Hospital Equipment Mechanic

RIH Rhode Island Hospital; Rhode Island; On-site; USD 47,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown University Health in Providence, RI, seeks a skilled maintenance technician to repair and maintain hospital machinery and equipment such as conveyors, beds, laundry and laboratory devices. Under supervision, you will diagnose trouble, disassemble and replace parts, and test performance while complying with safety and Joint Commission regulations.

Requirements include a High School or Trade School diploma, 3–4 years of related experience, ability to read blueprints, and proficiency with

Qualifications

• High School or Trade School with welding, basic electricity and mechanics coursework.
• Ability to read blueprints and design parts to fabricate.
• Knowledge of standard maintenance tools and electronic diagnostic tools.
• Understanding of electronic controls and pneumatic systems.
• Valid driver's license with good driving record.
• Three to four years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Observe pumps, motors and conveyors to determine cause of trouble.
• Coordinate repair timing with staff and requisition parts.
• Repair or fabricate parts, replace defective components and adjust devices.
• Install functional/structural parts or modifications.
• Test performance after repairs and ensure safety compliance.
• Weld, braze, solder, and operate hand/drill presses and sheet metal tools.
• Perform electronic repairs by troubleshooting control circuits.
• Maintain a wide range of laundry and patient care equipment and beds.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Electronic diagnostic tools

Mechanical maintenance

Welding basics

Driving license

Education

High School or Trade School diploma

Tools

Electronic diagnostic tools

Metalworking tools

Job description

SUMMARY

Under general supervision, repairs and performs routine maintenance to hospital machinery and equipment, such as conveyors, patient stretchers and beds, laundry equipment, laboratory equipment and motor vehicles. Repairs and fabricates machinery and equipment parts. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Observes mechanical devices such as pumps, motors, conveyors, systems, etc. in operation to determine cause of trouble.
• Coordinates time of repair with affected personnel and requisitions materials needed.
• Repairs malfunctioning equipment or machinery by dismantling devices to gain access to, and removing and replacing defective parts and adjusting parts of devices and control instruments.
• Installing special functional and structural parts or modifications.
• Tests performance after repair is completed.
• Welds, brazes, solders; burns, and operates hand and drill presses.
• Operates sheet metal shears, lathes and benders, all mechanics tools and engine timing light.
• Performs electronic repairs by troubleshooting control circuits on beds, pneumatic tube system personnel/objects sensors at automatic doors, etc, ensuring compliance with Joint Commission regulations as well as local safety codes.
• Repairs or fabricates machinery and equipment parts, using metalworking tools, duplicates or designs parts based on need, use, size, and frequency of use.
• Performs inspections, routine maintenance, major and minor repairs on all laundry machinery, all types of trayveyor systems, automatic doors throughout the complex, beds, wheelchairs, stretcher tables, carts of all types and sizes, vehicles and snow plow equipment.
• Assembles, cleans, inspects, tests mechanical and electrical repairs in bed shop, garage and also out in the field.
• Some repairs must be made while machinery is still running at heat ranges of 300F and over.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• BASIC KNOWLEDGE: Completion of High School or Trade School with courses in welding, basic electricity and mechanics.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints, design parts to be fabricated and to investigate cause and resolve equipment malfunctioning.
• Demonstrated knowledge of standard maintenance and metal working tools, electronic diagnostic tools (i.e. digital and analog multimeter, leakage meter, signal traces or logic probe), their proper use and care.
• Thorough understanding of electronic controls as well as pneumatic principles to maintain the tube system.
• Must have a good driving record, meet and maintain the appropriate and valid driver's licenses in order to operate motor vehicles as required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, and in accordance with Brown University Health's Fleet Risk Control Policy.
• Experience: Three to four years of related experience required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Physical ability to carry tools and lift moderately heavy items. Manual dexterity to take machinery apart.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

None

PAY RANGE

Pay Range: $34.06-$43.48

LOCATION

Location: Rhode Island Hospital - 593 Eddy Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903

WORK TYPE, SHIFT, DRIVING, UNION

Work Type: 1430-2300 Work Shift: Evening Driving Required: Yes Union: International Brotherhood Teamsters

EEO AND HARASSMENT POLICY

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Brown University Health is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity of cultural background, race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and perspectives - we are actively committed to a diverse workforce that represents the patients and community that we serve. We are invested in creating a respectful, inclusive, and equitable environment that supports the holistic well-being of our employees and their families. Join us and help build a healthier future for our patients - and for yourself.

ABOUT US

As Rhode Island's largest health system and private employer, Brown University Health is the state's premier provider of health services and includes the only Level I Trauma Center for southeastern New England. Today, more than 20,000 people work at Brown University Health and bring their unique skills, experiences, and compassion to their jobs every day. Formed in 1994, Brown University Health is a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, RI comprising three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children; Newport Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital and Morton Hospital, community hospitals offering a broad range of health services; Gateway Healthcare, the state’s largest provider of community behavioral health care; and Brown Health Medical Group, the largest multi-specialty practice in Rhode Island.