HVAC Service Technician

C002 Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA); Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is seeking an HVAC Technician to monitor, maintain, adjust, and repair building HVAC systems including chillers, AHU, drives, motors, pumps, and refrigeration units. The role includes rotating on-call shifts and weekend duty as essential personnel to ensure safety and environmental control.

Responsibilities include routine checks, maintenance, trouble response, and communication with staff; must follow infection control and safety protocols, and

Qualifications

• Education: High School Degree or Equivalent.
• Work Experience: 3 years.

Responsibilities

• 30% Perform daily routine equipment checks at shift start; assess alarms and notify dispatcher.
• 20% Perform routine maintenance on control systems; test safeties and document activities.
• 20% Respond to trouble calls; make repairs, calibrations, or temporary fixes; document parts used.
• 10% Be available for after-hours emergency responses; overtime as needed.
• 10% Interact with staff professionally; maintain PPE and safe work environment.

Skills

HVAC systems knowledge

Chillers

AHU

Pumps

Motors

Refrigeration units

Education

High School Degree or Equivalent

3 years experience

Job description

Job Description Summary

Incumbent will monitor, maintain adjust, and repair building HVAC systems owned or leased by the Medical University of South Carolina in order to ensure safety, environmental control and economy of mechanical, electrical, systems. Incumbent should have a working knowledge of HVAC systems including, but not limited to, Chillers, AHU, Drives, Motors, Pumps, and Refrigeration Units. The incumbent will, on a rotating basis, be on call for one week and work a weekend scheduled shift. Incumbent is Considered Essential Personnel in a disaster. Entity Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Cost Center CC000353 CHS OH - Central Energy Plant (CEP) Pay Rate Type Hourly Pay Grade Health-23 Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Work Shift Nights (United States of America)

Job Description Responsibilities

• 30% As directed, perform daily routine equipment checks at the beginning of each shift. Make adjustments as needed to maintain comfort of building occupants Assess alarm conditions, determine if condition requires immediate response and notify dispatcher as needed. Document all daily equipment checks as directed. Check equipment interface panels for alarm activity or abnormal operation. Reset equipment and clear alarms as needed.
• 20% Perform routine scheduled maintenance of control systems as required by the Facility Management system. Test equipment safeties and function on essential systems as required by the Facility Management system and or agency requirements such as DHEC or Joint Commission. Perform routine systems checks daily on all essential equipment. Record activities in daily equipment logs. Document maintenance activities performed on equipment on appropriate forms and maintenance records. Interface with vendor technical support as needed to resolve operational problems.
• 20% Respond to trouble calls as directed. Make contact with requestor to determine need. Make repairs, adjustments or calibration in order to resolve problem. Document all activities, including parts and supplies used. Advise Facility Management of cases where repairs cannot be made because they require ordering of parts, special access, or other event preventing immediate action. Make temporary repairs as needed until problem can be fixed correctly.
• 10% On a rotating basis, be available to respond to emergency after hours and weekend duty to make essential system repairs. As needed, work overtime if the job requires completing a task. Stay at the facility during weather or disaster emergencies as required to maintain the Hospital to function during these times.
• 10% Must be able to interact with staff and co workers in courteous professional manner. Must be clean, neat and perform work in a neat professional workmanlike manner. Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing to customers and staff regarding information such as Trouble Call Tickets, Daily Equipment Logs, Time Sheets, Parts Requests and other day-to-day documents.
• 10% Maintain Personal Protection Equipment properly and turn in for replacement any worn of broken equipment. Wear Personal Protection Equipment as needed by the activity. Provide and maintain a safe working environment for themselves and for staff and public around them. Adhere to all requirements regarding infection control for the protection of patients and staff when in sterile, or biohazard areas. Report any unsafe situation to members of Facility Management immediately.

Additional Job Description Minimum Requirements

• Education: High School Degree or Equivalent
• Work Experience: 3 years

Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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Thank you for wanting to be part of the Medical University of South Carolina team. Whether you want to teach the next generation of health care leaders, innovate new business models, discover the next breakthrough or provide patient care, there's a role for you that fuels your passion and takes advantage of your skills. There are career opportunities available in academics, research, hospital medicine, physician practices and support services, from patient billing to IT. As an applicant, you can search jobs for all MUSC entities as well as search by category and location. MUSC attracts more than $250 million annually in research funding, making it the biggest magnet for biomedical, extramural research dollars of all institutions of higher learning in South Carolina. The Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program aims to advance clinical and translational science to increase the speed at which new treatments become available to patients. MUSC Health, the clinical enterprise, operates a 750 bed medical center, which includes a nationally recognized Children's Hospital, the Ashley River Tower (cardiovascular, digestive disease, and surgical oncology), Hollings Cancer Center (one of fewer than 70 elite National Cancer Institute designated centers), a Level I Trauma Center and the Institute of Psychiatry. In addition, there are more than 100 outreach clinics, hospital/health system affiliations, and telehealth sites. U.S. News & World Report placed us among the top one percent of all American hospitals, with 11 specialties in the top 50. The MUSC Medical Center is also one of only three Magnet designated hospitals in South Carolina.