Respiratory Equipment Tech — Vital Patient Care Support

Children's Mercy Kansas City; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Mercy Kansas City is seeking an on-site Respiratory Therapy Equipment Technician to clean, test, and prepare respiratory equipment including ventilators for clinical use. You will deliver, track, and reprocess devices, maintaining PAR levels and FIFO inventory while supporting respiratory therapists with equipment needs.

The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent; on‑the‑job training is acceptable, with prior hospital exposure preferred.

Qualifications

• HS diploma or equivalent; No Experience necessary / On-the-Job Training
• Hospital experience preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

• Cleans, disinfects, calibrates, and prepares respiratory therapy equipment for safe redistribution, following guidelines; coordinates with Clinical Engineering for checks and maintenance; maintains equipment status in RT database; ensures proper storage using FIFO.
• Delivers and retrieves respiratory therapy equipment across the facility; responds to clinical requests; handles soiled items for reprocessing; coordinates delivery of cleaned accessories to Central Sterilization.
• Monitors inventory levels of RT equipment, disposable supplies, and gases across storerooms; submits orders when stock is low; coordinates with vendors for timely delivery and billing; supports equipment purchases based on usage trends.
• Responds to after-hours equipment issues and safety checks; corrects identified problems and verifies maintenance completion.

Skills

Equipment handling

Disinfection

Inventory management

Education

HS diploma or equivalent

Tools

Ventilators

Reprocessing equipment

Inventory software

Job description

Children’s Mercy Kansas City is seeking an on-site Respiratory Therapy Equipment Technician to clean, test, and prepare respiratory equipment including ventilators for clinical use. You will deliver, track, and reprocess devices, maintaining PAR levels and FIFO inventory while supporting respiratory therapists with equipment needs.

The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent; on‑the‑job training is acceptable, with prior hospital exposure preferred.