Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System · 18 hours ago
Respiratory Equipment Tech (Per Diem, Days)
Plainsboro, NJ
Part-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$18.94/hr - $24.99/hr
5+ years expPenn Medicine is dedicated to providing high-quality patient care, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in medicine. The Equipment Technician will support clinical staff with respiratory equipment, ensuring timely delivery and maintenance of equipment across clinical areas.
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Responsibilities
Handles and maintains equipment including but not limited to - mechanical ventilators, non-invasive ventilators, high flow nasal cannula system, humidifiers, air-oxygen blenders, flowmeters, pulse oximeters, end tidal monitoring equipment, cough assist devices, spirometers, syringe pumps, respiratory specific aerosolized medication delivery devices, peak flow meters, airway clearance devices, hand percussors, bedside spirometers, medical gas cylinders, rolling carts, disposable equipment for treatment and supplemental O2 delivery, bronchoscopes
Participates in Entity and Department wide initiatives for Patient /Employee safety. Demonstrates an awareness of patient/ employee safety when carrying out daily responsibilities of their position
Responsible for keeping the departmental equipment area neat and organized and floor equipment areas stocked and organized
Responsible for processing all dirty respiratory care equipment, assuring that it is cleaned, sterilized and readied for the next use, according to departmental standards
Collaborates with the Respiratory staff to identify their equipment needs and appropriately meets these needs
Maintains manifold room gas systems assuring adequate pressures and gas levels. Monitors these levels daily and monitors Liquid Oxygen levels
Safely maintains inventory of medical gas cylinders and the proper functioning of regulators. Ensures the adequate supply and distribution to all other departments and areas. Responsible for identifying low levels and notifying manager or O2 supplier
Qualification
Required
Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
5+ years of experience or 8+ years of equivalent experience
Knowledge of the policy and procedures of the Respiratory Therapy department
Preferred
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification (ACLS)
Neonatal Resuscitation Program
Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification (NRP)
Benefits
Prepaid tuition assistance programs
Company
Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Penn Medicine is a world leader in academic medicine, setting the standard for cutting-edge research, compassionate patient care, and the education of future health care professionals.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$70.9MKey Investors
BIRD FoundationWarren Alpert FoundationNational Cancer Institute
2025-01-22Grant
2023-01-03Grant· $9.7M
2022-08-18Grant· $5.7M
Leadership Team
Kevin Mahoney
Chief Executive Officer of University of Pennsylvania Health System
John Donohue
Vice President, Enterprise Services
Recent News
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