Zone Mechanic- Duke Regional Hospital

Duke Regional Hospital offers the personal touch and hometown feel of a community hospital while serving as an essential arm of internationally recognized Duke University Health System. Duke Regional has served Durham, Orange, Person, Granville and Alamance counties for more than 45 years. To be successful at caring for our community and have a strong reputation among patients who seek our care, we have 3,500 team members who work together to provide exceptional, compassionate and equitable healthcare 24/7. We are a place of learning and acceptance for team members just starting their careers, as well as an institution of family culture and professional development for employees who have served for decades in our hospital units. Duke Regional has 388 inpatient beds and offers a comprehensive range of medical, surgical and diagnostic services, including orthopedics, weight-loss surgery, women's services, and heart and vascular services. We also offer care at our Duke Rehabilitation Institute, Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center, Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center Arringdon, Health Services Center, and Duke Behavioral Health Center North Durham. In fiscal year 2021, Duke Regional Hospital admitted 16,422 patients, performed 18,152 surgeries and welcomed 2,673 babies into the world. U.S. News & World Report ranked Duke Regional Hospital as #9 in North Carolina and #4 in the Raleigh-Durham area for 2021-22. The Human Rights Campaign consistently names us a Healthcare Equality Leader, and we are a Joint Commission-accredited and Magnet-designated hospital.

Occ Summary

Perform minor repairs and maintenance and assist journeyman level craftsmen in the repair and maintenance of Medical Center plumbing, electrical, heating, air conditioning and refrigeration facilities and equipment.

 

Work Performed

 

Conduct scheduled inspections of designated buildings and equipment; check and repair minor equipment malfunctions to include noisy bearings, broken belts, leaking faucets and pipes and blown fuses; make minor adjustments in equipment and temperature settings; clean or change filters; oil or grease motors. Monitor Medical Center emergency telephone; log all calls received; make minor repairs and corrections to plumbing, electrical, heating, air conditioning and refrigeration facilities and equipment as required; notify appropriate engineer, supervisor or foreman if immediate action is required. Assist journeyman level craftsmen in making major repairs in electrical, plumbing, heating, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment as needed.Turn street lights, parking lot lights and flood lights on and off according to schedule; replace light bulbs as needed; turn steam on and off in steam heated buildings; check for steam and water leaks; start and stop lemson system according to schedule; repair and clean lines as necessary. Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

 

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Level Ch aracteristics

 

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Minimum Qualifications

 

 

Education

Work requires an educational background normally equivalent to a high school education with course work in skilled crafts or trades.

 

Experience

 

Work requires 2 years of experience to acquire basic knowledge of OR electrical, plumbing, carpentry and air conditioning equipment. AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

 

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

 

ELECTRICAL REPAIR HVAC REPAIR PLUMBING REPAIR HVAC MAINTENANCE

 

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

 

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

 

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.