SURGICAL EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN - OPERATING ROOMS
Company: Geisinger Health System
Location: Montgomery
Posted on: October 26, 2024
Job Description:
Job Title: Surgical Equipment Technician - Operating Rooms
Location: Danville, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Diagnostic Services
Schedule: Rotation
Work Type: Full time
Department: GMC Cardiac Surgery Team
Date Posted: 06/03/2024
Job ID: R-62495
Job Summary Geisinger is proud to offer an OR Surgical Equipment
Technician a $16.24 minimum hiring rate with increased rates for
experienced individuals.
Job Duties Benefits of working at Geisinger:
- Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day
one
- Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for
out-of-area employees and dependents
- Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care
flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account
(HSA)
- Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and
long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger
contributions
- Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue
time quickly
- Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
- MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while
earning a financial incentive
- Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility
assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free
membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare,
eldercare, & pet care; Access free legal guidance, mental health
visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more
- Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness,
hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal
life and pet and legal insurance
- Shared governance structure that empowers our nursing support
staff
- On the job training and education
- Professional opportunities for growth and advancement
- Support and mentorship from a full range of dedicated nursing
leaders
- Community involvement through our Employee Resource Groups
- Employee referral incentive program
- Geisinger values and prioritizes the safety and security of our
staff by investing in a Strongline Alert Notification system worn
by our staff, robust camera surveillance system, metal detectors at
certain locations and security guards/K9 program on campus. Join
the Geisinger Family! Apply now! To learn more about Geisinger
opportunities, please contact Jennifer Craven at .
Job Description:
Prepares, cleans and cares for equipment and equipment supplies for
surgical procedures within the surgical suite. Responsible for
ensuring the very best patient and family experience by optimizing
all customer interaction.
- Maintains knowledge of aseptic technique, methods of disposal
and clean up of contaminated equipment and supplies to prevent
cross contamination and personal injury.
- Communicates effectively with Patient Care staff, various
equipment vendors, clinical engineering, ISS and others in person,
on the phone and through email.
- Requires basic knowledge of patient care equipment, plumbing,
electric and mechanics.
- Sets up and follows through with routine maintenance schedules
for equipment to help reduce and eliminate down time and maximize
equipment life.
- Reads and understands various equipment manuals for use in
troubleshooting and minor repair of equipment.
- Sets up and operates equipment in various modes for the process
of troubleshooting and inspection.
- Orders and stocks equipment parts and supplies, as needed, to
maintain optimum performance, efficiency and life of
equipment.
- Assists with stocking extra parts and supplies in organized
fashion in the equipment area.
- Assists clinical engineering, ISS and outside vendors in
inspection and repair of equipment.
- Obtains loaners for equipment returned to manufacture for
repair to help reduce shortage in the operating room.
- Tracks and returns loaner equipment in an efficient manner to
avoid penalty and late fees.
- Coordinates non-hospital owned trial equipment process and
safety inspection.
- Coordinates equipment in storage areas.
- Arranges review of the equipment storage areas with the
management staff to eliminate equipment that is obsolete and
sellable and or for the mission field.
- Maintains inventory, repair and maintenance history on all
equipment.
- Maintains knowledge of high-pressure medical gas
cylinders.
- Orders and maintains adequate stock to avoid cancellation of
cases.
- Safely transports tanks in and out of ooerating room.
- Maintains knowledge of the different gases used on the various
pieces of equipment to avoid patient injury.
- Changes or modifies gages, hoses and tanks on equipment.
- Works in conjunction with staff and materials management in
reviewing maintenance and warranty contracts to ensure accuracy and
maximum benefit.
- Coordinates assembly and inspection of new surgical equipment.
Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable
for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all
organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in
this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent
typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the
job.
Position Details Schedule: 11:00am - 7:30pm.
Ideal candidate will have prior experience trouble shooting
equipment.
Position is fast paced, team members get many steps in a day.
Education High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)
Experience Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience
(Preferred)
Our Purpose & Values OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is
about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our
Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat
everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We
treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We
share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare
the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and
better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community,
and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our
patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare
benefits for full time and part time positions from day one,
including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as
important, from senior management on down, we encourage an
atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know
that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds
makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come
from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse
workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be
an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to
race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.
Keywords: Geisinger Health System, Severn , SURGICAL EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN - OPERATING ROOMS, Professions , Montgomery, Maryland
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