Patient Equipment Technician (Per Diem)

Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP); Monterey (CA); On-site; USD 53,000 - 71,000; Part time

Job summary

Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP) is seeking a Patient Equipment Technician to ensure thorough cleaning, disinfection, and maintenance of patient care equipment, with timely delivery to requesting departments. The role includes rounding units, responding to Rover/VOCERA requests, and coordinating with SPD and outside vendors for decontamination.

The position requires healthcare experience, a high school diploma or GED, and rotating shifts with per diem hours.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Previous healthcare experience preferred (orderly, EVS Aide, Central/Sterile Processing Technician, Transport, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Clean and disinfect patient care equipment and maintain par levels.
• Rounding on patient care units and logging cleaning activities.
• Transport carts and instruments; respond to Rover/VOCERA requests.
• Report broken equipment and coordinate with SPD/vendor for decontamination.

Skills

IFU for cleaning

PPE use

Rover/VOCERA

Cleaning logs

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

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Job Description:

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: $3.04