technician provides in an expedient manner, properly functioning respiratory care equipment by disassembling, cleaning, reassembling, performing preventive maintenance on select equipment and verifying operational readiness. The Respiratory Equipment Technician organizes, monitors and maintains appropriate consumable and capital inventory levels. This position documents charges in the computer for respiratory care modalities rendered on the previous day. Essential Job Statements Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire: N/A Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for continued employment: N/A Experience REQUIRED: N/A Experience PREFERRED: Previous work experience with respiratory care equipment. Education/training REQUIRED: High school graduate (or GED). Education/training PREFERRED: N/A Independent action(s) required: Identifies equipment repairs which can be done internally; Ships warranty items for repair; Determines the need to clean the laboratory and equipment areas; and Orders items available through Central Supply. Supervisory responsibilities (if applicable): N/A Additional position requirements: Employee must be able to work the day or evening shift as required. Employee must be able to work every other weekend. Age Specific groups served: All Physical Requirements (includes use of assistance devices as appropriate): Physical Lifting 20-50 lbs. Activities: Prolonged standing, Frequent bending, Reaching (overhead, extensive, repetitive) Mental/Sensory: Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking Emotional: Fast pace environment, Steady pace, Able to handle multiple priorities, Able to adapt to frequent change Rotating EEO Employer/Disabled/Protected Veteran/41 CFR 60-1.4. Who We Are Inventing better care, day by day by discovery Sound outrageous? It absolutely is. Sound impossible? That’s never stopped us before. Sound like hard work, intense research, collaboration with experts around the world, sheer brainpower meets unrelenting willpower? That’s. Exactly. Right. We’ll do whatever it takes to offer the best in care and empower the best in quality of life. And it’s an approach that works — whether it’s a patient who undergoes a new, life-saving procedure or a clinical researcher who finds promise in a new cancer treatment, exciting new medicine is happening at VCU Health. We have it all: • One college and four health sciences schools • An academic medical center • A Level I trauma center • One of only two NCI-designated cancer centers in Virginia • The region’s only full-service children’s hospital • More than 800 physicians in 200 specialties • With a community health center, dedicated research teams, facilities and valued partners in every field Our medical teams are top notch. And we’re not too shy to boast of internationally known physicians, some recognized as the best in the country, top-ranked local specialists and all-around all-stars at every level. From our very first years to our most recent advancements, we are driven to learn more, dig deeper, teach passionately and never rest in order to be a true leader in discovering what’s possible in health and recovery. We are a comprehensive system of care and a pioneer of health. Read VCU Health Year In Review for more about our accomplishments.

Requirements

• High school graduate (or GED)
• Employee must be able to work the day or evening shift as required.
• Employee must be able to work every other weekend.
• Physical Lifting 20-50 lbs.
• Prolonged standing
• Frequent bending
• Reaching (overhead, extensive, repetitive)
• Strong recall
• Reasoning
• Problem solving
• Hearing
• Speak clearly
• Write legibly
• Reading
• Logical thinking
• Fast pace environment
• Steady pace
• Able to handle multiple priorities
• Able to adapt to frequent change

Nice To Haves

• Previous work experience with respiratory care equipment.

Responsibilities

• provides in an expedient manner, properly functioning respiratory care equipment by disassembling, cleaning, reassembling, performing preventive maintenance on select equipment and verifying operational readiness
• organizes, monitors and maintains appropriate consumable and capital inventory levels
• documents charges in the computer for respiratory care modalities rendered on the previous day
• Identifies equipment repairs which can be done internally
• Ships warranty items for repair
• Determines the need to clean the laboratory and equipment areas
• Orders items available through Central Supply

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees