HVAC Technician- Chambersburg Hospital- Days

Position Function: Under the direction of the Director of Plant Operations, evaluates, maintains both corrective and preventive maintenance of all AC & R equipment in the Chambersburg Hospital and all satellites under Hospital control. Qualifications and Standards.

Education: Vo-Tech School graduate in heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC/R), or the equivalent in work experience required.

Experience: Experience applying customer service behaviors and communication skills required. Three years on the job HVAC/R experience preferred.

Certifications/Licensure: Technician Type Universal Certificate in HVAC/R preferred. Valid driver's license required.

General Requirements: 

The following requirements are expected of all employees:
-Core Values: Integrity, Compassion, Excellence, Service
-Annual Health Screening with Infection Control and Blood Borne Pathogens Education
-Safety Awareness: Hospital Fire, Safety, and Disaster procedures
-Confidentiality: Maintains employee and patient confidentiality.
-Attendance: Regular attendance is an essential function of the position
-Leadership Standards:
-Character: Attitude, Integrity, Role Modeling
-Job Performance: Results orientation, Customer focus, Decision making, Awareness
-Interpersonal Skills: Communication, Relationship-building, Team player, Celebration
-Innovation: Breakthrough Thinking, Knowledge-Building/Sharing, Coaching/Empowering, System Vision & Management

Job Class Specifics
1. Remains accessible at all times by wearing assigned pager.
2. Continues to stay informed on department safety and procedure manuals and Right to Know updates.
3. Inspects his own work to maintain a sense of pride in the performance of jobs and ensure a safe finished project.
4. Establishes a good rapport and professional working relationship with all departments and Hospital personnel.
5. Always provides proper notification and advance notice for absence or tardiness.
6. Has working standards of all professional equipment and maintains the highest safety standards.
7. Attends meetings, seminars as appropriate to enhance job knowledge.
8. Reads appropriate materials to remain abreast of existing and new technology.
9. Relates positively and constructively with departmental staff and other departments through verbal and non-verbal communication; keeps positive public relations in mind at all times.
10. Reviews literature on appropriate new equipment, expresses any concerns to immediate supervisor.
11. Receives log book at the start of each day to evaluate status of equipment, recognizes and evaluates situations requiring action and corrects them, records action taken in daily log journal.
12. Adjusts scheduled preventive and corrective maintenance work to accommodate emergency work order requests.
13. Monitors weather and systems to determine the most cost effective operations of equipment, secures systems not required and starts systems as needed to maintain the interior climate within established parameters.
14. Operates and maintains stationery equipment including centrifugal chillers, central air handling units, and central air conditioning units. Starts, stops, adjusts, regulates and cleans central equipment and associated controls. Repairs and replaces parts as required. Observes regulations imposed by local, state, and/or hospital authorities.
15. Maintains and repairs electrical, mechanical and pneumatic controlled and control devices associated with HVAC/R equipment in accordance with diagram sketches, maintenance and operations manual.
16. Tests and adjusts airflow on systems to meet design specifications, identifies problems requiring further repairs and notifies engineer foreman of the same.
17. Inspects, cleans, and repairs air conditioning, heating and refrigeration units.
18. Maintains and updates filter logs, ensuring filters are changed at predetermined intervals.
19. Performs preventive maintenance on HVAC/R equipment and associated units as assigned by the Director.
20. Directs personnel assigned to assist with completion of tasks.
21. Secures work assignments following work order clipboard procedure and prepares for the assignment in a timely fashion.
22. Rechecks work order clipboard for messages, etc., at break and lunch times.
23. Reviews work orders, completes parts requisition as needed, submits to Director.
24. Secures signature from department upon completion of work, follows up as per established control procedure.
25. Reports status of work orders to immediate supervisor.
26. Refers to Technical Library as necessary and refiles reference materials in appropriate file as per index upon return.
27. Performs duties to assist co-workers as assigned.
28. Performs other related duties as assigned.
29. Inspects incoming equipment as per procedure, notifies Director of unsatisfactory results, submits completed form to immediate supervisor for approval.
30. Reviews the Standard Operating Procedure Instruction Manual, follows written procedures as applicable.
31. Maintains a clean, well-organized work area for self and co-workers as per Housekeeping and Security Policies, reports unsafe conditions to Director immediately.
32. Completes Daily Time Sheet to include log of work completed and time spent on each job, deposits Time Sheet into designated box at end of shift.
33. Conducts daily chemical analysis of heating and air conditioning systems water loop, enters results in log and adjusts feed rates as required.