Central Supply Equipment Technician

10 Driscoll Children's Hospital; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Driscoll Children's Hospital in Corpus Christi, TX is seeking a Central Supply Equipment Technician to oversee the storage and distribution of patient care equipment across departments, clinics and nursing units. Under general supervision, you will ensure equipment is cleaned, logged in MMIS, replaced when needed, and crash carts are stocked, supporting safety and efficiency in patient care.

The role emphasizes confidentiality, adherence to infection control procedures, and collaboration with

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required; additional certification relevant to central supply preferred.
• Minimum six months related experience and/or training; equivalent combination accepted.
• Ability to follow infection control procedures and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Distribute and store patient care equipment across departments, clinics and nursing units.
• Maintain equipment room records, track MMIS data, and restock crash carts.
• Log repairs and coordinate rentals with vendors; ensure proper cleaning and sanitization.
• Assist in obtaining supplies from warehouse and ensure items are expensed in MMIS.

Education

High School diploma or GED

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.

Until all children are well.

Driscoll Children's Hospital and its specialty centers, urgent care centers, and after-hours facility serve a vast area covering 31 South Texas counties. The hospital is a 191-bed tertiary care center offering 32 medical and 13 surgical specialties. Combined with our non-profit, community-based Health Plan, Driscoll Health System is an exceptional workplace for anyone with a big heart and a drive for success.

Smiles, hugs and a soothing touch are as much a part of Driscoll's approach to treating children as is its advanced medical treatments and technologies. The core values at Driscoll Heath System are: Compassion, Advocacy, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship. These values are exemplified through every position - from treating the most critical patients hands-on, to maintaining a clean environment, to keeping the organization running from behind the scenes.

We invite you to learn about Driscoll's rich history and explore the laidback lifestyle South Texas has to offer.