Equip Distribution Tech - (FT, Days)

Vassar Brothers Medical Center; City of Poughkeepsie (NY); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Vassar Brothers Medical Center is seeking a Patient Transport team member to ensure essential patient care equipment is stocked and delivered to units. You will perform rounds to collect, clean, and return stretchers, code carts, and related devices, while maintaining par levels to support smooth patient care operations.

The role requires a High School Diploma or equivalent, strong communication, and customer service skills, along with basic computer literacy.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Rounding at least twice per shift on all units to stock and deliver patient care equipment.
• Maintain established par levels of stretchers in key procedural areas for smooth operations.
• Daily upkeep of equipment: cleaning, tagging and delivery to Biomed as needed.
• Keep track of cleaning supplies and order to ensure disinfection and infection prevention.
• Other duties as assigned and must maintain regular, reliable attendance.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Basic computer skills

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Full-Time: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm.

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.

Purpose

The primary responsibility of this position is to ensure that the Patient Transport department has the appropriate number of, maintains the upkeep of, and delivers to various units, key patient care equipmentincluding Stretchers, morgue stretcher, wheelchairs, IV Pumps, PCA Pumps, Kangaroo pumps, Code Carts, Pediatric Code Cart, SDP Items, Venodynes/SCD Items, Wound Vac, and VMS Camers.

Essential Responsibilities

• Rounding a minimum of twice per shift on all units, ensuring that patient care equipment (listed above) is properly stocked.
• Responsible for rounding on all patient units at least twice a shift to gather Transport equipment that is not being used and clean and process them so that they are available for use.
• Ensure established par levels of stretchers are maintained in key procedural areas to support smooth operations
• Responsible for the daily upkeep of the equipment noted above: cleaning and tagging, with delivery to Biomed as needed.
• Keep track of cleaning supplies and order when needed to ensure equipment is disinfected and promotes infection prevention.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.
• Performs other duties as required.

Education and Experience Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements

• Ability to establish excellent working relationships and good communication skills, excellent customer service skills, and basic computer skills.

Environmental Factors

• Bio-hazardous Waste
• Blood Borne Pathogens. Job may require performance or tasks that involve potential for exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues.
• Chemicals/Commercial Products
• Experiencing challenging conditions where a professional attitude will be required
• Exposure to Latex
• Fumes or Airborne Particles
• Interacting with a Diverse population
• May be requested to work overtime or weekends for coverage
• Noise Level – Varies from Moderate to Very Loud
• Patient Care/Handling Duties
• Radiation
• Repetitive Motion
• Required to use personal protective equipment to prevent exposure to hazardous materials.
• Risk of Electrical Shock
• Shift Work
• Vibration

Working Conditions

• Manual: Some manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
• Occupational: Some occupational risk
• Physical Effort: Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force
• Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company: Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Org Unit: 1002
Department: Patient Transport
Exempt: No
Salary Rate: $20.13 Hourly