EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN, RESPIRATORY (PER DIEM)

JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as an Equipment Technician in Respiratory Services. You will maintain and manage respiratory equipment, ensuring efficiency and safety at a prominent health facility. Ideal for those with a strong background in respiratory therapy and excellent communication skills, this role offers competitive pay and opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement benefits

Qualifications

• High school diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED) required.
• Excellent communication skills; proficient with Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain respiratory equipment, ensure safety standards.
• Order supplies, manage cylinder inventory, and maintain documentation.
• Demonstrate knowledge of respiratory therapy procedures.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Knowledge of respiratory therapy equipment

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN, RESPIRATORY (PER DIEM)

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Equipment Technician, Respiratory (Per Diem)

HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MED CNTR Hackensack, New Jersey

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• Requisition # 2025-166101
• ShiftDay
• StatusPer Diem
  
  

Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Respiratory Equipment Technician maintains, cleans and assembles equipment at their assigned Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) hospital. Orders supplies, manages the cylinder inventory and services the central gas system.

Responsibilities

A day in the life of an Equipment Technician, Respiratory at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Demonstrates knowledge of the use of the respiratory therapy equipment and supplies that are required for respiratory therapy procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the care, cleaning, disposition and storage of respiratory therapy equipment and supplies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the management and security of stock medications.
• Documents all data and findings in a consistent, comprehensive and legible manner. Documentation includes, but is not limited to equipment logs, receivers, environment of care logs, repair tags, service reports and all other medical records compliance where applicable. Consults with immediate supervisor or assigned personnel for the ordering of the required medical gasses for the medical center.
• Maintains PAR levels of Respiratory Therapy Supplies. Placing supply orders with direct leader approval when necessary. Maintains proper documentation on purchase orders.
• Manages the stock of supplies and ensures stocked areas are organized and well kept, where applicable
• Receives, documents and stores as per site protocol a diverse range of medical gasses.
• Completes and documents assigned oxygen safety rounds.
• Rounds, documents, changes cylinders on all assigned medical gas manifolds.
• Manages the stock medication inventory and services the remote medication carts, where applicable.
• Provides observations to identify and evaluate the state of equipment in order to maintain patient and equipment safety.
• Maintains infection control standards throughout the department and in satellite locations.
• Maintains the safety and security of the cylinder inventory and centralized medical gas supply systems.
• Recognizes and responds to medical gas supply system alarms.
• Maintains equipment in a state of readiness.
• Manages equipment par levels in order to prevent rentals. Coordinates rentals with direct leader approval when necessary.
• Maintains medical gas and therapeutic supply levels within the department and in satellite locations.
• Manages supplies and works with pharmacy to maintain medications par levels, where applicable.
• Communicates and collaborates with all members of the patient care team including nursing, pharmacy, receiving and transport staff.
• Manages communications between equipment technicians, clinical and biomedical staff.
• Provides on-call hours as needed.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
• Lifts a minimum of 10 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 5 lbs. and stands a minimum of 6 hour a day.
  
  

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.
  
  

Education, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Preferred

• One year experience as a Respiratory Therapy Equipment Technician.
• Experience with high pressure oxygen cylinders and electrical devices.
  
  

Licenses And Certifications Preferred

• American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider (HCP) Certification.
  
  

Contacts

• Regular contact with medical personnel and its visitors.
  
  

Working Conditions

• Lifts a minimum of 10 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 5 lbs. and stands a minimum of 6 hour a day.
  
  

If you feel the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

Compensation

Starting at $19.33 Hourly

HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.

Job Duties

The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:

• Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
• Experience: Years of relevant work experience.
• Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training.
• Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.
• Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.
• Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization.
• Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered.
  
  

Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts.

In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.

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Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Facility

As a courtesy to assist you in your job search, we would like to send your resume to other areas of our Hackensack Meridian Health network who may have current openings that fit your skills and experience.

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Join us and let’s keep getting better together.

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