Respiratory Therapy Equipment Technician

MedStar Health; Rossville (MD); On-site; USD 29,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

MedStar Health in Maryland is seeking a PRN Respiratory Equipment Technician to support installation, calibration, inspection, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of departmental medical equipment across the hospital, including ventilators. This position is ideal for a student in a Respiratory Therapy program, with 1–3 years of equipment experience, and CPR certification within 90 days.

The role requires coordination with Biomedical Engineering and Facilities Management and

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED plus specialized and/or advanced clerical technical or other vocational training acquired during 1 - 2 years of additional job-related training required
• 1-3 years hospital/medical equipment experience required
• CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (BLS/NRP) within 90 days required; additional unit/specialty certifications may vary by department.

Responsibilities

• Performs preventive maintenance and performance testing on departmental clinical/medical equipment and documents activities.
• Performs routine repairs on departmental clinical/medical equipment and refers complex repairs to Biomedical Engineering.
• Receives and documents newly acquired equipment prior to installation.
• Confers with Facilities Management regarding alterations to medical gas systems and checks oxygen system purity.
• Demonstrates assembly of high frequency and specialty ventilators to staff.
• Maintains and audits departmental equipment inventory and reorders as necessary.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Equipment handling

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Ventilators

Job description

About the Job

General Summary of Position
Responsible for the installation calibration inspection preventive maintenance troubleshooting and repair of departmental equipment including a variety of respiratory ventilators and related medical equipment throughout the hospital. Answers questions regarding the equipment its usage and documents activities.

PRN Respiratory Equipment Technician - Various shifts available. Ideal for a student in a Respiratory Therapy program.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs preventive maintenance and performance testing on departmental clinical/ medical/patient care systems and devices including electronic instruments/devices. Documents activities.
• Performs routine repairs on departmental clinical/medical equipment e.g.: broken flowmeter and replacement of high pressure hoses. Refers more complex repairs to Biomedical Engineering. May transport equipment to and from Biomedical Engineering.
• Receives and documents newly acquired equipment prior to installation.
• Confers with Facilities Management concerning any alteration(s) to the medical gas systems. Purges and checks the oxygen system for purity following any construction/ alteration.
• Demonstrates proper assembly of the high frequency and specialty ventilators to departmental and ICU medical staff.
• Periodically reviews and updates departmental equipment inventory listings maintaining an inventory of stock replacement assemblies. Reorders as necessary.

Minimal Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED plus specialized and/or advanced clerical technical or other vocational training acquired during 1 - 2 years of additional job-related training required

Experience

• 1 to 3 years experience which may include an internship and/or previous hospital/ medical equipment experience required

Licenses and Certifications

• CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (includes BLS and NRP) for healthcare providers from either the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within 90 Days required and
• Additional unit/specialty certifications may vary by department or business unit.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• May require the use of specialized medical equipment (i.e. EEG EKG blood analyzer) or data processing equipment (i.e. tape drives consoles) and/or training/use with adult and pediatric ventilators.

This position has a hiring range of

USD $20.57 - USD $36.27 /Hr.