Facilities Maintenance Engineer

St. Charles Health System Inc.; Bend, Northern (OR, KY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Charles Health System is seeking a Maintenance Engineer II to oversee skilled maintenance and repairs of the hospital’s physical structure and equipment.

Based in Bend, OR, you will ensure safe, reliable facilities for patients, visitors, and caregivers by keeping systems in peak operating condition. You will troubleshoot, operate and maintain boilers, chillers, HVAC, electrical, and life-safety systems, while writing CMMS work orders and supporting continuous improvement efforts.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Journeyman HVAC/R or plumbing certification or equivalent; Oregon license preferred.
• 5 years in facilities/plant operations, hospital maintenance preferred.
• Ability to read blueprints and interpret diagrams; strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and troubleshoot hospital facilities maintenance and repairs.
• Operate boilers, chillers, HVAC and life-safety systems.
• Maintain equipment to ensure safety and comfort for patients and staff.
• Write and close PMs, WO's, and troubleshooting tickets in CMMS.
• Assist with special projects and support training of staff.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Troubleshooting

Blueprint reading

Team player

Self-starter

Education

High school diploma or GED

Trade certification or journeyman license

Oregon license (HVAC/R, electrical, or plumbing)

Tools

DDC controls

Boilers & chillers operation

HVAC/R systems

Job description

Full-Time, Days Pay range: $32.35 - $48.52

St. Charles Health System job description title: Maintenance Engineer II

Reports to position: Facilities Supervisor

Department: Facilities

Date last reviewed: July 24, 2019

OUR VISION

Creating America’s healthiest community, together

OUR MISSION

In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value

OUR VALUES

Accountability, Caring and Teamwork

DEPARTMENTAL SUMMARY

The facilities team provides a safe, comfortable healing environment for our patients, visitors and caregivers by keeping the facility in peak operational condition.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Facilities Maintenance Engineer is responsible to oversee, trouble shoot and perform skilled maintenance and repairs on the physical structure and associated equipment of the hospital. Keeps facilities in good repair and operational to provide for the safety and comfort of patients, visitors, and caregivers by keeping the facility in peak operational condition. This position does not directly manage any other caregiver.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES

• Assists the supervisor in the completion of recognized tasks.
• Keeps current with new technologies in our industry.
• Provides for the safety and comfort of the occupants of the facility.
• Maintains all equipment assigned to the department.
• Assists and leads special projects, as needed.
• Operates, trouble shoes and performs skilled repairs on the hospital’s utility, energy, and life safety systems, which consist of water tube and fire tube boilers for steam and/or hot water generation, auxiliary machinery and steam systems, electric centrifugal chillers and chilled water distribution systems, the hospital’s air handlers and fan systems, electrical systems, compressed air and medical gas/vacuum systems, emergency power generation and distribution systems, water and sewer systems, automated building management system, the fire alarm systems and all other facilities-related equipment and systems.
• Performs preventative and corrective maintenance on all facilities-related equipment, systems, and infra-structure, to ensure maximum reliability and efficiency at all times.
• Equipment/systems includes but is not limited to medical gas systems, fire alarm systems, fire suppression systems, HVAC equipment, DDC Controls, refrigeration, electrical distribution systems, pumps, pneumatic tube systems, boilers, chillers, utility and life safety systems.
• Writes work orders and trouble calls in the plant operations computerized maintenance management system.
• Closes out all PM's, WO's, and TC's when jobs are completed.
• Responds to fire alarms and code calls in accordance with established work instructions, performs security functions as needed.
• Assists with training of other hospital caregivers in security, life safety and utility procedures.
• Excellent mechanical aptitude and trouble shooting skills
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, documents, operation and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, schematic diagrams and building/safety codes.
• Must be able to work in a team environment as well as alone at times.
• Must be a self-starter.
• Assists with snow removal when adverse conditions dictate.
• Performs chemical testing, analysis, and treatment on the hospital's boilers and steam systems, chilled water, tower water, condensate, and closed loop systems.
• Adjusts chemical usage and blowdowns.
• Performs customer-initiated work requests such as assembling components, installing furniture, responding to hot/cold calls, installing new equipment, assisting with project-related work, repairing/installing molding and trim, assists with set-ups and removal of equipment, move office furniture.
• Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects.
• Supports Value Improvement Practice (VIP- Lean) principles of continuous improvement with energy and enthusiasm, functioning as a champion of change.
• Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests.
• Conduces all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.
• Performs all work in accordance with The Joint Commission, NFPA, OSHA, and other authorities having jurisdiction.
• Maintains working knowledge of these requirements.
• Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate.
• May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned.

EDUCATION

• Required: High school diploma or GED required (equivalent education and experience will be considered).
• Certification from a recognized trade school or military training program required or, Journeyman HVAC/R or Journeyman plumbing certification issued by State of Oregon required or, LME, Journeyman or Supervisory electrical license issues by the State of Oregon required or, Applicable trade level experience in a relevant industrial setting may be considered in lieu of licenses or certifications.
• Preferred: N/A

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION

• Required: Valid Oregon driver's license and ability to meet St. Charles Health System driving requirements.
• Ability to travel to business functions/trainings/meetings and all St. Charles Health System worksites required.
• Preferred: N/A

EXPERIENCE

• Required: 5 years in facilities and plant operations education and experience required (including 2 years’ experience operating boilers of 100 psi or above and chiller plants), or applicable trade level experience in a relevant industrial setting.
• 1 year electrical, electronic, plumbing, and/or refrigeration work experience required.
• Journeyman level electrical, plumbing or HVAC/R license may be substituted for up to 4 years of required facilities/plant experience.
• LME level electrical license may be substituted for up to 2 years of required facilities/plant experience.
• Preferred: 1 year of hospital maintenance experience is preferred.
• Military Facilities/Engineering Plant-related training and experience preferred.
• Experience with electronic DDC controls systems preferred.
• Experience with power generation equipment, preferably emergency diesel gensets and emergency electrical feeders, preferred.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform the job safely.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Continually (75% or more): Standing, walking, lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling 1-10 pounds, grasping/squeezing
Frequently (50%): Sitting, stooping/kneeling/crouching, climbing stairs, lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling 11-25 pounds.
Occasionally (25%): Climbing ladder/step stool, reaching overhead, Lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling 25-50 pounds, Operation of Motor Vehicle, Use of clear and audible speaking voice and the ability to hear normal speech level.
Rarely (10%): Keyboard Operation
Never (0%): Whispered speech level
Exposure to Elemental Factors Occasionally (25%): Heat, cold, wet/slippery area, noise, dust, vibration, chemical solution, uneven surface Blood-Borne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure Category Risk for Exposure to BBP .

SCHEDULE

Schedule Weekly Hours: 40

Caregiver Type: Regular Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Is Exempt Position? No

Job Family: ENGINEER MAINTENANCE

Scheduled Days of the Week: As Scheduled (may include weekends and holidays)

Shift Start & End Time:

About the Employer

St. Charles Health System is a private, nonprofit organization, dedicated to providing high-quality care and the latest in health care technology to the communities it serves. Headquartered in Bend, Ore., St. Charles is an integrated delivery system, with a strong focus on population health, that provides a full range of evidence-based health care services within a 32,000-square-mile area in Central and Eastern Oregon. The health system owns and operates a trauma level II, tertiary referral center in Bend, a trauma level III, type B rural hospital in Redmond, and trauma level IV critical access hospitals in both Prineville and Madras. As the largest employer in Central Oregon, St. Charles Health System and St. Charles Medical Group care for our communities in more than two dozen outpatient clinics and in more than 20 specialty areas of medicine.

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