Plant Operations Technician - Princeton Health and Rehabilitation

Position Summary

Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of an establishment in repair. Duties may involve insulating; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Repair or replace defective equipment parts using hand tools and power tools, and reassemble equipment

2. Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, and the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate

3. Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, and parts catalogs, as necessary

4. Inspect, operate, and test machinery and equipment in order to diagnose machine malfunctions

5. Clean and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery

6. Adjust functional parts of devices and control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, and straightedges

7. Paint and repair roofs, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, plaster, drywall, and other parts of building structures

8. Maintain and repair specialized equipment and machinery

9. Follow life safety plan and comprehensive emergency management plan

10. Assist EVS Department in duties including:

• Patient area daily room cleaning

• Patient area discharge cleaning

• Patient area isolation cleaning

• Disinfection and chemical use

• Laundry processing (patient linens)

• Laundry processing (personals)

• Rover/ Public area cleaning

• Office/ Ancillary cleaning

• Hard floor care

• Carpet care

• ALF weekly unit cleaning service

11. Repair beds and furnishings

12. Change out facility bulbs when needed

13. Manage plumbing for facility

14. Relocate lifts as needed

15. Pressure clean facility areas as needed and instructed

16. Utilize Building Engines to complete all work order requests

17. Participate as a member of Life Safety and Disaster Team

Competencies

• Demonstrates the ability to maintain interior and exterior facility appearance

• Demonstrates knowledge of Life Safety Codes

• Demonstrates efficient repair or replacement of defective equipment parts

• Demonstrates the ability to diagnose mechanical concerns and/or issues

• Performs pre-established preventative maintenance timely and accurately

• Demonstrates effective and efficient utilization of Building Engines

• Demonstrates a proactive approach to checking and ordering of supplies

• Demonstrates timely and accurate completion of requests via Building Engines

PureHealth Culture

PureHealth is a high performance environment propelled by collaboration through our Teams of Excellence (T.O.E.) Program. The expectation for each team member is to engage in our complex and dynamic organization by adding value and support to fellow team members.

Work Environment

This job operates in a post-acute setting. This role requires regular walking to various locations around the facility. This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses. Team member is expected to adhere to facility’s no-smoking policy.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and stooping all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 60 pounds.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a position in a post-acute setting that is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Weekend and holiday shifts will be required.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

HIPAA

Team members are required to adhere to policies and procedures implementing HIPAA requirements for the privacy and security of protected health information. Team member are permitted to use and/or disclose only minimum amount of Protected Health Information necessary to complete assigned tasks. Reports all suspected violation of company’s HIPAA policies or procedures to facility CEO.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

1. Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers at all levels of the organization

2. Basic computer skills. Must have an ability to learn new systems

3. Ability to work with a culturally diverse population

4. Must have positive communication skills and demonstrated adequate maturity and patience

5. Proficient in the English language. Good communication (verbal and written), customer service and interpersonal skills

6. Must have good organizational skills with attention to detail

7. Must be able to successfully prioritize workload, demonstrate initiative, and analyze situations to make sound decisions

8. Must show initiative and take action on observed needs

Required Education/Experience

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

Preferred Education/Experience

• A minimum of one (1) year experience in a maintenance or similar role

• Licensed/Certified in air conditioning, heating or two technical trades related in electrical and plumbing