Covenant Health

Senior Facility Services Technician, Plant Engineering

Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Night Shift

Fort Sanders Regional Overview:

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is a 444-bed hospital recognized for pairing clinical expertise with advanced medical technology to deliver exceptional care. As a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center, we provide leading-edge treatment for stroke recovery. Our facility also offers specialized services in bariatric surgery, robotic surgery, minimally invasive spine procedures, and advanced orthopedic care.

Fort Sanders Regional is part of Covenant Health, East Tennessee’s largest nonprofit health system and a Becker’s “Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare.” Covenant Health includes nine hospitals and nearly 150 service locations, offering employees a comprehensive benefits package with tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, certification bonuses, and leadership development programs.

Position Summary:

Performs or directs general, routine, and highly technical maintenance, construction, and repair activities. Work includes responsibility for generalized knowledge in a broad area of crafts and skills in the specialty area with at least a journey level knowledge.

• Assures complete and proper logging of files, records and required cost computation of time spent, materials and supplies used for each completed requisition or work order.
• Organizes and maintains inventory of tools, equipment, and supplies. Recommends purchases for new equipment.
• Assists in the development and implementation of programs to maintain the physical plant, grounds and equipment of the facilities through effective use of personnel.
• Assigns individual tasks, requisitions supplies and equipment and oversees work of contractors. Trains and guides technicians in unfamiliar tasks.
• Performs maintenance, preventative maintenance, repairs, and installations. Takes lead in challenging group projects.
• Assists in all areas of specialty as needed.
• Local travel required.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education:         

None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

Minimum Experience:         

Three (3) to Five (5) years of experience performing maintenance, construction, or repair activities required.

Licensure Requirement:      

Only the Senior Facility Service Technicians whose responsibility requires HVAC duties must have EPA universal technician license. Must have a valid Tennessee driver’s license Class D and state mandated minimum insurance coverage. Driving record must meet Covenant Health minimum standards at the date of hire and throughout employment tenure.