
Detail-oriented Equipment Service Associate with expertise in equipment maintenance, inventory management, and effective communication. Proven ability to ensure optimal patient care through efficient equipment distribution and proactive customer service.
• Distributes and manages the equipment and bed for all inpatient areas and partners with the emergency department and surgical areas for optimal patient care.
• Cleans all patient care medical equipment in the soiled utility.
• Maintains a daily and monthly equipment log for infection control and activity.
• Maintains proper inventory stock levels of all medical equipment, cables, pumps, beds, etc.
• Performs floor sweeps to manage excess equipment and beds for the purpose of redistributions based on inventory stock level, acuity, and census.
• Sets up equipment for Nursing and other Clinical Education as needed.
• Responsible for bringing broken medical equipment to Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) and/or Bed Storage for repairs.
• Retrieves repaired equipment from HTM and/or Bed Storage.
• Orders bed/equipment rentals per specific patient requirements when requested by clinical staff.
• Collects recyclable/disposable supplies and distributes to the appropriate department.
• Distributes equipment/supplies to other floors during tube system downtime or to floors without tube access.
• Responds to customer service requests in a timely and expedited fashion.
• Alerts supervisor/team lead when a customer service request is unable to be fulfilled, or the customer is unhappy.
• Communicates with supervisor regularly regarding problems and all major activities.
• Maintains order and cleanliness in the areas worked and the areas serviced.
• Observes and enforces departmental and general hospital policies and procedures, particularly relating to the practice of safety and security measures.
• Conducts and/or attends in-service training programs as directed by supervisor.
• Knowledge of proper lifting techniques and safe use of materials handling equipment, both manual and powered is required.