Equipment specialist

Title : Medical Equipment Specialist

State Role Title : 19013

Hiring Range : Salary to commensurate with experience - Up to $45,000

Pay Band : 3

Agency : Dept Behavioral Health / Develop

Location : Hiram Davis Medical Center

Agency Website : www.hwdmc.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type : General Public - G

Job Duties

Hiram W. Davis Medical Center, located in Petersburg, Virginia, is a 94-bed medical facility providing acute medical diagnoses, skilled care, intermediate care, and long-term care to individuals receiving services in DBHDS facilities and within the community that have intellectual and / or developmental disabilities.

Admissions to HWDMC are generally either permanent placement or special hospitalization. Patients typically come to HWDMC as a special hospitalization for step-down to stabilize, post-surgery rehabilitation, or long-term care.

The Medical Equipment Specialist will be responsible for inventory, tracking, and storage of facility healthcare equipment.

This position works hand in hand with medical professionals to ensure medical equipment is maintained in working order, documented and handles the scheduling of maintenance for the equipment.

Job Duties

Responsible for monitoring and coordinating replacement of broken equipment, inventory control in order to ensure proper supplies are on hand at all times, equipment tracking and distribution, and storage.

Maintains daily tracking record of patients using medical equipment i.e. hospital beds, special mattresses, rails, contour beds, rental special equipment, wound vac machines, etc.

Responsible for distribution of new equipment ordered and the collection and discarding of old or replaced equipment with proper authorization

Maintains stored equipment and supplies in ready-to-use and clean condition

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to lift, push, pull, carry and transport a variety of medical equipment.
• Ability to conduct inventory reviews, submit orders, and ensure proper equipment processes are completed timely
• Experience with Microsoft Applications (Word and Excel) are also required.

Additional Considerations

• Experience working with medical equipment, not limited to tracking and ordering is highly preferred.
• Familiarity in working within a special population milieu
• Experience monitoring and ordering of stock, supplies and equipment coupled with working experience in central medical supply.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and / or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Hiram W. Davis Medical Center only accepts online applications via PAGEUP. Resumes and other documents may accompany the application but will not serve as a substitute for an application.

Faxed, e-mailed or mailed applications will not be accepted. Please refer to your PAGEUP account for the status of your application and this position.

This posting will remain open for a minimum of five (5) business days.

Hiram W. Davis Medical Center offers a comprehensive benefit package to include your choice of four health insurance plans, paid life insurance and retirement plans, 12 paid holidays, annual and sick leave.

Hiram W. Davis Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities are open to all regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics or disability.

DBHDS is a healthcare organization and must comply with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (federal CMS) guidance on Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care staff Vaccination Regulation which requires vaccination of all employees or an exemption.

A job offer of employment is contingent upon the candidate meeting these guidelines as a condition of employment.

Contact Information

Name : Ferdinand Osama

Phone : 804-524-7437

Email : HiramHR@dbhds.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process.

To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI).

Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS / DBVI to get their AHP Letter.

Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note : Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

Last updated : 2024-05-17