Electrician

Department:

11917 Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center - Facilities

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Monday - Friday 6am to 2:30pm with occasional weekend shifts.

Performs the necessary operations throughout the hospital to assure the reliable functioning of electrical distribution, fire alarm and suppression systems and medical air, vacuum and gas systems to provide a healthy and safe environment for patients, visitors, and employees under the general supervision of the Lead Electrician or Manager.

Major Responsibilities:

• Operates, maintains, repairs and installs (as assigned) campus electrical, fire alarm and suppression systems, medical air, vacuum and medical gas systems and pneumatic tube system in a manner that optimizes efficiency, reliability and safety per department policies and procedures.
• Performs equipment rounds per standing instructions to insure all equipment is operating properly, investigating all abnormalities.
• Properly, documents all findings and actions taken in the computerized maintenance system.
• Maintains proper security of the equipment rooms while on duty
• Maintains knowledge of emergency procedures associated with fires, equipment failures, or other disruptions of utilities and executes those procedures in a timely, safe and correct manner. Off shift engineers may need to assume a leadership role during these emergencies until relieved by a facilities department lead mechanic, engineer or manger.
• Operates and monitors emergency generators and associated automatic transfer switches as needed in the event of an electric power failure.
• Maintains accurate records and reports on all equipment startup, failures, problems, work in progress and completed work through log books and computerized maintenance system.
• Utilizes computer based monitoring systems to monitor electrical usage, tube system and other systems adjust and otherwise control building systems. Respond to alarms in a timely and correct manner. Optimize operation using trending reports as appropriate.
• Performs preventive maintenance on electrical generators, electrical systems and equipment, mechanical, fire alarm and suppression systems and other equipment as assigned per established procedures including inspection, cleaning, lubrication, adjustment, testing, flushing, minor repairs ,rebuilding ,or replacing parts/components to insure that systems remain within the established operating parameters.
• Properly documents all actions through log books and computerized maintenance management system.
• Completes assigned PMs by the established deadlines.
• Reports problems that cannot be resolved during the PM inspections using the computerized maintenance management system and log book as appropriate.
• Reports significant problems to the Lead Electrician or the Manager in a timely and accurate manner.
• Cleans and, if appropriate, paints assigned equipment and electrical rooms to maintain a safe professional appearance of those work spaces.
• Performs equipment repairs and/or installations or replacements as assigned or as required by the situation in a timely and workmanlike fashion.
• Troubleshoots electrical equipment, tube system, med gas, fire alarm and suppression system problems or failures to determine and repair the cause of the failure in a timely manner.
• Executes repairs or installations with minimal impact to the hospital and patient care. Appropriately requests assistance as warranted by the situation.
• Responds to building occupant complaints in a timely and professional manner and takes appropriate corrective action. Keeps requester appraised of the status of corrective action.
• Documents actions taken in the computerized maintenance management system and log books.
• Follows proper safety and infection control procedures.

Education/Experience Required:
High school graduate or equivalent plus trade school or apprenticeship training Three years maintaining, repairing, troubleshooting and installing electrical/mechanical equipment and systems and associated equipment in a medical center, large campus or industrial setting.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
Ability to operate, mai