Patient Equipment Technician (Per Diem)

montagehealth; Monterey (CA); On-site; USD 53,000 - 71,000; Part time

Job summary

Montage Health is seeking a Patient Equipment Technician (PET) for per-diem shifts in Monterey, CA. The PET ensures cleaning, disinfection, and maintenance of par levels of patient care equipment and arranges delivery to requesting departments.

Duties include following policies, rounding units, handling Rover/VOCERA requests, transporting carts, and reporting equipment issues. Prior healthcare experience and a high school diploma are preferred.

Qualifications

• Prior healthcare experience preferred (EVS, Central/Sterile, Transport, or equivalent).
• High school diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Clean and disinfect patient care equipment; maintain par levels and deliver to requesting departments.
• Respond to Rover and VOCERA requests; log activities.
• Transport carts and contaminated instruments to SPD as needed.

Skills

IFU cleaning and disinfection

PPE donning/doffing

ROVER/VOCERA usage

Unit rounding & cleaning logs

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description:

Welcome to Montage Health's application process!

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the Supervisor and/or Lead/Charge, the Patient Equipment Technician (PET) is responsible for ensuring thorough cleanliness, disinfection, and maintenance of par levels of patient care equipment and delivery to requesting departments in a timely manner. Duties include but are not necessarily limited to: following all policies and procedures, rounding of all patient care units, cleaning and maintaining par levels of equipment, responding to ROVER/VOCERA requests, retrieving contaminated instrumentation and taking it to the decontamination area in SPD, reporting of broken equipment or preventative maintenance with outside vendors, and transport of carts to surgical and patient care units.

Specific Job Competencies:

Demonstrates knowledge of instruction for use (IFU's) required for cleaning and disinfection of patient care equipment. Demonstrate appropriate donning and doffing of PPE. Demonstrates proper use and testing of low level disinfectant solutions as well of locations of SDS information. Can operate and respond accordingly of Rover and VOCERA communication methods Rounding of all patient care units while maintaining an accurate cleaning log and proper par levels specific to unit. Maintains noise level to a minimum, all cleaning is to be done inside the dirty utility rooms and placed in the transport cart or clean utility room once cleaned. Picks up and transports soiled instrumentation to SPD for processing in a timely manner. Assists in transport of case carts to surgical areas.

Experience:

Previous healthcare experience such as: Orderly, EVS Aide, Central/Sterile Processing Technician, Transport, or equivalent work experience in related field.

Education:

High school diploma, G.E.D.

Licensure/Certifications:

Not applicable.

Assigned Work Hours:

Per-Diem: Varied shifts- 0600, 0700, 0830, 1000, 1200, 1400 Rotating weekends.

Position Type:

Per Diem

Pay Range (based on years of applicable experience):

$38.59 to

$51.64

The hours employees work determine when a shift differential is paid.

Hourly Evening Shift Differential: $2.03

Hourly Night Shift Differential:

Hourly Night Shift Differential: $3.04