Central Supply Equipment Technician

Driscoll Health Plan; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Driscoll Health Plan is seeking an Equipment Distribution Technician to manage the storage and distribution of patient care equipment across departments, clinics, and nursing units. You will ensure equipment is logged, sanitized, and tracked in the MMIS system while maintaining strict confidentiality and adherence to hospital policies.

The role requires a High School diploma or GED with six months of related experience; certification in related areas is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required; additional certification relevant to the job duties from a college or technical school preferred.
• Minimum six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Adhere to hospital policies and procedures.
• Use and be trained on MMIS system; search and enter data as required.
• Ensure equipment in the central equipment room is plugged in when applicable.
• Log and coordinate repair for equipment requiring service.
• Return rental equipment and maintain records of pickups.
• Maintain consignment inventory and complete documentation for issued equipment.
• Clean and sanitize equipment per manufacturer guidelines.
• Follow infection control procedures in storage, delivery, and handling.
• Maintain par levels for designated equipment in units.
• Check, exchange, and restock crash carts.
• Assist in obtaining supplies from warehouse and expense items in MMIS.
• Track equipment usage by department and date, serial numbers, and location.
• Assist equipment representatives in updating or implementing new equipment.

Skills

Confidentiality

Attention to detail

Ethical conduct

Communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

Certification relevant to job duties (preferred)

Tools

MMIS system

Job description

Where compassion meets innovation and technology and our employees are family.

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Please review the job information below.

General Purpose of Job:

Under the general supervision of the Central Supply Equipment Tech Supervisor, the central supply equipment technician is responsible for but not limited to the following: proper storage and distribution of patient care equipment used by departments, clinics, and nursing units throughout the Facility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty consistently and satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equipment Distribution Technician

• Always maintains utmost level of confidentiality.
• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.
• Use and be trained on the use of the MMIS system; able to search and find data within MMIS system.
• Ensures that all equipment in the centralized equipment room is plugged into electrical sources if applicable.
• Ensures that all equipment requiring repair are logged and taken to biomed for repair.
• Responsible for the return of rental equipment including calling vendor for pick up and maintaining adequate records.
• Maintains consignment inventory and ensures that all documentation related to the issuance of the equipment is complete and accurate. Also responsible for ensuring documentation is accurate and complete for new inventory being placed in equipment room. (Example: Wound Vacs)
• Ensures that all equipment is cleaned and sanitized according to the manufacturer recommendations or central supply guidelines (Example: Using ONE SOURCE)
• Follows all applicable infection control procedures when storing, delivering, and handling equipment and supplies.
• Maintains the par levels on clinical units for all designated equipment in clean utility room.
• Checks, exchanges, and restocks the crash carts.
• Will assist in obtaining supplies for customers from the warehouse distribution area and ensures that item(s) are expensed/issued out in the MMIS system.
• Work with patient care areas in helping find lost/missing equipment.
• Track where equipment was last issued from the equipment room by entering description of equipment, date, time, serial number, and department where equipment was delivered.
• Track which department used their crash that is needing to be restocked and issue replacement items to that department.
• Work with equipment representatives updating equipment or implementing new equipment.

Education and/or Experience:

• High School diploma or GED required, additional certification relevant to the job duties from a college or technical school preferred; minimum six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.