Job Description

Plumber

Schedule: Day Shift. Monday - Friday 7a-3:30p

About the Position

This position uses mechanical, technical, physical, and communications skills in order to maintain a safe, reliable, and comfortable healthcare environment. • Carries out the daily corrective and preventative maintenance work of the department and stays current with technical issues in order to make the best positive contribution to patient care. • Purchases materials, plans, layout, and complete associated work. • This position will maintain detailed records for maintenance and repairs including time and material tracking. • Provide leadership and supervision to less senior technicians who could work with him/her.

Overview of Responsibilities

• Reads and understands blueprints as an essential part of carrying out work in various disciplines of the job.
• Performs all levels corrective and preventative maintenance in accordance with the following list to assure the integrity of the plant and equipment and to provide a safe and comfortable environment for the patients, visitors, and staff:
• Responsible for new installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of hospital drainage systems, both sanitary and storm drains.
• Troubleshoots, maintains, and installs replacement pipe/devices as required.
• Install, replace, repair backflow devices and files the appropriate reports.
• Responsible for troubleshooting, repair and proper operation of fire protection system (i.e. sprinkler system, hydrants, valves, sail switches, etc.).
• Assist HVAC Tech with repair of ice machines and water fountains.
• Troubleshooting repairs and maintains hospital potable water system, hot and cold.
• Operates and maintain maintenance service tools in a safe, clean manner.
• Maintains the shop and storage areas in a orderly and clean manner.
• Maintains Medical Gases, Vacuum distribution systems and records as required by codes and standards.
• Maintains scope sinks and processing equipment.
• Completes all documentation to recreate events leading to completion of work order and/or preventative maintenance instructions. Documentation to include property number, narrative of repair work, signature signifying completion, number of manhours to complete work.
• Maintain a parts inventory necessary for assurance of operation of essential services.
• Adheres to electrical lockout procedure, perform all work in a safe, professional manner adhering to national electrical code. Practices and promotes electrical safety.
• Assists in all emergencies as requested. Serves as a member of code green, code red and snow removal teams.
• Installation of med gas piping.
• Must be willing to upgrade his/her education commensurate with technical demands for his/her craft. • Assists and maintains outbuilding plumbing. • Installation of med gas piping.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and can be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management deems necessary.

Education & Experience

Successful completion of Reid Hospital orientation and competency-based skills appropriate for the job. Individual performance and competency-based skills are maintained through on-going assessment of competence and educational activities. Written evaluations are done on an annual basis.

• Journeyman or equivalent background in plumbing trade.
• Certification in backflow prevention devices must be achieved within one year after employment. This is a condition of continued employment.
• Valid driver license
• Two years verifiable experience in a maintenance environment