Respiratory Equipment Tech

Nemours is seeking a casual Respiratory Equipment Tech to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Wilmington, DE.

Responsibilities include: all aspects of the maintenance and inventory control of all disposable and non-disposable supplies used by Respiratory Care and Sleep Medicine in the provision of patient care.

1.

Maintains (disassembly, cleaning, assembly, and functional checks) all non-disposable equipment including:

a.

ventilators

b.

non-invasive monitors

c.

oxygen analyzers

d.

medical gas blenders

e.

medical gas flow meters and regulators

f.

manometers and gauges

g.

air compressors and generators

h.

customized tracheostomy cannulas

i.

pulmonary function equipment (circuits and mouthpieces)

2.

Performs all disinfection and sterilization procedures in accordance with the Respiratory Care Department's Infection Control Policy and Non-Disposable Equipment Policy.

3.

Assists in the preventive maintenance programs for all non-disposable equipment by documenting and performing operational checks and maintaining records.

4.

Maintains inventory control of the department's non-disposable equipment.

5.

Maintains inventory control of all disposable equipment and supplies; provides supply projections by anticipating needs, and orders supplies as needed.

6.

Delivers supplies and equipment to patient care areas as needed and/or scheduled.

7.

Orders supplies for Respiratory Care and Sleep Medicine Departments.

Qualifications:

High School Diploma preferred - can be a student

Minimum 6 months of experience in respiratory care, sleep medicine or health care preferred

Minimum 6 months of experience academic electronics/mechanics preferred.

Certification in electronics and/or mechanics preferred.

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system.

With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida.

Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals.

We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I.

DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we're on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children's health.

Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child's world a place to thrive.

It's a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy.

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed ...