Equipment Technician Dialysis

Position Title:

Equipment Technician

Department:

Dialysis

Position Summary: Performs routine and non-routine maintenance, repairs, and calibrations of dialysis equipment, H2O treatment equipment, and other auxiliary clinic equipment to ensure patient safety and proper functionality. Assembles and disassembles equipment in order to conduct repairs, properly calibrate instrumentation, and replace malfunctioning components. Conducts home visits in order to perform routine maintenance and repairs on dialysis equipment and to educate patients and their families regarding the plumbing and electrical needs of their home for proper and safe usage of dialysis equipment. Performs inventory inspections and requests replacement parts and materials as needed.

Critical Tasks:

• Tests, repairs, calibrates, and evaluates all specialized dialysis equipment, H2O treatment equipment, and other auxiliary clinic equipment in order to ensure safety and proper functionality.
• Maintains and ensures accuracy of records of equipment repair, maintenance, and inspections to ensure the availability of appropriate safety and operational documentation.
• Identifies, removes, and replaces unsafe or malfunctioning equipment as needed to ensure patient and employee safety.
• Assembles and disassembles equipment in order to conduct repairs, perform calibrations, and replace malfunction components.
• Performs water quality analyses, monitors results, and makes adjustments as needed to ensure compliance with organizational standards and state and federal regulations.
• Conducts home visits to perform routine equipment repairs and maintenance.
• Conducts inventory inspections and requests replacement parts, supplies, instruments, and equipment to guarantee availability of materials for continuing clinic operations.
• Educates clinical staff, auxiliary staff, and patients and their families to ensure understanding and the proper use of equipment to guarantee patient safety.
• Performs other job-related activities as requested.

Position Performance Indicators:

• Demonstrates current knowledge of dialysis equipment maintenance and calibration and safety procedures within the dialysis clinic.
• Protects patient privacy in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and GRHC’s Code of Ethics.
• Works productively and cooperatively with a wide array of medical staff, healthcare providers, and administrators.
• Understands and follows safety standards in all aspects of performance of the above functions. Attends safety education sessions.
• Adheres to GRHC’s service standards and organizational values in interactions with GRHC patients, other customers, and fellow employees.
• Displays consistent kindness and professionalism towards all patients, relatives, co-workers, and external customers.

Additional Position Performance Metrics:

• Performs all critical tasks on a timely and increasingly efficient basis.
• Exhibits behaviors continuously in the best interests of employee, patient, medical, and service needs.
• Adheres strictly to the principle of confidentiality.
• Complies with all GRHC policies, procedures, and directives.
• Communicates thoroughly and productively with other employees on all work-related subjects.
• Maintains a dependable work attendance record with extremely infrequent absences and/or lateness.

Required Qualifications:

Associate’s Degree in biomedical equipment technology or a closely related field of study required.

1 year of experience in the maintenance of renal dialysis equipment preferred.

Biomedical Engineering Technologist (BMET) Certification or similar Certification required.

Current and valid certification as a Hemodialysis Equipment Technician.

State of AZ Driver’s License with no significant violations during the last 5 years.

Demonstrates ability to relate to diverse cultures and specifically the Gila River Community and/or other Native American cultures and community health services.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the critical tasks of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform those critical tasks.

• Environment: Work is performed primarily in a clinical environment with extensive public contact and frequent interruptions.
• Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an clinical setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally walk, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull moderate to heavy amounts of weight; to operate hand calibration instruments, hand tools, oscilloscopes, electrical meters, and office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; to travel to other locations using various modes of private and commercial transportation; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.
• Vision: Ability to see in the normal visual range with or without correction.
• Hearing: Ability to hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee will encounter while performing the critical tasks of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the critical tasks.

• High performance standards with a focus upon coordination, dependability, and service to employees and patients.
• Highly professional, clean, and organized.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Hemodialysis Equipment Technician certificate (Preferred)
• Biomedical Engineering Technologist Certificate (Preferred)
• Arizona Drivers License (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

This Company Describes Its Culture as:

• Detail-oriented -- quality and precision-focused
• Innovative -- innovative and risk-taking
• Aggressive -- competitive and growth-oriented
• Outcome-oriented -- results-focused with strong performance culture
• Stable -- traditional, stable, strong processes
• People-oriented -- supportive and fairness-focused
• Team-oriented -- cooperative and collaborative

Company's website:

• www.grhc.org

Benefit Conditions:

• Only full-time employees eligible

Work Remotely:

• No