Maintenance Mechanic - Hospital Facilities Operations - Iowa Methodist

Overview

Maintains, installs, inspects, troubleshoots, and repairs facility mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and life safety systems in a healthcare environment. Scope includes communication and nurse call systems, medical gases, fire alarm and sprinkler systems, pneumatic tube systems, audiovisual/PA, and related building and clinical equipment. Performs multi‑trade tasks, reads blueprints, safely uses hand and power tools, and conducts preventive maintenance and life safety inspections.

Completes documentation to support regulatory compliance, collaborates with others or vendors, and provides rotating weekend/holiday and on‑call coverage with strong communication and customer service to ensure a safe, reliable environment of care.

• Area of Interest:
  Support Services
• FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0
• Department:
  Plant Operations
  - Meth
• Shift: Mon‑Fri 7:00am-3:30pm
• Job

• Balances team and individual responsibilities, objective and open to other’s views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to positive team goals, put success of team above own interest.
• Demonstrates initiative to improve quality of customer service by striving to exceed customer expectations.
• Observes UPH performance standards.
• Performs minor repairs on nurse call systems, televisions, VCR’s, and other communication systems equipment.
• Performs repairs and preventive maintenance on the pneumatic tube system, medical equipment such as patient beds, wheelchairs, wheeled stretchers, exercise equipment, etc.
• Performs repairs and preventive maintenance on medical gas outlets.
• Performs minor repairs and preventive maintenance on buildings, building and cabinet hardware, plumbing, electrical and mechanical items.
• Is knowledgeable of sprinkler and fire alarm systems.
• Displays considerable initiative and judgment involved in determining extent of repairs as may be required on all equipment and buildings selecting the appropriate materials, utilizing the most effective methods, techniques and procedures when required to complete job assignments.
• Cooperates with Facilities Manager and Supervisor and other employees to maintain equipment, parts and supplies and make recommendations to Facilities Manager regarding desired changes in operation and maintenance procedures.
• Keeps informed through periodicals, books, training seminars, on-the-job training and other sources and participates in approved training programs to further job knowledge.
• Records time of day, date, hours and/or minutes and materials expended on jobs and maintains files of pertinent records on machinery and equipment through the TMA work order maintenance database.
• Observes and practices accepted procedures in the care and use of equipment and tools. Observes all safety regulations and practices.
• Communicates with Facilities Manager, Supervisor and co-workers to achieve understanding in a positive manner.
• May be called during off-duty hours.
• May be required to work any day of the week or any shift, including weekends and holidays.
• Performs functions other than described due to extenuating circumstances.
• Must be self-directed and assume responsibility for timely completion of job responsibilities.
• Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions.

• High school diploma preferred, or equivalent. Education and experience may be combined to satisfy minimum qualifications.
• Minimum of one year experience in industrial or commercial operations.
• Must be familiar with building maintenance techniques as applied to systems and equipment.
• Must have a Valid Driver’s License.