Life Safety Tech II - FT Varies - Safety

DHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg - Varies

Summary:

POSITION SUMMARY:

Assist in the development and implementation of hospital-wide facilities compliance and building maintenance programs Individual is responsible for compliance with life safety requirement and Joint Commission Environment of Care Standards as well as other regulating agencies.

POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS :

• High School/GED Required

• Valid Texas Driver’s License & proof of vehicle insurance.

• IT Tech / Computer Repair / Troubleshooting experience strongly preferred

• Require telecommunications/ Security/Fire Monitoring training or experience

• Must be able to be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.

• Good written and verbal communication skills required.

• Ability to read, write and speak English

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physicians

• Prefer hospital experience

JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE :

• This position requires at least 3-5 years’ experience in life safety / IT or related area.

• Demonstrated knowledge of safety-related occupational training as well as local, state, and federal safety regulations or OSHA is considered a plus; and effective communications skills are required.
  

Responsibilities:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITES:

• Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practice

• Assist in the development, implementation, and monitoring of hospital, security and safety management programs based on evaluation of organization expertise, applicable law, regulations, and accepted practice; assist in ensuring that the hospital and departments comply with Joint Commission, federal, state and local requirements.

• Performs preventative maintenance associated with Life Safety Code and Environment of Care Compliance as assigned.

• Tech II will be responsible for maintenance coordination / programming and the technical aspects associated with the following - Access Control System (s), Video Surveillance System(s) and Fire Alarm/Monitoring System(s)

• Tech II will be utilized as a resource and will be relied upon for advanced troubleshooting and repair by other staff members within the department for the following systems - Infant Security System, Nurse Call System(s) and Paging System(s)

• Assist the safety officer responsible for directing the ongoing organization-wide process to collect information about deficiencies and opportunities for the improvement in environmental of care management programs.

• Prepares, assist and submits daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual management reports for hospital administration and outside regulatory agencies.

• May be asked to assist the Safety Committee to facilitate the reporting of issues and occurrences for the hospital, engineering and facilities department; consults with staff on a wide variety of safety issues, policies, concerns including waste management, hazardous material control and security issues.

• Implements, with appropriate staff, safety committee recommendations and monitors the effectiveness of the recommendations and recommends corrective action.

• Assist in the development, implementation, and monitoring of the safety and training programs for the facility and engineering department.

• Maintains training records for the department; may be asked to ensure that appropriate training is given to critical staff for Joint Commission compliance.

• May be ask to respond to employees safety concerns by examining safety issues, preparing corrective actions and ensuring appropriate follow-up.

• Oversees and ensures compliance with certification aspects associated with Joint Commission, OSHA and other regulatory agencies not met by other departmental positions.

• May serve as a resource to departments in developing safe working habits and maintaining a safe work environment.

• May be required to perform other duties as assigned by management or administration.
  

Other information:

LINES OF REPSONSIBILITES :

(Chain-of-command)

1. (Director)

CUSTOMER SERVICE:

Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

AGE SPECIFIC :

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirement relative to his or her age.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA) :

A. Essential Duties : Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.

The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:

B. Working Conditions : The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.

C. Occupational Exposure: This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.

D. Aptitudes : HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 LOW

Intelligence: General learning ability: The ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3

Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3

Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2

Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to “visualize” objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2

Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3

Clerical Perception: Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2

Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3

Finger Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3

Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3

Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3

Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3

I have read and reviewed my job description with my supervisor or designee and I understand the job I am expected to perform.

If applicable ____________ certification will be completed within _________ time frame of hire/transfer date.

Employee Signature: ________________________________ Date: ____________________

Transfer/Hire Date Effective: ________________________.