Senior Mechanic - Electrician

Responsible for maintaining DCH buildings, equipment and grounds.

• Complete all required logs and records.
• Emergency repairs, scheduled repairs, preventative maintenance, and inspections.
• Maintains and improves buildings, equipment and grounds.
• Provision of reliable utilities.
• Attend all scheduled classes and meetings.
• Ordering parts and materials.
• Regulatory compliance of buildings, equipment and grounds.

DCH Standards

• Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.
• Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees.
• All other duties as assigned.
• Two year technical degree directly applicable to primary assignment and two years’ experience in area of primary assignment. Or five years’ experience relevant to primary assignment area or with Engineering Services at a DCH Facility.
• Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
• Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent is preferred but not required.
• Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
• Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
• Primary assignment areas may include one or more of the following Electrical, plumbing, HVAC, carpentry, locksmith, welding and/or painting.
• Possession of a valid Alabama driver’s license and acceptance for insurance coverage as a driver of company vehicles on DCH insurance policy is preferred but not required.
• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook

WORKING CONDITIONS

WORK CONTEXT

• Must be available for participation in on-call rotation schedule.
• Daily communication with others, either face-to-face, by telephone, radio or other forms of communication.
• Requires possible intermittent wearing of common protective or safety equipment.
• Will be assigned to an eight hour shift. May be required to work relief for other shifts and/or participate in weekend coverage. Could be subject to modified scheduled work hours.
• Possible exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, chemicals and/or hazardous materials, voltages, steam, pressurized air or fluids.

PHYSICAL FACTORS

• Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
• Physical presence onsite is essential.
• Good communication skills.
• Heavy work. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Climbing stairs, ladders, and scaffolding, and working at heights above thirty (30) feet. Perform tasks requiring bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, walking, reaching, handling, fingering, and feeling, working in a confined space, and working within extreme temperature ranges.
• Good manual dexterity.

Plans, coordinates and directs quality, compassionate care by maintaining standards of professional nursing practice and creating positive therapeutic relationships with patients/families. Provides leadership to other team members by articulating and delegating expected standards of care, supervising and encouraging team members, and supporting their contributions. Supervises LPNs, PCAs, PCAs/US, US, ED Tech, ED Clerical/PCA, CRSS and OTs.

Assesses condition on each assigned patient on admission and on an ongoing basis to include but not limited to the patient’s physical condition, psychological status, social status, spiritual and cultural needs, pain assessment/management, nutritional and functional status, developmental or age related factors, and discharge planning needs. Plans, provides, and documents patient and/or significant other education based on physical, behavioral, psychological, developmental, and age-related factors, after identifying barriers to learning. Evaluates and regularly reevaluates patient care; coordinates care planning with patient, family, providers and other disciplines to achieve patient-centered outcomes. Assigns and delegates nursing care to team members in accordance with the patient’s needs and the capabilities of the team members. Applies safety principles when performing care and accurately documents observations, care provided and changes in care plan. Participates in transition rounds, care planning/problem identification and team shift reports. Assists in performance improvement (PI) activities by serving on PI teams as warranted, assisting with PI measures and supporting and implementing changes necessary for improvement. Performs initial and annual competency per job class. DCH Standards - Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation. - Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook - Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self. - Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet. - Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures. - All other duties as assigned. .

Current Alabama RN licensure. Associate degree in Nursing required. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider training required. Professional Nursing Certifcation preferred. Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.

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